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Crime
Islamophobic hate crime rising as UK government tries to ‘appease far-right’: head of Muslim group Anti-Muslim hate crimes rose 42% in England, Wales for year ending March 2022: British Home Office
(Anadolu) Hate crimes in the UK are on the rise because the government “tends to try to appease the far right by adopting some of their positions,” according to a prominent Muslim scholar. Anas Altikriti, CEO of Cordoba Foundation, told Anadolu Agency […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Budget cuts ‘affected police response’
(BBC) The loss of 2,000 officers to government budget cuts impacted the police response to the Manchester Arena attack, an ex-chief constable has said. Ian Hopkins told the Manchester Arena inquiry that Greater Manchester Police (GMP) had to save £200m in the […]
Children & Teens
Terror chief warns radicalised teenagers a ‘new and emerging’ threat An increasing number of youngsters are sharing extremist content online
(GB News) More and more youngsters are being radicalised online, with the head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing warning that their extremism is turning into “real threats of violence on our streets.” Radicalised teenagers have increased five-fold in the past four years, […]