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Government & Politics
Suffolk MP says abandoned people-smuggling boats ‘pose risks’
(BBC) Boats which are used for smuggling people into the UK and abandoned in the sea posed “enormous risks” to shipping, an MP said. Seafarers said rigid inflatables, which are about 8m (26ft), caused a hazard. Peter Aldous, Conservative MP for Waveney […]
Crime
London ‘hitman’ on trial over plot to kill Pakistani activist in Netherlands
(BBC) A man has gone on trial in London, accused of plotting to kill a Pakistani blogger living in the Netherlands. A court heard that 31-year-old Muhammad Gohir Khan was hired as a “hitman” by figures said to be based in Pakistan. […]
Law Enforcement
London Bridge: Attacker had been convicted of terror offence
(BBC) The man who carried out the stab attack at London Bridge on Friday, named by police as Usman Khan, had previously been jailed for terrorism offences. Khan, 28, was wearing a GPS police tag and was out of prison on licence […]