(BBC) At least 25,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel to Kent so far in 2022, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Defence. A total of 915 people reached Kent in 19 small boats on Saturday. Women and children […]
(BBC) Just over 800 people crossed the English Channel in small boats on Thursday, meaning 2,818 migrants have made the journey since Monday. The Ministry of Defence said 804 people made the crossing in 16 small boats on Thursday. So far this […]
(BBC) More than 500 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats on Wednesday, setting a new record for the number of crossings in a month. The Ministry of Defence said 532 people made the crossing in 11 small boats, bringing the […]
(BBC) Almost 1,300 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats on Monday, setting a new record for crossings in a single day. The Ministry of Defence said 1,295 migrants made the crossing in 27 boats, topping the previous high of 1,185 […]
(BBC) A Conservative councillor has been suspended from the group after sharing alleged Islamophobic posts on Twitter. Steve Flood, who represents the Sprites ward on Ipswich Borough Council, allegedly shared tweets that criticised Islam on his account. Ipswich Conservative Association suspended him […]
(BBC) The Ministry of Defence said 606 people crossed the English Channel in 12 small boats on Wednesday. It means 21,164 people have made the crossing so far this year, compared to 28,461 in the whole of 2021. The French authorities said […]
(BBC) A Metropolitan Police firearms officer is facing a dangerous driving charge over a crash involving parked vehicles that happened as he responded to the Streatham terrorist attack in 2020. PC Paul Fisher’s unmarked police car is said to have hit three […]
(BBC) The Royal Navy’s role in dealing with migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats is to be reviewed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The MoD said it would continue to support the Home Office until January 2023, when “the […]
(BBC) More than 20,000 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats this year, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. On Saturday 607 made the crossing in 14 boats — the third time the total has exceeded 600 in 2022. There […]
(BBC) The Ministry of Defence said 261 people managed to cross the English Channel in seven small boats on Thursday. It means 18,998 people have made the crossing so far this year, compared to 28,396 in the whole of 2021. So far […]
(BBC) A man who was alleged to be a member of an IS terror cell nicknamed the Beatles has been remanded in custody. Aine Davis is charged with offences including possession of a firearm for a purpose connected with terrorism and charges […]
(BBC) A man accused of being part of a notorious Islamic State group cell which murdered hostages has been arrested on terror charges in the UK. Aine Davis, of west London, flew into Luton airport after his release from a Turkish jail […]
(BBC) A convicted terrorist has been sent back to jail after keeping secret financial accounts from authorities. Kristen Brekke, 26, had been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for preparing terrorist acts in 2016. He was released in September 2017, and made […]
(BBC) The weekend saw 513 migrants arriving in Kent by small boat, according to the Ministry of Defence. The latest figures show 337 people in 10 boats arrived on Saturday and 176 in five boats on Sunday. It means 1,886 people crossed […]
(BBC) Almost 700 migrants crossed the English Channel in 14 small boats on Monday, a daily high for the year so far. The Ministry of Defence said 696 migrants made the crossing, topping the previous daily record of 651 in April. The […]
(BBC) An arrest warrant has been issued for the Manchester Arena bomber’s brother. Ismail Abedi, 29, was convicted in his absence in July of failing to appear at the Manchester Arena inquiry after being ordered to give evidence. Abedi, who uses the […]
(BBC) The Ministry of Defence says 460 people crossed the English Channel in 12 small boats on Saturday — one of the highest number[s] in a single day so far this year. With the 247 migrants arriving on Friday, more than 1,000 […]
(BBC) A former Labour deputy leader of Newcastle City Council has been found guilty of Islamophobia and suspended from the party for a year. Joyce McCarty faced a probe into claims she made in a text message of a “Muslim plot,” which […]
(BBC) Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have vowed to toughen controls on migration into the UK as part of their bids to become next Tory leader and prime minister. Mr Sunak said he would tighten the definition of who qualifies for asylum […]
(BBC) The Home Office response to the migrants’ crisis in the Channel has been “ineffective and inefficient,” a much-delayed report has found. The approach exposes security weaknesses while “leaving vulnerable migrants at risk,” says David Neal, independent chief inspector of borders and […]
(BBC) The Border Force, which polices the UK’s borders, may have made the small boats crisis in the Channel worse, an independent report has found. The report, commissioned by Home Secretary Priti Patel, described the overall approach as “ineffective and possibly counterproductive.” […]
(BBC) A boy accused of plotting a so-called Islamic State-inspired terror attack, with the Isle of Wight Festival as a possible target, appeared in court. The 15-year-old, from the Isle of Wight, was arrested after the FBI said he was planning to […]
(BBC) A 15-year-old boy from the Isle of Wight has been charged with a terrorism offence. The teenager, from Cowes, was arrested by officers from Counter Terrorism Policing South East with help from Hampshire Constabulary last week. Following questioning, he was charged […]
(BBC) The elder brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber has been convicted of failing to appear at a public inquiry he was ordered to attend. Ismail Abedi, 29, refused to answer questions from the inquiry in case he incriminated himself. The […]
(BBC) A councillor has been suspended for allegedly sharing tweets claiming mosques were hiding “secret arsenals” and immigration was “cultural suicide.” The Conservative Party is investigating Alanna Vine, councillor for Bramhall North, in Stockport. Ms Vine declined to comment on her suspension […]
(BBC) A man has been convicted of disseminating Islamic State (IS) propaganda on social media after the bombing at a Liverpool hospital. Ahmiri Ahmedi Azizi, 24, from Sheffield, shared video footage the day after a device exploded in a taxi outside Liverpool […]
(BBC) A minute’s silence and a flower-laying ceremony has been held in the park where three friends were stabbed during a terror attack. James Furlong, 36, Joe Ritchie-Bennett, 39, and David Wails, 49, were killed in June 2020 in Reading’s Forbury Gardens. […]
(BBC) Introducing a new law requiring public venues to better protect people from terror attacks is seen as a “top priority” by the security minister. A year ago the public inquiry into the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing found a series of security […]
(BBC) The city of Grenoble has gone to France’s highest administrative court to challenge a ban imposed on a new city rule allowing full-body “burkini” swimsuits in public pools. Grenoble’s decision to authorise all swimwear, including burkinis, sparked a legal battle with […]
(BBC) An asylum seeker posted Islamic State (IS) propaganda on social media after the bombing at a Liverpool hospital, a jury has heard. Ahmiri Ahmedi Azizi, 24, from Sheffield, is said to have shared the footage the day after the attack. The […]
(BBC) The government’s flagship counter-extremism Prevent strategy is failing to engage with Muslim communities, a government adviser has said. Dame Sara Khan said a “vacuum” of information about its purpose had been left by the government, which was then being filled by […]
(BBC) About 20,000 participants in the Great Manchester Run held a minute’s applause for the victims of the Manchester Arena attack on its fifth anniversary. Twenty-two people died when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside an Ariana Grande concert on 22 […]
(BBC) Villagers have branded a planned asylum centre on an ex-RAF station site an “open prison in the middle of nowhere.” The Home Office wants to place up to 1,500 male asylum seekers at Linton-on-Ouse near York. Residents have flooded the prime […]
(BBC) At least 350 migrants have been brought ashore from the English Channel in the past two days, according to witnesses and official figures. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it found seven boats carrying 254 migrants on Sunday — witnesses said […]
(BBC) The government does not record the number of people prosecuted for terror offences after returning to the UK from Syria, an official report says. The data is held neither “officially or unofficially,” an annual review by the independent reviewer of terrorism […]
(BBC) A former Islamic State group member turned cooperating witness has told a US court that an ex-jihadist on federal trial was clearly “more important” than other fighters. Omer Kuzu, 26, testified on Monday that he met El Shafee Elsheikh in Syria […]
(BBC) Ali Harbi Ali was born in Southwark, south London, growing up in Croydon. A British national of Somali heritage, he became radicalised by the war in Syria and ultimately decided to kill an MP. He booked an appointment for 15 October, […]
(BBC) Firefighters in Manchester and London have agreed to assist police in future marauding terrorist attacks (MTA). Crews usually wait for police to secure a site but they will be trained to respond to MTAs — where attackers move through a location […]
(BBC) A terror suspect accused of murdering Sir David Amess told jurors he decided to kill him over his vote for airstrikes on Syria. The Southend West MP was stabbed to death during a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on 15 October […]
(BBC) A mosque has denied accusations of promoting violence and radicalisation by a lawyer representing victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing. Didsbury Mosque, where bomber Salman Abedi worshipped, claimed it had been “demonised” since the attack. John Cooper QC accused the […]
(BBC) A teacher has been suspended from a top state grammar school after allegedly using a mug with a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad on it. The teacher at Colchester Royal Grammar School (CRGS) in Essex is thought to have taken the […]
(BBC) Two teenagers have appeared in court charged with terrorist offences. Al-Arafat Hassan, 19, from Enfield, north London, and a 15-year-old boy from Leeds each face a charge of preparing terrorist acts. The two appeared at the Old Bailey via video link […]
(BBC) A total of 190 people crossed the English Channel to the UK on Thursday, the Home Office said. They arrived in Kent in six boats. The French authorities stopped a further 85 people from making the crossing in three boats. Crossings […]
(BBC) A murder trial jury has been played the desperate call for help made by a constituent after Sir David Amess was fatally stabbed. Sir David, MP for Southend West, died during a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on 15 October. Ali […]
(BBC) The man who carried out the terror attack outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital was probably acting alone, a senior anti-terror police chief said. Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Matt Jukes said no-one else was linked to the attack but there were still “questions […]
(BBC) Almost 280 people crossed the English Channel in small boats on Wednesday, the Home Office has confirmed. The nine boats with 279 people on board were brought to Dover, with French authorities stopping one boat with 25 people on board from […]
(BBC) Families of those killed in the Manchester Arena attack have called on the inquiry into the atrocity to be “clear-sighted and brave.” A public inquiry into the bombing by Salman Abedi in 2017 began in September 2020 and finished earlier. It […]
(BBC) A 15-year-old accused of sharing bomb-making instructions on social media has appeared in court charged with terrorism offences. He is alleged to have twice posted a propaganda video, made by the so-called Islamic State group, in chats on the Discord platform […]
(BBC) Families of the 22 people killed in the Manchester attack have told the inquiry into the atrocity there were “multiple opportunities” to prevent it. The inquiry also heard claims Salman and Hashem Abedi must have been knowingly helped by others to […]
(BBC) London is significantly better prepared for a terrorist attack than it was five years ago, a report has found. Security expert Lord Harris said a “huge amount of work” had been done by London’s emergency services and key agencies since 2016. […]
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