(ITV) Shamima Begum “in some respects … would have known what she was doing” when she travelled to Syria as a teenager to join a terror group, an MI5 officer has told a court. Ms Begum, now 23, was 15 when she […]
(ITV) Lives are at risk because ministers are dragging their feet with a law requiring venues to improve their security, counter-terror chiefs and victims’ families have warned. Britain’s former top counter-terror officer Neil Basu joined Figen Murray, whose son died in the […]
(BBC) Terrorist offenders will face longer sentences if they commit crime while in prison, Dominic Raab has said. Currently, prisoners will usually get a maximum sentence of 42 days for offences carried out behind bars. But the justice secretary says crimes committed […]
(ITV) A former Canadian intelligence officer has called for Shamima Begum to be returned to the UK because of what she claims were failures and a cover-up involving the spy agency she once worked for. Huda Mukbil, who used to be a […]
(National-UAE) A British Muslim student group has been accused of acting “dangerously and irresponsibly” by the government for hosting an anti-counter-extremism university tour. The Federation of Student Islamic Societies (Fosis) is hosting a tour of seven universities, including three Russell Group institutions, […]
(BBC) A man and a teenage boy from Birmingham have appeared at the Old Bailey accused of planning to join the Islamic State group in Afghanistan. Muhammad Abdul Haleem Heyder Khan, 20, and a 17-year-old who cannot be named due to his […]
(AFP) Britain agreed to pay France another 72.2 million euros ($74.5 million) to prevent migrant boat crossings in the English Channel under a new deal signed on Monday that underlines improving ties between the neighbours. Around 42,000 people — most of them […]
(BBC) More than 40,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats so far this year, the BBC has calculated, the highest number since figures began to be collected in 2018. Last year 28,526 people reached the south of England, while in […]
(AFP) The foreign ministers of Britain and France on Friday said significant progress was being made on an ambitious new deal to thwart illegal migration on small boats across the Channel. “They welcomed progress made towards a significant new UK-France agreement and […]
(Boston Herald) ICE agents returned a British-born member of al-Qaida, who pleaded guilty in 2015 to trying to start a terrorist training camp in Oregon, to England. Haroon Rashid Aswat, 48, of Batley in West Yorkshire, England, had been at a federal […]
(BBC) A man has been found guilty of carrying out antisemitic attacks on three Jewish people. Abdullah Qureshi, 30, from Dewsbury, travelled to north London and attacked three people over two hours in Stamford Hill on 18 August. His targets included a […]
(Arab News) The UK’s governing Conservative Party has been accused of ignoring rising Islamophobia in Britain and within its ranks as new figures show a surge in anti-Muslim hate crimes nationwide, the Independent reported on Monday. Government figures show that hate crimes […]
(Jewish News) An Ofcom investigation into the BBC’s reporting of the Oxford Street Chanukah bus attack on a group of Jewish students has uncovered “significant editorial failings” following the broadcast. The BBC’s reports of the November 2021 incident claimed that an audio […]
(BBC) Talks on a deal with France over small boat Channel crossings are in the “final stages,” No 10 has said. The comment came as Rishi Sunak had his first meeting as prime minister with French President Emmanuel Macron. Following the meeting, […]
(Arab News) Immigration officials in the UK have ramped up visits to religious centers in an effort to crack down on illegal migration, the Independent reported. As part of the “hostile environment” strategy, launched in 2012 under former home secretary Theresa May, […]
(AP) Behind wire fences in southeast England, children wave their arms and chant “freedom” to grab the attention of people on the other side. A young girl throws a bottle with a message inside. “We need your help. Please help us,” the […]
(ITV) A group of detainees at an immigration centre armed with weapons caused a “disturbance” during a power outage on Friday night, the Home Office has said. No one was injured during the incident at Harmondsworth detention centre near Heathrow Airport, but […]
(BBC) The firebombing of an immigration processing centre was motivated by extreme right-wing terrorist ideology, police have said. Andrew Leak, 66, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, threw up to three incendiary devices at the site in Dover, Kent, last Sunday. He is believed […]
(BBC) The Manchester Arena inquiry has published a catalogue of failings and mistakes by the emergency services following the terror attack in 2017. Chairman Sir John Saunders highlighted a number of failures of the emergency response to the suicide bombing and said […]
(AFP) Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama lambasted the British government on Wednesday for allegedly “discriminating” against Albanians, after a top UK official singled out the nationality for their role in illicit migration to the country. Small-boat crossings of the Channel from mainland […]
(BBC) A hate crime expert set to lead a review into the cause of recent violent disorder in East Leicester has stepped down. Dr Chris Allen said he felt he would not be able to carry out the review in a way […]
(Jewish News) The president of the National Union of Students (NUS) Shaima Dallali has been dismissed from her role — following an independent investigation into antisemitism claims against her and the student body. Jewish News has learned that an NUS disciplinary panel has concluded […]
(BBC) Home Secretary Suella Braverman has challenged critics to try to “get rid of me,” as she rejected claims she was to blame for dire conditions at a migrant processing centre. She denied blocking the use of hotels to ease overcrowding at […]
(AFP) British and Belgian law enforcement officers on Monday said they had arrested three people suspected of being part of an Albanian people-smuggling ring. The Belgian Federal Police detained two men aged 34 and 44 from Basingstoke in southern England at the […]
(BBC) Suella Braverman failed to sign off on measures which could have eased pressure at a migrant processing centre, sources have told the BBC. The home secretary was warned by officials the government was acting outside the law by failing to provide […]
(Arab News) Three years since promising to establish a working definition of Islamophobia, the UK government will be questioned on the issue in parliament on Tuesday amid a growing backlash for its inaction. Home Office statistics show Muslims are the most targeted […]
(BBC) Almost 1,000 migrants crossed the English Channel in 24 small boats on Saturday, the Ministry of Defence says. It brings the total number of migrants making the journey from France so far this month to 6,395. Government figures collated by the […]
(Reuters) A man threw petrol bombs attached to fireworks at a centre for processing migrants in the southern English port of Dover on Sunday and then killed himself, a Reuters photographer said. The attacker, a white man in a checked shirt, drove up […]
(BBC) A review of recent unrest in Leicester is set to be boycotted by one part of the city’s religious community. Large-scale disorder broke out in September following tensions involving mainly young men from Muslim and Hindu communities. On Wednesday, the review […]
(Breitbart) Local government officials in England will censor the name and ethnicity of the London Bridge terrorist in an official report, to avoid “demonising” Muslims. The Safeguarding Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Staffordshire County Council produced the report on Usman Khan, who stabbed […]
(BBC) The UK and France have pledged to boost co-operation to tackle migrant crossings in the English Channel, Downing Street has said. Rishi Sunak held his first call, since becoming prime minister, with President Emmanuel Macron on Friday. No 10 said the […]
(BBC) The UK is spending almost £7m a day on hotels for asylum seekers — and the cost is likely to rise, MPs on the Home Affairs Committee have heard. The figure is more than £2m higher than the government said it […]
(BBC) Two members of the Rochdale grooming gang have lost an appeal against deportation after a seven-year legal battle. Adil Khan, 51, and Qari Abdul Rauf, 52, were told they would be sent back to Pakistan after release from jail for the […]
(BBC) A review into the recent unrest in part of Leicester has been announced by the city council. It comes after large-scale disorder broke out on 17 September following tensions involving mainly young men from Muslim and Hindu communities. City mayor Sir […]
(National-UAE) The UK Foreign Office has pledged to investigate claims that family members of Iran’s leaders are applying for British passports to seek refuge in London, as protests continue in their country. Iranians have taken to the streets to protest against the […]
(BBC) Italy’s new far-right leader, Giorgia Meloni, has used her maiden speech to MPs to stress her aim to halt migrant boats crossing the Mediterranean. “We must stop illegal departures and human trafficking,” she said, repeating a campaign pledge to stop boats […]
(Christian Today) The police have issued an apology and awarded a Christian evangelist £10,000 and costs after two wrongful arrests. Hatun Tash was arrested at Speakers’ Corner in London’s Hyde Park in May 2021 after engaging in a heated debate with a […]
(BBC) A man accused of sharing Islamic State videos on social media has appeared in court. Mohammed Afzal, 18, allegedly shared material showing an execution and fighters in combat on Instagram between March and September. He is also accused of collecting instructions […]
(Press Release) A man convicted for a second time for posting a Daesh propaganda video on social media has been jailed, following an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command. Sabbir Miah, 29 (06.02.93) of east London, posted the video — which […]
(Sky News) A drill rapping alleged terrorist threatened to bring “blood, terror and torment” when his girlfriend told her she was splitting up with him, a court has heard. Al Arfat Hassan, 19, had a series of arguments with a girl he […]
(National-UAE) Two British women who had their request for release denied by the UK government are facing indefinite detention in “appalling” conditions at a Syrian camp, the High Court has been told. The two mothers, who can only be identified as C3 […]
(Globe and Mail) Canada’s spy agency informed British intelligence within 48 hours of learning, in 2015, that an operative had smuggled three British schoolgirls into Syria to join the Islamic State, two sources say. Scotland Yard was frantically searching for the missing […]
(Arab News) A British woman has been repatriated from a Syrian detention camp, becoming the first detained adult to return to the UK since the defeat of Daesh. The Foreign Office said that policy towards others still in Syria was unchanged, but […]
(Arab News) Ministers in the UK government are planning to expand the country’s treason laws to prosecute people who aid a state or organization in war against Britain. The move looks to target Islamists who traveled to Syria to join Daesh during […]
(NY Post) Tania Joya, who was married to John Georgelas, once known as the highest-ranking American in ISIS, does not want to be blamed for her ex-husband’s misdeeds. “My crime was being an idiot and getting married too young and joining a […]
(Globe and Mail) An informant working for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, who smuggled three British schoolgirls into Syria for the Islamic State in 2015, breached the spy service’s rules that prohibit paid recruits from engaging in illegal activities including human trafficking. […]
(National-UAE) A woman whose son was killed in the Manchester Arena bombing on Tuesday voiced an evocative “mother-to-mother” message for Prime Minister Liz Truss, as she continues to battle for a change of law five years on. Figen Murray said the killing […]
(BBC) More than 1,000 migrants crossed the English Channel on Sunday in 25 boats, the Ministry of Defence has said. It brings the total number of migrants making the journey from France this year to 34,672 people. The MoD said they detected […]
(AFP) More than 360 migrants were rescued Sunday while attempting the perilous crossing between the north coast of France and the south coast of England, in small boats, French officials said. Regional maritime boats and a French Navy patrol ship made multiple […]
(Anadolu) Hate crimes in the UK are on the rise because the government “tends to try to appease the far right by adopting some of their positions,” according to a prominent Muslim scholar. Anas Altikriti, CEO of Cordoba Foundation, told Anadolu Agency […]
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