16/11/23

Boy, 17, arrested by counter terror police after pro Hamas social media post

A teenage boy was arrested in a dawn raid by anti-terror police after allegedly making a social media post praising Hamas. The 17-year-old was detained at his home in south London amid a spike of 2,200 referrals to the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command since the Hamas massacre on 7 October. He .....

16/11/23

Woman charged with supporting Hamas after speech at Brighton rally

Terror police have charged a 22-year-old woman over a speech at a protest rally in Brighton last month. The speech was at a public pro-Palestine rally, in which comments about the recent attacks by Hamas against Israel were made. Hanin Barghouti, 22, of Eaton Grove, Hove, was charged today (Monday 13 November) with .....

15/11/23

NYPD boats provide city with extra line of defense against terrorism, dirty bombs

LOWER MANHATTAN, Manhattan (WABC) -- Every New Yorker sees uniformed NYPD officers on the streets of our city each day. However, there is so much more that they do to keep people safe, including screening incoming ships for potential hazards like radioactive material that could be used to make a dirty bomb. The .....

14/11/23

Friend of 'IS Beatle' jailed for terrorism offences

A British man who spent two years with Islamic State in Syria and knew the British militant dubbed Jihadi John, has been jailed for carrying a weapon for terrorist purposes. Aine Davis was also sentenced at the Old Bailey for fundraising after he tried to get his wife to send him 20,000 euros (£17,460). .....

13/11/23

William Howitt: Ex-soldier accused of terror plot 'felt inferior'

An ex-soldier accused of a far-right plot to set fire to a left-wing bookshop has told a jury he had an "inferiority complex" after leaving the Army William Howitt, of West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, is on trial accused of writing a plan to burn down the Five Leaves Bookshop in Nottingham. The 27-year-old took to .....

13/11/23

Joshua Bowles: Former GCHQ worker jailed for life after trying to murder US spy

A former worker at the UK's intelligence agency GCHQ, who tried to murder a US spy, has been jailed for life. Joshua Bowles, 29, was sentenced to a minimum of 13 years behind bars for the "premeditated, targeted and vicious" knife attack at a leisure centre. Bowles, who had two knives, punched and stabbed the woman .....

13/11/23

Teenager sentenced for terrorism offences

A teenager from Swindon has been sentenced to six years in prison for the possession and dissemination of terrorist material. 18-year-old Malaki Wheeler was convicted of six offences after a three-week trial at Winchester Crown Court. The offences include three offences of disseminating terrorist publications, .....

09/11/23

Counter terror cops warn of increased risk of attacks in wake of Israel-Gaza conflict with reports to anti-terrorism hotline DOUBLING compared to same period last year

Reports to a UK police counter-terrorism hotline have more than doubled since the Hamas attack on Israel. Police said that between October 7 and 25 the anti-terror hotline received around 1,350 reports, more than twice the number of contacts compared to the same period last year. The number of .....

08/11/23

King’s speech: Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill to be introduced to parliament

King Charles III has outlined key government law-making plans in his first speech as monarch, including the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill as legislation to be introduced to parliament.The address today on 7th November 2023, marked the formal opening of the Parliamentary year, and detailed legislation intended .....

31/10/23

Paris police shoot woman at station after threats

French counter-terrorism police have shot and wounded an unarmed woman in a full veil after she threatened train passengers, Paris authorities say. Officers opened fire eight times when the woman refused to comply with police orders, a source told the BBC. The alarm was raised by passengers on an RER suburban train .....