(BBC) At least 227 migrants have been intercepted in two days as they tried to cross the English Channel to reach the UK. Eight boats carrying 145 people were stopped on Friday, the Home Office confirmed — a record for a single […]
(BBC) More than 130 suspected migrants have attempted to reach the UK from France in the past 24 hours. The Home Office said the Border Force intercepted a small boat containing 16 suspected migrants off the Kent coast on Monday morning. Hours […]
(BBC) Eight boats with more than 90 migrants on board have been intercepted in the English Channel by UK Border Force and the French authorities. The first boat stopped by a Border Force vessel off the Kent coast was carrying 13 men […]
(BBC) A further 35 migrants have been intercepted by Border Force boats while attempting to cross the English Channel early on Saturday morning. The migrants — who variously identified themselves as Iranian, Iraqi and Kuwaiti — were picked up in three separate […]
(BBC) Five dinghies carrying 76 migrants have been intercepted in the Channel by Border Force. All those on board were brought to Dover and will be monitored for signs of coronavirus, the Home Office said. Footage showed officials at the port in […]
(BBC) Home Secretary Priti Patel says she is “determined” to stop illegal Channel crossings by migrants. On Friday 73 migrants were intercepted in the Channel and those landing in Dover were given face masks amid concerns about reports of a coronavirus outbreak […]
(BBC) Home Office staff have been seen fitting face masks to suspected migrants at Dover. Pictures showed Immigration Enforcement officers, themselves wearing masks and gloves, processing them at the port. A total of 25 men and four women in three vessels arrived […]
(BBC) Four boats carrying 72 migrants were intercepted by Border Force off the coast of Kent and Sussex on Sunday. The first two boats were intercepted at 06:30 BST and were carrying 22 men and eight women, who identified as Iraqi, Iranian […]
(BBC) The sentencing of Hashem Abedi, who was found guilty of murdering the 22 people who died in the Manchester Arena bombing, has been postponed. The brother of bomber Salman Abedi had been due to be sentenced on 23 and 24 April […]
(BBC) More than 40 migrants trying to reach the UK via the English Channel are thought to have been picked up by the Border Force. Officials have been seen with groups of people at Dover. It is not yet clear how many […]
(BBC) A man accused of having a video on how to build a suicide vest and publishing a tape of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has appeared in court. Liam Fenn, 21, of Harrow Place, Wigan, has been charged with […]
(BBC) The UK acted unlawfully by passing evidence to the US that could lead to the execution of two British members of an Islamic State murder squad. The Supreme Court said former Home Secretary Sajid Javid should not have passed information on […]
(BBC) A man has admitted plotting terrorism offences, including a plan to attack people with a meat cleaver in Germany. Fatah Mohammed Abdullah, of Newcastle, bought over 8,000 matches, fireworks and a remote control detonator with the intention of assisting two others […]
(BBC) When Hashem Abedi was found guilty of planning the Manchester Arena bombing with his brother Salman, he became the latest home-grown terrorist to be convicted in a UK court. But he was also the product of a small area dubbed a […]
(BBC) More than 100,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the release of Home Office research into the “characteristics” of grooming gangs. The government has refused to release the information, telling the Independent it was “not in the public interest” […]
(BBC) The EU says it will pay €2,000 (£1,770; $2,225) each to migrants in overcrowded camps on the Greek islands willing to go back to their home countries. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson announced the scheme in Athens on Thursday. It […]
(BBC) The Prison Officers’ Association has called for a “fundamental review” of the UK’s de-radicalisation programmes. Dave Merritt, father of London Bridge attack victim Jack Merritt, told BBC Radio 4’s File on 4 that “something was going wrong” with the current system. […]
(BBC) The DNA of a man accused of plotting the Manchester Arena attack was found on items in a car used for storage ahead of the blast, a court heard. Three drums, used to store packs of nails, were found in the […]
(BBC) A failed asylum-seeker’s daughter is at “high risk” of female genital mutilation (FGM) if she and her mother are deported, a senior judge has ruled. The High Court heard the woman, who has links to Bahrain and Sudan, has been refused […]
(BBC) Hashem Abedi’s fingerprints were on packs of nails in a car allegedly used to store a bomb-making kit linked to the Manchester blast, a court has heard. The 22-year-old is accused of helping his brother Salman plan the Arena attack in […]
(BBC) Two inmates accused of donning fake suicide vests and attacking a prison officer have appeared in court. HMP Whitemoor prisoners Brusthom Ziamani, 24, and Baz Macaulay Hockton, 26, are accused of attempted murder and assault. An officer at the high-security jail […]
(BBC) The fingerprints of Hashem Abedi were discovered on a tin can that has been linked to the Manchester Arena bomb, a court has heard. The discovery was made after police found various crushed-up metal tins in the garden of the Abedi […]
(BBC) The principles behind the anti-extremism scheme Prevent may not be as controversial among British Muslims as thought, a survey suggests. Criminal justice think tank Crest Advisory says its research shows the “narrative” the scheme is a “toxic brand” is “fundamentally flawed.” […]
(BBC) An internet video showing how to make a homemade bomb with the same explosives used in the Manchester Arena bombing has been shown to a jury. The 13-minute film shows a man wearing a balaclava with a gun holster on his […]
(BBC) Boris Johnson’s controversial comments on Muslim women were “really ill judged,” says a former Tory minister. The PM came under fire in 2018 after he wrote an article comparing women in burkas to letterboxes and bank robbers. Caroline Nokes — who […]
(BBC) A mock-up of the suicide bomb used by Salman Abedi in the Manchester Arena attack has been shown to jurors. Abedi used a detonator which was inserted into a paint tin containing the highly-explosive homemade substance TATP, the court heard. Hashem […]
(BBC) A Plaid Cymru activist who was suspended over anti-Semitism claims has been reinstated as a party member. In November Sahar Al-Faifi said she regretted the social media messages, which were deleted five years ago. In a statement she said a Plaid […]
(BBC) The Manchester Arena bomber left a note to his landlord apologising for “any mess” he made, a court has heard. Jurors were shown a scribbled apology written by Salman Abedi before he carried out the fatal blast, killing 22 people and […]
(BBC) Footage of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi seconds before he blew himself up has been shown to jurors. The CCTV pictures showed him standing amid crowds of men, women and children 19 seconds before the fatal blast on 22 May 2017. […]
(BBC) Emergency legislation to block the automatic release of people convicted of terror offences is set to become law after being approved by the Lords. The Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill — which was passed by MPs earlier this month […]
(BBC) Footage of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi watching music fans arrive for a Take That gig days before his attack has been shown to a jury. Abedi can be seen looking at box office queues, just yards from the spot where, […]
(BBC) Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has been criticised for saying Muslim men should be profiled at airports. The chief executive told the Times that “males of a Muslim persuasion” who are single and travelling alone pose the largest terror threat to airlines. […]
(BBC) The Manchester Arena bomber encouraged a teenager to study chemistry to learn how to build a bomb, a court has heard. Hashem Abedi is on trial accused of helping his brother Salman plot the attack that killed 22 people in 2017. […]
(BBC) Emergency laws ending the early release of people convicted of terror offences should have applied in NI, Stormont’s justice minister has said. Last week MPs passed the Terrorist Offenders Bill. It means terror offenders in England, Scotland and Wales will only […]
(BBC) The Manchester Arena bomber’s brother insulted a man for calling police after the siblings crashed their car, a court has heard. Hashem Abedi, 22, allegedly verbally abused Eddie Cooper following the collision on 23 March 2017, two months before Salman Abedi […]
(BBC) Two web managers who ran a website glorifying Islamist terror groups and encouraging attacks have been jailed. [Mohammed] Abdur Kamali and Mohammed Abdul Ahad promoted “toxic ideologies” including speeches by hate preacher Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal. Their website also featured material from […]
(BBC) There have been calls for new legislation ending the early release of people convicted of terror offences to be extended to Northern Ireland. MPs are debating the Terrorist Offenders Bill at Westminster. It means terror offenders will only be considered for […]
(BBC) Emergency legislation designed to end the release of people convicted of terrorism offences halfway through their sentence has been approved by MPs. The measures — which would apply to England, Scotland and Wales — were drawn up after the attack in […]
(BBC) Terror offenders who were due to be released from prison in the next two months are being told they will not be let out under planned new laws. Earlier this week, the government said that new terror legislation to end automatic […]
(BBC) Britain’s most senior police officer has said the Streatham attacker was able to stab people despite being under surveillance because such operations are not “man-to-man marking.” Met Police commissioner Cressida Dick told a committee that Sudesh Amman was under “covert” police […]
(BBC) The government wants to end the automatic early release from prison of terror offenders, following two attacks by men convicted of terror offences in recent months. But what legal challenges could ministers face and how effective might the changes be? There […]
(BBC) Sonny Bill Williams will be allowed to cover up the logo of Super League sponsors Betfred on his Toronto Wolfpack jersey for religious reasons. The cross-code star, who converted to Islam in 2009, previously covered up the logos of banking sponsors […]
(BBC) Terror offenders will face more time in jail and be monitored more closely as part of new laws being introduced within weeks, the government has said. Automatic early release from prison will be scrapped for terror offenders while a minimum jail […]
(BBC) Concert venues and sports stadiums could soon get airport-style checks after the government backed “Martyn’s Law” security measures. It follows a campaign by the mother of Manchester Arena bomb victim Martyn Hett, who died in the 2017 attack. Security Minister Brandon […]
(BBC) An inmate suspected of attacking a prison officer is understood to be in jail for “preparing an act of terrorism.” Brusthom Ziamani was found guilty in 2015 of planning to behead a soldier. A union says the officer, who was seriously […]
(BBC) An attack on prison staff by two inmates with bladed weapons is being treated as a terror attack, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed. Four officers and a nurse were injured at HMP Whitemoor in March, Cambridgeshire, on Thursday. One attacker is […]
(BBC) An inmate suspected of attacking an officer at a maximum security prison was jailed for planning to behead a soldier, the BBC has learned. He is understood to be Brusthom Ziamani, 24, who was found guilty of preparing an act of […]
(BBC) Clubs and venues in Manchester will be asked to adopt new anti-terror measures following a campaign by the mother of arena bomb victim Martyn Hett. The 29-year-old was one of 22 people killed in the suicide bombing in 2017. His mother […]
(BBC) The psychologist behind the UK’s main deradicalisation programme for terror offenders says it can never be certain that attackers have been “cured.” Christopher Dean told the BBC some terror offenders who take part in his Healthy Identity Intervention (HII) scheme appear […]
(BBC) More than 60 migrants have been picked up while attempting to cross the Channel in small boats. Forty-nine people in four boats were met by Border Force and brought to England, while a further two boats were dealt with by French […]
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