01/11/22

Counter-terrorism police have taken on the investigation into a firebomb attack at a Dover immigration centre. Two or three devices - described as petrol bombs by a witness - were thrown by a man later found dead at a nearby petrol station on Sunday. Police who identified the man as Andrew Leak, 66, from High .....

25/10/22

he US and the UK have issued a stark warning over the risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, with the US embassy in Abuja telling people to "avoid all non-essential travel or movement". The US embassy said there was a long list of potential targets, including: "Government buildings, places of worship, schools, .....

30/08/22

Abdussalam Adina-Zada, a former University of Western Australia researcher, has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for advocating terrorism via YouTube videos where he praised the virtues of violence and martyrdom. A self-styled future political leader of Tajikistan, Adina-Zada has been in prison since his .....

30/08/22

Sabbir Miah of east London has been convicted of posting a Daesh propaganda video on social media. Miah posted the video to hundreds of people on a private group on 14 June 2021. The video reportedly glorified people who were members of, and fought for Daesh. The conviction follows an investigation by the Met’s .....

26/07/22

The Metropolitan Police has sent letters to London schools warning parents about their children becoming radicalised over the summer holidays. The letters warn parents to look out for signs of radicalisation, with children spending more time online over the summer holidays. Detective Jane Corrigan, from the Met’s .....

21/07/22

The government has published a new paper setting out plans to give police officers extra stop and search powers to tackle the threat of terrorism. The draft revised code of practice covers the exercise of stop and search powers by police officers under the Terrorism Act 2000. The update comes in response to .....

21/07/22

The EU Council has renewed the so-called EU terrorist list, which lists persons, groups and entities subject to restrictive measures with an aim to fight terrorism. No changes were made. Those on the list - 13 people and 21 groups and entities - are subject to the freezing of their funds and other financial assets in .....

19/07/22

A German soldier has been jailed for plotting a right-wing attack on senior politicians whilst posing as a Syrian refugee. Franco Albrecht has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison. The presiding judge said he planned "a serious act of violence endangering the state". The defendant had been in the dock .....

19/07/22

Hamdi Alqudsi, who is accused of leading a "terrorist group" called the Shura, has gone on trial in Sydney, Australia. Alqudsi is accused of leading a "terrorist group" called the Shura, which allegedly planned to attack Sydney's naval base, a courthouse, the Mardi Gras parade and the Israeli embassy. He is also .....

05/07/22

Australia has updated its travel advice for Australians travelling to the UK due to the threat of terrorism. On the SmartTraveller website, Australians are advised to "exercise a high degree of caution in the UK". It has changed the warning level from green to yellow, saying: "The UK Government's threat level is .....