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Ex-soldier used Facebook to make first contact with Iran, court hears
(BBC) A former British soldier accused of spying for Iran first tried to make contact with the Iranians by sending a Facebook message, a trial has heard. Daniel Khalife, 23, is on trial on charges of collecting sensitive military information for Iran […]
Converting to Islam
Teenager posted IS videos online to ‘join trend’
(BBC) A teenage Muslim convert who posted Islamic State videos online because he “wanted to join the trend” has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. Leo Walby, 19, from Swanley, Kent, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey last […]
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Burnley M&S attacker’s knife got stuck in victim’s bag, court hears
(BBC) A man who attacked a shopper in a Marks & Spencer store would have continued to stab her if his weapon had not jammed in her handbag strap, a jury has heard. Munawar Hussain, 58, stabbed Janet Dell and the store […]