28/10/24

David Amess’s daughter says Prevent anti-terror scheme ‘isn’t fit for purpose

The daughter of the murdered MP David Amess has criticised Home Office failures that meant her father’s killer was unmonitored for years before the attack, saying the Prevent programme “isn’t fit for purpose”. Speaking to the Sunday Times, Katie Amess condemned the fact her father’s killer was .....

24/10/24

Sydney restaurateur Al Yazbek pleads guilty to displaying a Nazi symbol during a pro-Palestinian rally

A high-profile restaurateur has pleaded guilty to displaying a Nazi symbol to protest Israel's actions during the ongoing Middle East conflict. Alan Yazbek was charged with displaying a placard bearing a swastika at a protest in Sydney on October 6. The protest was the subject of a high-visibility police .....

24/10/24

Man who funded terrorist fighter in Syria sentenced following a Met counter terrorism investigation

A man who sent money to his nephew in Syria knowing it was to fund his terrorist activity has been sentenced for terrorism offences following an investigation by specialist officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command. Through their investigation, detectives found that 46-year-old Farhad Mohammad .....

24/10/24

Man sentenced for sharing Islamic State material

A man from Norton Fitzwarren has been sentenced after pleading guilty to sharing online material in support of Islamic State. Ryan Scuffil was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court in London earlier this week (Monday 21 October) following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing South West (CTPSW). The .....

24/10/24

Several killed in Ankara 'terror attack' - as Turkey retaliates with Iraq and Syria strikes

Five people have been killed in an apparent terror attack in Turkey at the headquarters of a defence and aerospace company, authorities have said. Interior minister Ali Yerlikaya said the two attackers - a man and a woman - were killed. Two of the 22 injured are in critical condition. Multiple gunshots were heard .....

23/10/24

Birmingham Airport evacuated and all flights suspended

Birmingham Airport has been evacuated and all flights suspended following a report of a suspicious vehicle. In a post on social media, the airport said police are "currently on-site dealing with an incident". "Airport operations are currently suspended," it added. "Passengers are advised to NOT come to the airport .....

23/10/24

Arena bomb survivors win conspiracy harassment case

Two survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing have won a High Court harassment case against a former television producer who claimed the attack was staged. Martin Hibbert and his daughter Eve sued Richard Hall for harassment and data protection in what was the first such case launched against a conspiracy theorist in .....

22/10/24

Social media user ‘incited race hate’ before and after Southport attacks

A social media user accused of inciting race hate before and after the Southport stabbings used his account to post “talk of war” and to claim the suspect arrested over the attacks had arrived in the UK on a dinghy, a court has heard. Mark Heath is accused of stirring up racial hatred on X, formerly known as .....

21/10/24

Middle East killings may bring back terror attacks to UK, says ex-MI6 chief

A return of Islamic extremist terror attacks on British soil could be triggered by the killings of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, the former head of MI6 has said. Sir John Sawers said police and intelligence agencies in Britain should be “on their toes” after changes of leadership at terrorist .....

21/10/24

‘You are next’: online posts show Islamic State interest in attacks on US ahead of election

After the FBI arrested an Afghan man in Oklahoma planning an election day shooting on behalf of the Islamic State, the terrorist organization re-entered what has become one of the most chaotic news cycles leading up to a November vote. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, of Oklahoma City admitted to .....