(BBC) The most senior police officer on duty before the Manchester Arena attack had taken an “unacceptable” two-hour break before the bombing, the inquiry heard. PC Jessica Bullough admitted she then missed bomber Salman Abedi walking from the train station into the […]
(BBC) A 19-year-old man has appeared in court charged with terrorism offences. Nuh Raheel was arrested in his hometown of Wednesbury, Sandwell, West Midlands, on Tuesday and was remanded in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. He is charged with seven counts of […]
(BBC) A man who downloaded terrorism material and recorded himself pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group has been jailed. Salim Youssoufi, 26, from Small Heath, Birmingham, had claimed he downloaded the documents “out of curiosity.” The Italian national was convicted of […]
(BBC) Prison staff guarding extremist offenders are under “constant threat” from inmates who intend to “behead a guard and stream it online,” the Prison Officers’ Association (POA) said. Last week two men were convicted of trying to murder an officer at HMP […]
(BBC) Security staff were not expected to check the area where Salman Abedi waited in a CCTV blind spot before the Manchester Arena bombing, an inquiry heard. Showsec supervisor David Middleton said he had never been instructed to check the mezzanine area. […]
(BBC) A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of terror offences. Police from the West Midlands and Metropolitan forces detained the 19-year-old man at a home in Wednesbury, Sandwell, on Tuesday. Police are searching the property, and the suspect has been taken […]
(BBC) A man has been found guilty of trying to buy grenades and Semtex explosive from an undercover FBI agent on the dark web. Mohammed Humza, 29, of Watford, failed to turn up for his trial at the Old Bailey on Monday […]
(BBC) The Manchester Arena suicide bomber made three scouting trips before detonating a device that killed 22 people, an inquiry has heard. The hearing was shown CCTV footage of the visits in the days before the attack in the City Room foyer […]
(BBC) A security supervisor saw a suspicious man carrying a “bulging rucksack” four days before a suicide bombing, the Manchester Arena inquiry has heard. Ex-police officer Jonathan Lavery said he thought the man may have been carrying out “hostile reconnaissance.” He was […]
(BBC) Three boats with 56 migrants on board were intercepted in the English Channel on Friday, the Home Office said. The French authorities stopped two boats with 16 people on board from leaving French waters, with another 18 people stopped from leaving […]
(BBC) A convicted terrorist was eight months into a deradicalisation programme when he tried to murder a prison guard. Brusthom Ziamani, 25, was jailed for life after he and Baz Hockton, 26, attacked Neil Trundle at HMP Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire in January. […]
(BBC) Two serving prisoners have had their jail terms extended to life for the attempted murder of a prison officer inside a maximum-security jail. Brusthom Ziamani, 25, and Baz Hockton, 26, stabbed “kind and helpful” Neil Trundle at HMP Whitemoor, Cambridgeshire, on […]
(BBC) The elder brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber has refused to say why he is not co-operating with the public inquiry into the atrocity. The inquiry has heard that Ismail Abedi has declined to answer questions in case he incriminates […]
(BBC) A man tried to buy grenades and Semtex explosive from an undercover FBI agent on the dark web, a court has heard. Mohammed Humza, 29, of Watford, is accused of contacting the agent, who was posing as a seller on trading […]
(BBC) Two inmates have been convicted of attempting to murder a prison officer in a terror attack inside a maximum-security jail. Both were known to be dangerous and had been involved in violence in prison before. When Brusthom Ziamani and Baz Hockton […]
(BBC) The French government plans to introduce jail terms and fines for doctors who provide controversial so-called “virginity certificates” for traditional religious marriages. It is part of draft legislation aimed at reinforcing French secular values and combating what President Emmanuel Macron calls […]
(BBC) Four risk assessments carried out prior to [the] Manchester Arena attack “failed to adequately assess” the terror threat at the venue, an inquiry has heard. Security expert Colonel Richard Latham said the risk of a suicide bombing at a venue like […]
(BBC) A man was found with al-Qaeda magazines on his phone, including an article about how to make a bomb in your mother’s kitchen, a court heard. Another article demonstrated how to create a machine with rolling blades to mow down the […]
(BBC) The Manchester Arena suicide bomber was missed by seconds by a police patrol, the inquiry into the bombing heard. Salman Abedi, dressed in black and bent over by the weight of the home-made bomb in a large rucksack, later made his […]
(BBC) Three boats have been intercepted in the English Channel as migrants continue to try to reach the UK. The Home Office said the vessels were carrying 48 people but has not given details of where they were from. Dan O’Mahoney, clandestine […]
(BBC) An “obsessional” Muslim convert who downloaded videos on how to make a suicide vest has been jailed. Liam Fenn, 21, repeatedly accessed an “enormous volume” of extremist material online, Manchester Crown Court heard. He admitted eight counts of possessing a document […]
(BBC) The brothers who carried out the Manchester Arena attack “did not act alone” and others who knew about it are still “at large,” an inquiry has heard. Twenty-two people were killed and hundreds more injured when Salman Abedi detonated a bomb […]
(BBC) Jurors have been shown CCTV footage said to show the moment two inmates attempted to kill a prison officer. Brusthom Ziamani, 25, and Baz Hockton, 26, deny trying to kill Neil Trundle in a “terror attack” at HMP Whitemoor, Cambridgeshire, on […]
(BBC) On 22 November this year it will be exactly eight years since the British photojournalist John Cantlie was kidnapped by the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria, along with the American journalist James Foley. Mr Foley was murdered by his captors. […]
(BBC) Almost 400 migrants were intercepted crossing the Channel to the UK in small boats on one day. The latest numbers mean at least 1,892 migrants have arrived so far in September, more than in all of 2019. The 393 people were […]
(BBC) Dozens more Afghan interpreters who worked with British forces in Afghanistan will be eligible to settle in the UK following a government decision to expand a relocation scheme. About 450 interpreters moved to the UK with their families under the original […]
(BBC) September has become the busiest month on record for migrant Channel crossings. On Wednesday, 26 people in two boats were picked up [by] Border Force officers, taking the total number of people to 1,487 for the month so far. August previously […]
(BBC) A total of 12 boats carrying 165 migrants attempting to cross the English Channel in one day have been intercepted by Border Force officials. The attempts took place on Monday, the Home Office said. French authorities also dealt with seven crossings […]
(BBC) Bereaved families whose loved ones were killed in the Manchester Arena attack have shared their heartache as the inquiry heads into its second week. The father of Martyn Hett was the first to present a “pen portrait” of his son, whose […]
(BBC) The coastguard says it is dealing with “multiple” small boats with migrants on board off the Kent coast. Dozens of people wrapped in blankets and wearing lifejackets have been seen being brought into the port of Dover as migrants take advantage […]
(BBC) The public inquiry into the Manchester Arena terror attack has begun. The hearing comes more than three years after Salman Abedi set off a bomb as people left a concert on 22 May 2017, killing himself and 22 others. It was […]
(BBC) Police and anti-immigration protesters have clashed outside the entrance to Dover harbour. At one point, several officers restrained a person on the ground and in total 10 people were arrested. It came as rival protests over migrants reaching the UK in […]
(BBC) A catalogue of failings have been found in the way people convicted of terror-related offences are monitored by the authorities in England and Wales. An independent review found “gaps” in the powers used to check up on such offenders. And it […]
(BBC) More than 400 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats — a record for a single day. Border Force has intercepted 416 people, including young children, on board 28 boats, the Home Office has confirmed. Some of the migrants […]
(BBC) A 15-year-old boy is to stand trial accused of preparing acts of terrorism. The child, who cannot be identified, is accused of trying to make bombs containing shrapnel in an Islamic terror plot. The teenager, from Eastleigh, Hampshire, was arrested on […]
(BBC) A plane due to remove asylum-seekers from the UK has been cancelled after legal challenges. The Home Office said the charter flight was “paused” to allow time for the applications to be considered. On Wednesday, 12 migrants were returned to France […]
(BBC) A former chicken shop worker has been cleared of planning a drone terrorism attack after a trial at the Old Bailey. Hisham Muhammad, 26, was accused of having a stash of weapons and devising a contraption with lollipop sticks to drop […]
(BBC) A Sudanese man has been jailed for smuggling himself and nine other migrants into the UK in a dinghy. Altaib Mobarak, 43, steered the boat across the English Channel on 7 July. He was given a two-year sentence at Canterbury Crown […]
(BBC) Families of those who died in the Manchester Arena attack have given emotional statements to a court where the bomber’s brother is awaiting sentencing. Over the course of a two-day sentencing hearing, relatives broke down in tears as they spoke about […]
(BBC) The sister of a jihadist convicted of planning a terror attack at London tourist hotspots acted out of “misguided loyalty,” a judge has said. Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 29, from Luton, was jailed for life last month for a planned attack. On Tuesday, […]
(BBC) More than 1,200 migrants have made the crossing across the English Channel in small boats already in August, a record for a single month. Eight vessels carrying 112 people were intercepted by Border Force patrols on Sunday. On Saturday, 65 people […]
(BBC) A man accused of planning a terror attack has told a court he researched the Islamic State group because he believed it was “created by America.” Hisham Muhammad, of Victoria Avenue, Bury, is accused of planning both a “lone-wolf attack” and […]
(BBC) Six small boats carrying 71 migrants have been intercepted in the Channel. The Home Office said Border Force and partner agencies dealt with several incidents off the UK coast on Wednesday. Dan O’Mahoney, the newly appointed “clandestine channel threat commander,” said […]
(BBC) People in Bristol have been urged to host asylum seekers in their homes to prevent them living on the streets. During the coronavirus pandemic, the city council has housed a number of them in hotels across Bristol but the arrangement was […]
(BBC) Using Royal Navy ships to help stop migrants crossing the English Channel is “dangerous” and “won’t change anything,” a Calais politician says. On Saturday the Home Office asked defence chiefs for help to make crossings in small boats “unviable.” The Home […]
(BBC) A further four boats carrying 65 migrants have been picked up in the English Channel, the Home Office said. Border Force patrols found the boats travelling towards the UK on Sunday, a day after at least 151 migrants on 15 boats […]
(BBC) Defence chiefs are considering a request from the Home Office for help to deal with migrants attempting to cross the English Channel. The government is looking at using boats to “prevent people from leaving,” Schools Ministers Nick Gibb said. It comes […]
(BBC) An independent watchdog has launched an investigation into an education charity which has not filed accounts for five years. The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into the Birmingham Education Trust, which is based at the Al-Huda Girls’ School in […]
(BBC) Eight boats have been stopped in the Channel and 120 migrants brought to the UK, the Home Office has said. Border Force intercepted three boats in the early hours and later encountered a further five, a government spokesman said. One vessel […]
(BBC) “Multiple” migrant boats have been picked up by Border Force in the English Channel, the coastguard said. One vessel landed on a beach near to a nuclear power plant in Dungeness, Kent, police have confirmed. French authorities said they rescued 58 […]
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