Apostasy
Concerns raised about asylum seekers in Liverpool ‘pretending to convert’ (LINK ONLY)
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United Kingdom
Government & Politics
Liverpool bomb: Judges had refused attacker permission to appeal to stay in UK
(BBC) The Liverpool bomb attacker was a failed asylum seeker who had been refused permission by judges to appeal to stay in the country. It had been reported — but unconfirmed — that Emad Al Swealmeen lost his asylum claim as long […]
Government & Politics
UK and France reach agreement to ‘prevent 100% of Channel crossings’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
France ‘needs no lesson from the British’ over Calais migrant crisis French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said the UK is using it as a ‘punching bag’ for British domestic policies.
(Politico) France “needs no lesson from the British” on the dispute between Paris and London over the handling of migrants attempting to cross the Channel to reach British shores, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin told French media on Monday. “The British must […]
Law Enforcement
Liverpool Women’s Hospital explosion: Police name suspect killed in blast
(BBC) The man who died when a homemade bomb exploded outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital has been named by police as Emad Al Swealmeen. The 32-year-old was a passenger in a taxi when his device blew up shortly before 11:00 GMT on Remembrance […]
Immigration
Kurds, others converge in French camp, seeking to reach UK
(AP) At least 1,500 migrants are living in tents on a muddy lot in northern France as growing numbers of people fleeing Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries seek to traverse the English Channel and reach the U.K., according to aid workers. In […]
News: Europe
Iraq war vet turned jihadi who went to Syria twice and tried to source guns for terror network is freed from jail (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Liverpool Women’s Hospital explosion: Terror threat level raised to ‘severe’
(BBC) The UK terror threat level has been raised to “severe” after an explosion outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital. Taxi driver David Perry survived the blast but his passenger was killed when a homemade bomb exploded shortly before 11:00 GMT on Remembrance Sunday. […]
Law Enforcement
Liverpool hospital explosion: Counter-terror police arrest three men after taxi blast (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
ISIS bride Shamima Begum ‘fears for life’ after fanatics try to set tent on fire (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Number of migrants crossing Channel to UK tops 1,000 in new daily record
(BBC) A further 1,185 people crossed the English Channel by boat to reach the UK on Thursday, a new record for migrant crossings in a single day — as mild weather made the journey less risky. Four Border Force vessels intercepted boats […]
Clothing
Man admits terror offences after wearing T-shirts supporting banned Palestinian groups (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Migrant crossings: Almost 700 cross the English Channel
(BBC) Almost 700 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats on Wednesday, the Home Office has confirmed. The French authorities stopped 255 people in seven boats with UK authorities intercepting or rescuing 695 people in 22 small boats. Children were among […]
Clothing
Man charged with terror offence after wearing T-shirt ‘promoting banned group’ (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Exposed: Sinister connections of LSE rabble-rousers to pro-Iranian groups (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Military-grade first aid kits to be put in crowded places to ‘increase survivability’ after terror attacks (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Migrant crossings: More than 500 people cross the Channel
(BBC) More than 500 people crossed from France to the UK in 16 small boats on Tuesday, the Home Office has confirmed. French authorities also prevented 307 people in eight boats from making the crossing. So far this year 21,649 migrants have […]
Government & Politics
‘No evidence’ that longer prison sentences will deter terrorists, watchdog warns (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Shamima Begum’s jihadi husband refuses to condemn beheadings or the use of sex slaves (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
Islamist terrorists taking psychology courses to convince prison bosses they are deradicalised (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Islamic State supporter seeking to recruit in Ireland as he defends Irish ISIS suicide bomber (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
White Widow Samantha Lewthwaite feared to be alive and fighting with jihadis in Yemen (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
IS leader who recruited UK terrorists has been ‘shot dead in battle’ (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Westminster Bridge terror attack: Survivor launches counter-radicalisation plan
(BBC) A survivor of the 2017 Westminster Bridge attack is using voice recordings of terror victims as a way of trying to prevent people from being radicalised. Travis Frain, of Darwen in Lancashire, set up the Resilience in Unity Project while working […]
Immigration
Record 853 migrants cross English Channel in small boats in single day (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Convicted terrorist locked up for breaches (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Sir David Amess murder suspect to enter plea next month
(BBC) A man accused of fatally stabbing Southend West MP Sir David Amess is expected to enter pleas to the charges next month ahead of a trial in March. Ali Harbi Ali, 25, is charged with the murder of the Conservative politician […]
Government & Politics
English Channel: Priti Patel accused of ‘incompetence’ as crossings pass record of 20,000 this year (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
More than 20,000 people have crossed Channel to UK this year, figures show (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Usman Khan attack: Coroner urges improved data-sharing by undercover police (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Channel crossings continue as more migrants arrive in Kent (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Boris Johnson accused of ‘insult to British Muslims’ after failing to respond to Islamophobia concerns for a year (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Britain’s top al-Qaeda terror chief Rangzieb Ahmed has parole bid turned down (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Manchester Arena inquiry: Plea for MI5 co-operation at secret hearings
(BBC) Families of those killed in the Manchester Arena bombing have told MI5 “please don’t let us down” as inquiry evidence starts to be heard in private. Closed hearings, where only the inquiry chairman, legal team and Home Office lawyers will be […]
Clerics & Preachers
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary mocks attempts to reform him with government’s Prevent programme (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
‘Unacceptable’: Boris Johnson ignores MP’s Islamophobia concerns for a year (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Calais migrants facing ‘very dangerous’ conditions as temperatures drop (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
‘Honour-based’ offences soared by 81% in last five years (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Mother of Manchester Arena suicide bomber pocketed more than £17,000 in benefits after leaving Britain (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Londoners must be alert to pre-Xmas terror attack, says Cressida Dick (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Manchester Arena inquiry adjourns for secret hearings
(BBC) The Manchester Arena bombing inquiry has been adjourned for three weeks of secret hearings. Closed hearings, where only the inquiry chairman, legal team and Home Office lawyers will be present, will start next week at an undisclosed location. Bereaved families, their […]
Government & Politics
People crossing Channel ‘not genuine asylum seekers’ and just want to stay in hotels, Priti Patel says (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Sir David Amess: Coroner opens inquest into MP’s death
(BBC) An inquest into the death of MP Sir David Amess, who was stabbed to death while meeting constituents, has opened. The Conservative Southend West MP was attacked at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on 15 October. He was pronounced dead […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber’s messages held ‘for years’ before attack
(BBC) Messages between the Manchester Arena bomber and an Islamic State recruiter were held by police for years, but the killer was not identified until months after the attack, an inquiry has heard. The inquiry into the atrocity was told the texts […]
Government & Politics
Manchester Arena inquiry: Trailing Salman Abedi would have led to bomb, families say
(BBC) The authorities would have been led to “the bomb” if they had followed the Manchester Arena attacker on his return from Libya, an inquiry has heard. Giving evidence, a senior MI5 officer agreed if Salman Abedi had been trailed when he […]
Legal
‘We don’t hate you,’ sister of British Bataclan victim tells accused in Paris trial
(AFP) The sister of the only Briton killed in the November 2015 Paris attacks told 14 people on trial in Paris over the bloodshed on Tuesday that while she and other victims’ families “deplore what you did, we don’t hate you.” Nick […]
Internet
Terrorist from Evington jailed for internet rants and praise for violent extremists Mohammed Mahboobshah admitted encouraging terror attacks
(Leicester Mercury) An extremist who threatened acts of violence in his online rants has been jailed and labelled a terrorist. Mohammed Mahboobshah, of Evington Valley Road, Leicester, was sentenced to two years and eight months behind bars for his online posts. The […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi’s parents living in Libya
(BBC) The parents of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi are still living in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, where they are under surveillance by Libyan authorities, the BBC has confirmed. A Libyan security source said there is no evidence against the parents. But […]
Government & Politics
Manchester Arena inquiry: Error not to question bomber on return — MI5
(BBC) The decision not to question the Manchester Arena bomber after he returned to the UK from Libya four days before the attack was a mistake, a senior MI5 officer has conceded. The officer, referred to as Witness J, told the Manchester […]
Crime
Refusing Prevent deradicalistion course should be an offence, says terror expert (LINK ONLY)
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