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Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Attack on crowds leaving ‘not on our radar’
(BBC) A police counter-terrorism security adviser said prior to the Manchester bombing the risk of an attack on crowds leaving an event was not considered. Liz Forster, Greater Manchester Police’s principal adviser, told the public inquiry into the arena attack: “It’s changed […]
Government & Politics
‘Antisemitism scandal’ candidate triumphs for Conservatives at local elections Shakeel Hussain — who previously wrote of 'Zionist murderers' and 'so-called antisemtism' — was voted in as a councillor at the local elections in Stockton's Ropner ward
(Jewish News) A local election candidate at the centre of an antisemitism scandal has been voted in as a Conservative councillor on the Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. Shakeel Hussain triumphed in Thursday’s vote in the Ropner ward, despite newspaper reports about the emergence of Facebook […]
Children & Teens
Man jailed in ‘landmark’ FGM conspiracy case
(BBC) A university academic found guilty of conspiring to commit female genital mutilation (FGM) in a “landmark case” has been jailed. Emad Kaky, who lived in Nottingham at the time he offended, arranged for a young girl to travel to Iraq, where […]