13/03/24

A convicted terrorist was caged at the Old Bailey on Friday following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing North East. Hartlepool's Mohammed Salah Uddin was handed a 15-month prison sentence for breaching his terrorist notification requirements. The 38-year-old appeared at the Central Criminal .....

13/03/24

A convicted terrorist has been found guilty of breaching a notification order following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE). On 4th March 2024 at the Central Criminal Court, Iftikar Ali, of Totteridge Drive, High Wycombe was found guilty of three breaches of a Part 4 Terrorist .....

11/03/24

Al-Qaeda's Yemen branch has announced the death of its leader, although the circumstances remain unclear. A video published by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) showed Khalid Batarfi's body wrapped in a funeral shroud and the group's banner. A statement read by a senior figure did not indicate how he died, .....

27/02/24

A fourth man has been arrested after a viable pipe bomb was found in Dungiven, County Londonderry. A security alert which began on Saturday ended on Monday, but police have warned of claims a second device may still be in the area. The 55 year-old-man was arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. Three others .....

27/02/24

Three men have been charged with the preparation of an act of terrorism following an investigation into suspected 'extreme right wing activity'. Brogan Stewart, 24, from Leeds in West Yorkshire, Marco Pitzettu, 24, from Derby, Derbyshire, and Christopher Ringrose, 33, from Cannock, Staffordshire, have each been .....

27/02/24

Eco-zealots have occupied the offices of four major insurers in the City of London, including the iconic Walkie Talkie building, in an 'indefinite' climate protest. The Extinction Rebellion activists took over the offices as they demand the insurance companies talk to them about 'insuring .....

22/02/24

The author of a controversial review of Britain’s counter-terrorism strategy claims the public have been left “at risk” because many of his key recommendations have been ignored. In a heavily criticised review of Prevent for the Home Office last year, William Shawcross concluded that it had .....

22/02/24

Acting on behalf of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, its Executive Directorate (CTED) last month conducted its second assessment visit to the Kingdom of Thailand. The first assessment visit to the country took place nearly two decades ago, in 2005, and since then more than 20 Security Council .....

22/02/24

Counterterrorism and counter-extremism efforts, both offline and online, must evolve to stay ahead of threats in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). However, as we advance tools and approaches, it is important to maintain and strengthen tried and tested frameworks and partnerships. The threat landscape online .....

21/02/24

The origin of an email falsely claiming there was a bomb at a Gold Coast school is now subject to a counter-terrorism investigation. Pacific Pines State High School administrators received the email at 6.30am on Tuesday. “It was very non-specific, other than to say there was a bomb within the school,” .....