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Academics & Education

Former headteacher who urged pupils to ‘recite the Koran’ and ‘wear hijabs outside of school’ appointed as Ofsted chairman His institution came under fire for allowing a visit from Sheikh Abdul Rahman al-Sudais — a Saudi Arabian cleric who had called Jewish people 'pigs'

March 15, 2025   

(GB News) A former headteacher who urged pupils to “recite the Koran” and “wear hijabs outside of school” has been appointed as the chairman of Ofsted. Sir Hamid Patel will take up the interim role while a successor for Dame Christine Ryan […]

Law Enforcement

Potential Islamist stabbing suspect travelled to Belfast from North Africa via Britain Police in Northern Ireland believe the offender was acting alone and not as part of a cell

March 14, 2025   

(GB News) Detectives investigating a potential Islamist terror attack in Northern Ireland said the suspect travelled from North Africa through Britain. Specialist officers are probing the attack in Belfast on the evening of March 1, and are understood to be working towards […]

Immigration

‘Welcome to Britain!’: Hamas-supporting migrant who vowed to ‘die for sake of Allah’ films himself arriving in UK In social media posts, the man is seen declaring he is a member of a violent Hamas 'tyre-burning unit' and chanting a battle cry referring to a massacre of Jews

March 9, 2025   

(GB News) A Hamas-supporting migrant who vowed to “die for the sake of Allah” filmed himself arriving in Britain, prompting fears of a “national security threat” from the Channel crossing crisis. Palestinian influencer Abu Wadei filmed a TikTok video showing his arrival […]

Children & Teens

Female British Isis terrorist complains about mugshot and forces police to issue second one as first picture showed her without head covering Farishta Jami was found guilty of two counts of engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorism

February 15, 2025   

(GB News) West Midlands Police has reissued a mugshot of a convicted Islamic State terrorist after she complained about not wearing a niqab in the original photograph. Farishta Jami, 36, was found guilty of terrorism offences on Thursday for planning to fly […]

Government & Politics

‘Hell is other people’: Shamima Begum’s tent filled with messages of despair written in English She has been held in the US-backed Syrian Democratic Force[s] Roj detention camp in northeastern Syria for the past five years

February 10, 2025   

(GB News) Shamima Begum, the Isis bride held in a Syrian detention camp, resides in a tent covered with expletives and messages about “hell.” Begum, a 25-year-old woman originally from London, had her citizenship revoked after she joined the terror group in […]

Children & Teens

Pakistani paedophile avoids deportation because it would ‘harm his children’ His wife’s claim that she felt partially responsible for his behavior as the two could not have sex whilst she was in hospital for treatment for Covid was also taken into consideration

February 10, 2025   

(GB News) A Pakistani pedophile has managed to avoid deportation despite preying on “barely pubescent girls” as it would “harm his children,” a court has heard. The man, who has been granted anonymity for his own protection, was caught in August 2022 […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Angela Rayner to create Islamophobia council as major free speech row looms — ‘Trojan horse for a blasphemy law!’ 'Time and again this Labour government displays an Orwellian disregard for freedom of speech,' Robert Jenrick has warned

February 4, 2025   

(GB News) Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is set to create a “council on Islamophobia” to draw up an official definition of the term. The 16-member council is said to provide advice to ministers on tackling Islamophobia, [and] ex-Tory Attorney General Dominic […]

Crime

Man arrested after ‘burning Koran’ in central Manchester just days after Swedish anti-Islam activist shot dead 'We recognise the right people have for freedom of expression, but when this crosses into intimidation to cause harm or distress we will always look to take action,' police said

February 1, 2025   

(GB News) A man has been arrested after appearing to burn a Koran in central Manchester this afternoon. The man, 47, was arrested on suspicion of a “racially aggravated public order offence” following an incident near the city’s Glade of Light Memorial, […]

Children & Teens

Kemi Badenoch slams ‘peasants from sub-communities’ for predatory grooming gangs abuse The leader of the opposition sat down with GB News national reporter Charlie Peters to discuss the grooming gangs scandal

January 13, 2025   

(GB News) Kemi Badenoch has said that “peasants” from “sub-communities” within some countries are behind the grooming gangs abuse that has scarred Britain. In an exclusive interview with GB News, the Tory leader reaffirmed her call for a public national inquiry into […]

Children & Teens

Muslim Council leadership hopefuls advocated for children to identify as ‘Muslim rather than British’ in ‘disturbing’ views A Muslim former MP has warned how it is 'no accident' that the Muslim Council of Britain 'keeps getting it wrong'

January 6, 2025   

(GB News) Muslim children in the UK should primarily identify as Muslim rather than as British, a candidate hoping to lead the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has said. Dr Mohammed Wajid Akhter, who is contesting Dr Muhammad Adrees to lead the […]

Children & Teens

British teenager who converted to Islam and was jailed for plotting music festival terror attack ‘stabs 10 prison officers while behind bars’ The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was jailed for seven years after planning a terror attack at the festival when he was 15

January 2, 2025   

(GB News) A British teenager who converted to Islam and plotted to attack the Isle of Wight music festival has reportedly stabbed 10 prison officers since being incarcerated at Feltham Young Offender Institution. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, […]

Children & Teens

Labour rejects Oldham’s call for government inquiry into grooming gangs scandal Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips has said Oldham should 'take its own approach' instead

January 1, 2025   

(GB News) The government has formally rejected repeated requests for a Home Office-led inquiry into historic child abuse in Oldham after the town’s council voted on the matter earlier this year. Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips has responded to two letters from the […]

Citizenship

Around 100 extremists could enter Britain with their children if Shamima Begum is allowed to return: ‘It would open the floodgates’ The previous government argued that the jihadi bride posed a threat to national security if she returned home

December 29, 2024   

(GB News) Security sources have warned that up to 100 extremists and their children could enter Britain if jihadi bride Shamima Begum is allowed to return from Syria. Begum, who left London in 2015 to join Islamic State as a schoolgirl, previously […]

Converting to Islam

Suspected Isis terrorist who ‘recently converted to Islam’ accused of plotting mustard gas attack He allegedly expressed a desire to harm and kill infidels and members of the Jewish community

December 23, 2024   

(GB News) A man suspected of becoming an Isis terrorist has been accused of plotting an attack using mustard gas, a court has heard. Jordan Richardson, 20, of Oliver Close in [Goole] appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday accused of engaging […]

Clerics & Preachers

Britain becomes ‘western capital’ for sharia law courts as 85 open throughout the UK The councils serve as informal bodies issuing religious rulings focused on marriages and divorces

December 18, 2024   

(GB News) Britain has emerged as the “western capital” for sharia courts, with 85 Islamic councils now operating across the country since the first was established in 1982. These religious bodies have become increasingly influential, drawing Muslims from across Europe and North […]

News: Europe

Europe warned that collapse of Assad regime in Syria could trigger ‘serious spike’ in threat posed by Islamic State The former head of MI6 has ... warned about 'a very large number of Isis detainees left over from the destruction of the caliphate'

December 9, 2024   

(GB News) The collapse of President Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria could trigger a “serious spike” in the threat posed by Islamic State (IS) to Europe, the former head of MI6 has warned. Sir Alex Younger said IS fighters currently being held […]

Demonstrations

Muslim police officer faces sack over alleged links to jihadist The officer allegedly failed to inform Scotland Yard about a connection to a female jihadist in Syria during the vetting process

October 18, 2024   

(GB News) A Muslim police officer, praised as a role model for confronting anti-lockdown protesters while wearing a hijab, is now facing dismissal from Scotland Yard due to alleged connections with a female jihadist in Syria. PC Ruby Begum, 29, allegedly posted […]

Interfaith

Shamima Begum’s lawyer fined after making false antisemitic claims on TV Mohammed Tasnime Akunjee was asked to pay £6,500 after making false claims about a law firm with Jewish roots

September 17, 2024   

(GB News) Shamima Begum’s lawyer has been forced to cough up thousands of pounds after being fined for making false antisemitic claims on TV. Mohammed Tasnime Akunjee was ordered by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to pay £6,500 for undermining trust in the […]

Clerics & Preachers

Imam from extremist-led London mosque claims ‘Zionists’ behind violent riots that rocked Britain Ashraf Dabous said that rioters had been misled by 'individuals who do not have their best interests at heart'

August 20, 2024   

(GB News) An imam from an extremist-led London mosque has blamed “Zionists” for the violent immigration riots that shook the UK. Ashraf Dabous, of the Lewisham Islamic Centre, said that rioters were being “manipulated and misguided” so that supporters of the state […]

Clerics & Preachers

Anjem Choudary’s right-hand man receives £1.3k compensation after complaining about prison strip search he described as ‘human rights abuse’ Mizanur Rahman described the search as 'torture' and a 'human rights abuse'

August 4, 2024   

(GB News) An associate of Anjem Choudary received £1,300 in compensation after he complained about a prison strip search. Convicted terrorist Mizanur Rahman, 41, accepted an out-of-court settlement over the incident at Belmarsh prison that he described as being tantamount to “human […]

Academics & Education

School serves ‘halal only’ lunches as local council faces demands for urgent answers A mother was left bemused after her daughter’s secondary school refused to provide non-halal meat options

July 23, 2024   

(GB News) A local council is being quizzed by a leading Conservative politician after a secondary school started offering “halal only” lunches. Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies approached the Vale of Glamorgan Council after a constituent flagged Cowbridge Comprehensive School only […]

Clothing

Pro-Palestine protester, 25, convicted after wearing Hamas headband at London rally Khaled Hajsaad was convicted of arousing reasonable suspicion that he is a supporter of a proscribed organisation

April 25, 2024   

(GB News) A 25-year-old man has been found guilty of arousing suspicion he was supporting a proscribed terrorist organisation after he wore a Hamas headband at a pro-Palestine rally in London. Khaled Hajsaad, from Birmingham, [attended] the protest on November 25, 2023. […]

Clerics & Preachers

Iranian regime’s nerve centre in the UK received £240,000 in taxpayer-funded furlough cash The Islamic Centre of England projects Tehran’s ‘subversion’ in Britain, a think tank claims

April 15, 2024   

(GB News) An Islamic charity dubbed the “nerve centre” of the Iranian regime received over £240,000 in furlough scheme cash during the Covid pandemic, a new report has revealed today. The Islamic Centre [of] England, which occupies a converted cinema in Maida […]

Government & Politics

England fans warned of new terror threat for Euro 2024 with ‘dangers raised to new level’ ahead of tournament The Three Lions will be hoping to win the competition in Germany this summer

March 31, 2024   

(GB News) England fans have been warned of a new terror threat as the European Championships this summer creep closer. After the recent attack in Moscow, Germany Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has claimed dangers have risen “to a new level” just 75 […]

Clerics & Preachers

Muslim preacher reported to police after comparing October 7 attacks to Jews breaking out of concentration camps West Yorkshire police were handed a dossier filled with remarks Ladak has made since the Hamas attack

March 7, 2024   

(GB News) A Muslim preacher who compared the October 7 attacks to Jews breaking out of concentration camps and attacking Nazis has been reported to the police. Sheikh Jaffer Ladak, the imam of the Baab-Ul-Ilm Centre in Leeds, made numerous comments on […]

News: Europe

British jihadist who went to fight in Syria in bid for ‘martyrdom’ will be freed from prison Mohammed Nahin Ahmed was locked up in 2014 after pleading guilty of joining an extremist group in the Middle East

February 19, 2024   

(GB News) A British jihadist who went to fight in Syria has been given the green light to leave prison. Mohammed Nahin Ahmed, one of the UK’s most dangerous terrorists, was sentenced a decade ago after [pleading] guilty to joining a jihadist […]

Immigration

Huge majority of Brits would back deportation of foreign nationals who glorify Islamist terror, GB News poll reveals Over 70 per cent of people want foreign terror supporters deported, while only 30 per cent think immigrants are integrating well

October 25, 2023   

(GB News) Nearly three-quarters of people think foreign nationals who glorify Islamist terrorism should be deported from the UK, an opinion poll has found. The poll by People Polling and commissioned by GB News found 74 per cent of people agreed foreign […]

Arts & Entertainment

Birmingham police pull out of controversial Islamic conference after sparking outrage Speakers at the LPM conference have made charged remarks about non-Muslims and compared Israeli policy to the Nazis

September 29, 2023   

(GB News) West Midlands Police has pulled out of exhibiting at a religious conference this weekend after a GB News investigation uncovered a litany of controversial remarks by the speakers. The Birmingham police were set to exhibit at the LPM Conference, hosted […]

Academics & Education

Taxpayers’ funding to controversial mosque halted amid investigation The Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre was set to receive £2.2million before GB News raised concerns about controversial speeches

August 25, 2023   

(GB News) A Birmingham mosque with a long history of hosting controversial speeches recently awarded millions in taxpayers’ cash has had its grant paused after a GB News investigation. The Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre in Birmingham was awarded £2.2million from […]

Clothing

GP to be monitored by a ‘responsible officer’ after asking Muslim woman to remove veil Dr Keith Wolverson requested a patient to take off her niqab three times as he could not hear her describing her daughter’s symptoms

August 21, 2023   

(GB News) A general practitioner is being forced to be monitored by a “responsible officer” after asking a Muslim woman to remove her veil. Dr Keith Wolverson was suspended for nine months after being found guilty of or admitting to a total […]

Government & Politics

Home Office is ‘administratively incompetent’ on terrorism among refugees, says Lord Carlile The peer lord said the government's Rwanda policy is in 'tatters'

July 2, 2023   

(GB News) Crossbench peer Lord Alex Carlile says the Home Office is “administratively incompetent” on the subject of handling terrorism among refugees. Speaking to Camilla Tominey, Lord Carlile said the government “knew this was coming” when the House of Lords tweaked the […]

Academics & Education

Radical Islamist free to give Birmingham lecture despite pro-beheading comments Bangladeshi cleric Enayet Ullah Abbasi has given a slew of extreme speeches, slamming the queen and praising 9/11 terrorists

June 20, 2023   

(GB News) An Islamist cleric who said critics of the Prophet Mohammed should have their heads “chopped off” has been allowed into the UK to speak at an event. Sick Enayet Ullah Abbasi previously slammed the late Queen Elizabeth II for endorsing […]