09/10/24
MI5 Director General gives annual threat update
The Director General of MI5, Ken McCallum has given his annual update on the current national security threats facing the UK. Delivering the speech from the Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) in London, he pointed out that the threat terrorism, alongside ongoing efforts by autocratic states to harm the UK’s .....
07/10/24
American, 72, jailed for nearly seven years in Russia for fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine
An American pensioner has been sentenced to nearly seven years in a Russian prison after being convicted of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine. Stephen Hubbard, 72, was accused of signing a $ 1,000-per-month contract with a Ukrainian territorial defence unit in the city of Izyum in February 2022. He was captured .....
07/10/24
Boy, 15, charged with four terrorism offences
A 15-year-old boy is due to appear in court charged with four terrorism offences following an investigation into alleged suspicious online activity. The boy, from Wakefield, faces three charges of collecting or making a record of information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, .....
07/10/24
Domestic extremists with ‘election-related grievances’ could turn to violence in final weeks of election, FBI and DHS warn
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are concerned that “election-related grievances,” such as a belief in voter fraud, could motivate domestic extremists to engage in violence in the weeks before and after the November election, as it did during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, according to a .....
03/10/24
Israel strikes Hezbollah intelligence HQ in Beirut as IDF orders new evacuation of villages north of UN's buffer zone signalling possible expansion of Lebanon invasion
Israel has today struck Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in the heart of Beirut, as it ordered civilians in Lebanese villages north of the UN's buffer zone to evacuate 'immediately.' Israeli fighter jets 'struck targets belonging to Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in Beirut, including .....
03/10/24
Mayor of London boosts funding to counter hate crimes
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced a further £875,000 investment for grassroots community projects to tackle hate, intolerance, extremism, radicalisation and terrorism in the capital. The funding aims to empower grassroot groups across London to bring communities together and counter steep rises in .....
01/10/24
Man who claimed he had explosives at Trump rally in Michigan is charged
The man who allegedly claimed he had C4 explosives in his car and sped through a security checkpoint at Donald Trump’s rally in Michigan over the weekend pleaded not guilty to charges against him on Monday. Steven William Nauta has been charged with four state counts, including making a false threat .....
01/10/24
Terrorist friend of Manchester Arena bomber loses parole bid for freedom
Terrorist Abdalraouf Abdallah, the childhood friend of Manchester Arena attacker Salman Abedi, has lost a bid to be freed from jail. The 31-year-old faced a parole review after being recalled to prison for breaching licence conditions in January 2021. But, despite the decision, he is still .....
30/09/24
Man arrested over rail terror message hack
A man has been arrested on suspicion of computer misuse offences after railway stations across the UK suffered a cyber attack. Public wi-fi services were suspended at 19 railway stations managed by Network Rail on Wednesday after messages about past terrorism attacks appeared on people's devices. British Transport .....
27/09/24
PSNI adopts counter-terror tactics to fight VAWG
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)has adopted the national counter-terror approach to tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG). The National Police Chiefs Council published a revised national framework earlier this year, which outlined how police services will work to tackle violence against women .....