(BBC) A police officer missed opportunities to report the risk posed by the killer of three men in Reading’s Forbury Gardens, an inquest has heard. Khairi Saadallah stabbed James Furlong, 36, Dr David Wails, 49, and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, 39, to death in […]
(BBC) A second teenager has been charged with multiple terror offences. Shaan Farooq, from Birmingham, has been accused of one count of possessing terrorism material and three counts of distributing terrorism material. The 18-year-old is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court […]
(BBC) A man accused of the manslaughter of four migrants whose boat got into difficulty in the Channel has denied he was heard saying: “I will either take you there or kill you all.” Ibrahima Bah admits he agreed to pilot the […]
(BBC) Three people at a pro-Palestine march in central London displayed images of paragliders, “celebrating” the Hamas tactic, a court has been told. Heba Alhayek, 29, and Pauline Ankunda, 26, attached images to their backs, prosecutors allege, just seven days after Hamas […]
(BBC) A man accused of the manslaughter of four migrants whose boat got into difficulty in the Channel was violently assaulted by smugglers when he refused to pilot it, a court has heard. Canterbury Crown Court heard that Ibrahima Bah, also a […]
(BBC) Two survivors of the Manchester Arena attack have won their bid to sue a writer who said it was faked. Richard Hall’s claim that no-one died in the 2017 attack, which killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert, was “preposterous,” […]
(BBC) A formal consultation has been launched into proposals for new legislation to ensure stronger protection against terrorism in public places. Known as Martyn’s Law, it is named after Martyn Hett, one of 22 people killed in the 2017 Manchester attack. The […]
(BBC) A 16-year-old boy has been found guilty of plotting a terror attack after researching the Isle of Wight Festival as a potential target. The teenager from Cowes on the Isle of Wight, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was planning […]
(BBC) Downing Street has said the “vitriolic hatred” faced by a Tory MP who has said he will stand down at the next election is an “attack on British democracy.” Death threats and an alleged arson attack on his constituency office had […]
(BBC) A man who planned to attack British military personnel and join the so-called Islamic State has had a bid to reduce his life sentence rejected. Matthew King, from Essex, was jailed for life with a minimum of six years at the […]
(BBC) People screamed “we are going to die” as a boat holding more than 40 migrants started sinking crossing the English Channel, a court heard. At least 43 people made the journey on 14 December 2022 — not all had life jackets […]
(BBC) A man and his daughter who were seriously injured in the Manchester Arena bombing are suing a conspiracy theorist who claims the attack was faked, the High Court has been told. Martin and Eve Hibbert are pursuing Richard Hall for harassment, […]
(BBC) A killer who stabbed three men to death in a Reading park joined a terrorist group in Libya a decade before moving to the UK, an inquest has heard. Khairi Saadallah killed James Furlong, 36, David Wails, 49, and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, […]
(BBC) Whether a man who murdered a stranger in a row over an e-scooter was involved in terrorism will not be considered as part of his victim’s inquest. Afghan asylum seeker Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai stabbed 21-year-old Tom Roberts in Bournemouth in March 2022. […]
(BBC) The ambulance service responding to the Reading stabbings said there was a delay in learning it was a terrorist attack, an inquest has heard. South Central Ambulance Service was told the murders in Forbury Gardens [were] a “marauding terrorist attack” almost […]
(BBC) Videos of antisemitic speeches by Iranian generals, given to UK students, are being investigated by the Charity Commission. The regulator is also looking at footage of “death to Israel” chants at an Islamic charity’s UK premises. Verified by the BBC, two […]
(BBC) A primary school has warned parents it may have to close its doors because of a worsening row over a pupil wearing a Palestine flag patch to school. Barclay Primary School, in Leyton, east London, said it may have to revert […]
(BBC) The Israel-Gaza war has created a new “radicalisation moment” in the UK with the potential to push more people towards terrorism, the head of counter-terrorism policing has said. Matt Jukes said “extraordinary amounts” of online comment, amplified by misinformation and AI-generated […]
(BBC) The daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess is taking legal action against police and the Home Office for failing to prevent his death. High Court papers show Katherine Amess has filed a personal injury claim against the authorities. The Conservative […]
(BBC) Reversing a school’s “emergency” decision to ban prayer rituals would again expose it to “an unacceptable risk of threats,” the High Court was told. Michaela School in Brent, north London, was challenged over a policy allegedly amounting to a “prayer ban.” […]
(BBC) A man accused of wearing a headband said to arouse “reasonable suspicion” he supports Hamas has appeared in court. Khaled Hajsaad, 24, who lives in Birmingham, wore the clothing at a pro-Palestine rally in central London where he was arrested by […]
(BBC) A school led by former government social mobility tsar Katharine Birbalsingh is being challenged in the High Court over a policy allegedly amounting to a “prayer ban.” Michaela School in Brent, north London, introduced a policy in March 2023 “banning prayer […]
(BBC) Girls were “left at the mercy” of paedophile grooming gangs for years because of failings by senior police and council bosses, a report has said. The review covers 2004 to 2013 and sets out a series of failed investigations by Greater […]
(BBC) One of the most controversial Islamist groups in the UK, Hizb ut-Tahrir, is to be banned as a terrorist organisation, accused of praising the Hamas attacks. Home Secretary James Cleverly said the group was “antisemitic” and “actively promotes and encourages terrorism.” […]
(BBC) A man has been charged over wearing a green headband with writing on it, said to give “reasonable suspicion” he supports Hamas. Khaled Hajsaad, 24, from Birmingham, was accused over the presence of the Islamic Shehada on the item of clothing […]
(BBC) Police have warned of the dangers of virginity testing after a GP reported they were asked to “prove” a teenager was still a virgin. South Yorkshire Police said a GP in the region reported they had been visited by a teenage […]
(BBC) There has been an unprecedented 12-fold increase in hateful social media content being referred to specialist police officers since Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October, according to the UK’s Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit. Once focused on propaganda shared by the […]
(BBC) A man who planned a gun attack at central London’s Hyde Park has had his jail sentence increased. Edward Little, 22, had intended to kill Christian preacher Hatun Tash after travelling from Brighton to the capital on 23 September 2022. He […]
(BBC) The number of migrants crossing the Channel has fallen year-on-year for the first time since current records began. Government figures show the total arrivals in 2023 were down by more than a third on 2022. The provisional annual total for the […]
(BBC) Primary school pupils expecting halal meat may have been served food which breached the Islamic rule due to a failure in checks, a school has said. In June, it was discovered some meat served to pupils at Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill […]
(BBC) A Nigerian masters student who made terrorist threats against Dundee University has been jailed for 40 months. Somtochukwu Okwuoha claimed he had enlisted Isis to help bomb the university and told staff he planned to target the city in a chemical […]
(BBC) A man accused of distributing terrorist videos via messaging platform Telegram has appeared in court via videolink. Mohammed Hamasaleh, 24, from Bolton, has been charged with seven counts of disseminating terrorist publications between March 2022 and January 2023. These include using […]
(BBC) A man who planned a gun attack at central London’s Hyde Park has been jailed for at least 16 years. Edward Little, 22, had intended to kill Christian preacher Hatun Tash after travelling from Brighton to the capital on 23 September […]
(BBC) German authorities say they have made four arrests of suspected Hamas members linked to an alleged plot to attack Jewish sites. Prosecutors said the suspects intended to store weapons in Berlin for possible use in an attack. Danish authorities also said […]
(BBC) A teenager accused of terror offences has pleaded not guilty to six charges. Amir El-Harith, 18, from Smethwick, appeared via video-link from Belmarsh Prison at a hearing at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday. The defendant, wearing a prison-issue grey tracksuit, spoke […]
(BBC) A 15-year-old boy has been charged with terror offences linked to the so-called Islamic State, police have said. Counter Terrorism Policing North East (CTPNE) said the boy, from Nottingham, had been charged with six counts of dissemination of terrorist publications. He […]
(BBC) The trial of a man charged with planning a terror attack at a hospital and military base has been halted. [Mohammad] Farooq, 28, is accused of targeting St James’s Hospital in Leeds and RAF Menwith Hill, near Harrogate. Mr Farooq previously […]
(BBC) Two boys aged 15 and 16 have been arrested by German authorities on suspicion of planning a militant Islamist attack on a Christmas market or a synagogue. The younger boy, a German-Afghan from the western town of Burscheid, was detained after […]
(BBC) Two brothers who admitted planning to travel to Afghanistan to join a branch of the Islamic State (IS) have been jailed. Muhammad Abdul Haleem Heyder Khan, 21, and Muhammad Hamzah Heyder Khan, 18, both pleaded guilty at Birmingham Crown Court to […]
(BBC) A Nigerian masters student faces jail and deportation after a jury found him guilty of making terrorist threats against Dundee University. Somtochukwu Okwuoha claimed he had enlisted Isis to help bomb the university and told staff he planned to target the […]
(BBC) A Sheffield primary school is investigating how non-halal meat came to be dished up to pupils. Halal food adheres to Islamic law, as defined in the Quran. The BBC has seen a letter from Pye Bank Church of England Primary School […]
(BBC) A British man who spent two years with Islamic State in Syria and knew the British militant dubbed Jihadi John has been jailed for carrying a weapon for terrorist purposes. Aine Davis was also sentenced at the Old Bailey for fundraising […]
(BBC) Three women have denied showing pictures in support of Hamas during a march in October. Heba Alhayek, 29, Pauline Ankunda, 26, and Noimutu Olayinka Taiwo, 27, were charged for inviting support for a proscribed organisation. They were alleged to have carried […]
(BBC) A drill rapper has pleaded guilty to possessing chemicals for terrorist purposes. Al-Arfat Hassan bought the chemicals which can be used to make explosives, two knives and a sword and posed with them in a video, talking about looking good for […]
(BBC) A patient who talked a hospital worker out of detonating a bomb in a cafe full of nurses told police he “seemed like a nice guy deep down,” a court has heard. [Mohammad] Farooq, 28, was arrested outside St James’s Hospital, […]
(BBC) Counter-terrorism police are warning there could be an increased risk of attacks in the UK because of the Israel-Gaza conflict. Reports to the anti-terror hotline between 7-25 October doubled compared to the same period last year. The number of reports containing […]
(BBC) A former patient talked a man out of detonating a bomb in a Leeds hospital after spotting him looking upset, a jury has heard. [Mohammad] Farooq, 28, who is accused of planning a terror attack at St James’s Hospital, was “agitated” […]
(BBC) A man who set fire to two elderly worshippers after they left mosques has been convicted of attempted murder. Mohammed Abbkr, 29, sprayed petrol on and set alight Hashi Odowa, 82, and Mohammed Rayaz, 70, during attacks in London and Birmingham. […]
(BBC) The mayor of London said he is “really worried” about young people being radicalised by the Israel-Gaza war. Sadiq Khan said he was concerned about “another generation having animus [hostility or ill-feeling] in their heart.” He was speaking after attending workshops […]
(BBC) Two women have been charged with a terror offence after allegedly carrying “an image displaying a paraglider” at a pro-Palestinian protest in London. The Met Police said Heba Alhayek, 29, and Pauline Ankunda, 26, were charged on Friday with inviting support […]
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