Law Enforcement
Liverpool bomb was made using homemade explosive with ball bearings (LINK ONLY)
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MI5
Government & Politics
PM calls for improvement at ‘joining dots’ to identify potential terrorists (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Liverpool Women’s Hospital explosion: Police name suspect killed in blast
(BBC) The man who died when a homemade bomb exploded outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital has been named by police as Emad Al Swealmeen. The 32-year-old was a passenger in a taxi when his device blew up shortly before 11:00 GMT on Remembrance […]
Government & Politics
Liverpool Women’s Hospital explosion: Terror threat level raised to ‘severe’
(BBC) The UK terror threat level has been raised to “severe” after an explosion outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital. Taxi driver David Perry survived the blast but his passenger was killed when a homemade bomb exploded shortly before 11:00 GMT on Remembrance Sunday. […]
Law Enforcement
Usman Khan attack: Coroner urges improved data-sharing by undercover police (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Manchester Arena inquiry: Plea for MI5 co-operation at secret hearings
(BBC) Families of those killed in the Manchester Arena bombing have told MI5 “please don’t let us down” as inquiry evidence starts to be heard in private. Closed hearings, where only the inquiry chairman, legal team and Home Office lawyers will be […]
News: Europe
Mother of Manchester Arena suicide bomber pocketed more than £17,000 in benefits after leaving Britain (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Londoners must be alert to pre-Xmas terror attack, says Cressida Dick (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Manchester Arena inquiry adjourns for secret hearings
(BBC) The Manchester Arena bombing inquiry has been adjourned for three weeks of secret hearings. Closed hearings, where only the inquiry chairman, legal team and Home Office lawyers will be present, will start next week at an undisclosed location. Bereaved families, their […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber’s messages held ‘for years’ before attack
(BBC) Messages between the Manchester Arena bomber and an Islamic State recruiter were held by police for years, but the killer was not identified until months after the attack, an inquiry has heard. The inquiry into the atrocity was told the texts […]
Government & Politics
Manchester Arena inquiry: Trailing Salman Abedi would have led to bomb, families say
(BBC) The authorities would have been led to “the bomb” if they had followed the Manchester Arena attacker on his return from Libya, an inquiry has heard. Giving evidence, a senior MI5 officer agreed if Salman Abedi had been trailed when he […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi’s parents living in Libya
(BBC) The parents of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi are still living in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, where they are under surveillance by Libyan authorities, the BBC has confirmed. A Libyan security source said there is no evidence against the parents. But […]
Government & Politics
Manchester Arena inquiry: Error not to question bomber on return — MI5
(BBC) The decision not to question the Manchester Arena bomber after he returned to the UK from Libya four days before the attack was a mistake, a senior MI5 officer has conceded. The officer, referred to as Witness J, told the Manchester […]
Law Enforcement
Police arrest man at airport over Manchester Arena bombing (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Manchester Arena bomb: Man with alleged links has citizenship restored
(BBC) A man whose British citizenship was removed due to alleged links to the Manchester Arena bombing has had it returned to him by Home Secretary Priti Patel, the BBC can reveal. The man’s citizenship was removed in the aftermath of the […]
Deradicalization
Prevent is failing to target Islamist extremists, report warns (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Prevent scheme: Why the government’s programme is so difficult
(BBC) The government is facing a difficult dilemma over its controversial counter-extremism programme called Prevent. News that the suspect held in custody over the killing of MP Sir David Amess had earlier been referred to this scheme has reinforced calls for it […]
Deradicalization
David Amess killing: Suspect referred to Channel counter-terror scheme in 2014 (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Suspect in killing of Sir David Amess allegedly made Islamist declaration after attack (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
MI5 ‘should have more control over Prevent’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Sir David Amess murder suspect had considered killing other MPs, the Telegraph understands (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Sir David Amess: Prevent scheme needs urgent work, says Robert Buckland
(BBC) The government’s Prevent scheme — which aims to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting them — needs urgent work, the former justice secretary has said. Robert Buckland said there needs to be more of a “joined up” approach to monitor individuals. […]
Government & Politics
Sir David Amess: MP murder suspect held under Terrorism Act
(BBC) The man arrested by police following the killing of the MP Sir David Amess has been named as Ali Harbi Ali. The 25-year-old is being held under the Terrorism Act and officers have until Friday to question him. Whitehall officials confirmed […]
Government & Politics
David Amess: MP’s killing declared a terrorist incident (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Manchester Arena inquiry: Any mistakes will not be covered up, families told
(BBC) The families of the Manchester Arena attack victims have been told that any mistakes by police or security services will not be kept secret. A public inquiry, which started in September 2020, will shortly examine whether they could have prevented the […]
Government & Politics
Manchester Arena inquiry: Families’ lawyers make bid to question MI5
(BBC) The security services made “grave breaches of their duty” in failing to stop the Manchester Arena bomber and should face questions from the bereaved families, the attack inquiry has heard. Salman Abedi, 22, killed 22 people when he detonated a device […]
Children & Teens
Parents must alert police to terrorist-sympathising children if they don’t want them to be prosecuted, says Prevent head (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Six of Britain’s most dangerous convicted terrorists could be back on the street in months as cases face Parole Board (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
MI5: 31 late-stage terror plots foiled in four years in UK
(BBC) A total of 31 late-stage terror plots have been foiled in the UK in the past four years, the head of MI5 has said. Director general Ken McCallum, who revealed in October there had been 27 attacks thwarted since 2017, said […]
Law Enforcement
Fourteen missed chances to stop the Isis ‘Beatles’ (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
UK faces ‘direct threat’ and terror level ‘should be raised to severe,’ says colonel (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
UK faces ‘immediate danger’ of terror attack and future 9/11 ‘spectacular,’ warn experts (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Streatham attack could have been prevented, inquest jury concludes (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Streatham inquest jurors asked whether terror attack could have been prevented (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Probation officer defends decision not to recall Streatham terrorist (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Banned hate preacher Anjem Choudary is using encrypted phone app Telegram — favoured by ISIS terrorists — to spread poison online (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Nothing medics could ‘reasonably do’ to save Streatham terrorist — pathologist (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Streatham terror victim feared for his life after discovering they were stabbed (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Officer overcome with emotion as he describes Streatham terrorist confrontation (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Armed police officer who shot Streatham terrorist ‘feared for his life’ (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
CCTV footage of Streatham terrorist’s final moments shown at inquest (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Streatham operation ‘could not have been more effective,’ inquest hears (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Streatham terrorist’s mother: I instantly knew my son was responsible for attack (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Police and MI5 dubbed Streatham terrorist ‘one of the most dangerous individuals ever investigated’ before attack (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Streatham terror attacker claimed he no longer supported Isis days before knife rampage (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Streatham attacker associated with terrorists including Manchester Arena bomber’s brother in prison (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Streatham terror attacker said was ‘not finished with non-believers’ days before release from prison, inquest hears (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Man admits sharing Islamic State beheading videos
(BBC) A British man who went to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) group has admitted sharing beheading videos. Stefan Aristidou, 27, entered guilty pleas to four terrorism offences at the Old Bailey and will be sentenced in September. BBC research […]
Government & Politics
Security expert to lead fresh London terror review
(BBC) A security expert has been appointed to assess whether coronavirus has had any impact on how well the capital would cope with another major terror attack. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said extremists had used the lockdowns to “spread disinformation” and “radicalise […]
Clerics & Preachers
Anjem Choudary free to preach again as he gives first public statement since release from prison (LINK ONLY)
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