Immigration
Children among 87 people to cross Channel into UK on Saturday (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Terrorist who stabbed 3 men to death using £2,000 legal aid to fight police complaint (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Army sends drones to France to catch migrants crossing Channel (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Manchester attack: ‘Martyn’s Law’ would ‘minimise terror risk’
(BBC) New anti-terrorism legislation in memory of a Manchester Arena bombing victim should “protect people and be proportionate,” the justice secretary has said as a consultation is launched. Building on “Martyn’s Law,” the new Protect Duty will require public places and venues […]
Citizenship
Shamima Begum cannot return to UK, Supreme Court rules
(BBC) Shamima Begum, who left the UK for Syria to join the Islamic State group as a teenager, will not be allowed to return and fight her citizenship case, the Supreme Court has ruled. The court said in a unanimous ruling that […]
Citizenship
Blocking Shamima Begum’s return will further terrorist threat against UK, senior Tories warn (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Number of new FGM cases referred to NHS in England down by a quarter (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Channel crossings: Migrant boats with 77 people on board intercepted
(BBC) Four boats with 77 people on board have been intercepted as they crossed the English Channel. The Home Office said the incidents took place on Tuesday, with the French authorities not reporting any interceptions in their waters. According to Home Office […]
Crime
Westminster terrorist and Taliban bomb maker Khalid Ali attacked prison officer with frying pan Then stabbed him with Biro during attack at Wakefield jail
(Yorkshire Evening Post) A terrorist who plotted to kill MPs outside the Houses of Parliament attacked a prison officer with a frying pan and stabbed him with a pen in Wakefield Prison. Khalid Ali, who is also serving a life sentence for […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena attack: Ambulance service warned medical delays would ‘cost lives’
(BBC) The ambulance service warned a year before the Manchester Arena bombing that lives would be lost if specialist medical help was delayed during a terror attack, an inquiry heard. It took more than two hours to deploy triage teams in a […]
Legal
Alleged terror plotter watched porn after Isis videos and aspired to be ‘like Alan Titchmarsh’ (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena attack: Senior officers ‘may not have read new terror plan’
(BBC) A new counter-terrorism plan was issued 10 days before the Manchester Arena attack but it may not have been read by senior officers, an inquiry has heard. Insp Simon Lear from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) was charged with coming up with […]
Legal
Terror suspect told police he was a ‘one nation Tory,’ court hears (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Leader of Islamist terrorist network jailed for over 3 years after sparking manhunt at UK borders (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena attack: Police ‘failed to co-operate’ in training
(BBC) Greater Manchester Police “left after doing their bit” in terror training exercises held prior to the Manchester Arena bombing, an inquiry has heard. Former fire service group manager John Fletcher told the Manchester attack inquiry he had “strong words” with the […]
Immigration
Channel crossings: Migrant boats with 49 people on board intercepted
(BBC) Four small boats with 49 people on board have been intercepted as they crossed the English Channel, the Home Office has confirmed. French authorities, meanwhile, stopped 126 migrants in eight boats from crossing, a government spokesman said. Immigration minister Chris Philp […]
Government & Politics
Muslim Council says UK ministers’ refusal to cooperate has had ‘tragic consequences’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Minister under fire for meeting with head of Muslim Council of Britain (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
UK’s anti-terror chief fears rights group boycott threatens Prevent review (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Alleged terror plotter told police he joined pro-Isis chat group ‘to find wife’ (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
BBC to ‘reflect’ on Muslim Council interview condemned as strikingly hostile (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Shamima Begum to find out next week if she can potentially return to the UK (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
More than 70pc of Channel migrant crossings prevented in post-Brexit crackdown (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Amnesty defends signing anti-Prevent statement with Islamist-linked groups (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Violent raps were ‘drill music parodies,’ alleged Isis-supporting terror plotter told police (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Heathrow Airport: Muslim minicab drivers forced to pray in bus stop
(BBC) Muslim minicab drivers working at Heathrow Airport have described feeling “humiliated” after being forced to pray in a bus stop car park. Drivers said they have prayed on the kerb of the road due to a lack of facilities for more […]
Clerics & Preachers
BBC under fire over ‘strikingly hostile’ interview of Muslim Council of Britain head (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Suspected terrorist revealed plan to poison royal family with ice cream (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Terror offender ‘unfit to give evidence’
(BBC) A convicted terror offender who was the Manchester Arena bomber’s friend “is unfit to give evidence” to the inquiry into the attack, his lawyer has said. Abdalraouf Abdallah was visited by the bomber Salman Abedi in prison in the months before […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Human rights groups to boycott government’s Prevent review (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
At least 1 in 4 Europeans have negative feelings towards Muslims Anti-Muslim sentiment was highest in Hungary, a survey of eight European countries commissioned by anti-extremism groups showed, despite Muslims making up just 0.4 per cent of Hungary’s population.
(Vice) Negative views of Muslims and immigrants are widely held across Europe, according to a major survey across eight European countries. The survey of 12,000 people from Sweden, France, Germany, UK, Hungary, Poland, the Netherlands and Italy found a widespread mistrust of […]
Legal
Terror suspect who sparked manhunt pleads guilty
(BBC) A terror suspect who cut off an electronic monitoring tag and fled his home has pleaded guilty to breaching counter-terror rules. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is a senior member of the banned terrorist group al-Muhajiroun. He […]
Legal
Man accused of planning Isis-inspired attack ‘became friends with terror offenders in prison’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Plan to use force in fingerprinting Channel asylum seekers will spark violence and self-harm, Priti Patel warned (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Convicted terrorist on verge of winning 27-year legal battle to remain in Britain as a ‘refugee’ (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
BBC removes Zara Mohammed social media interview clip after bullying claims (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Manchester Arena attack: MI5 witness to give evidence anonymously
(BBC) A senior MI5 officer will be allowed to give evidence anonymously from behind a screen at the public inquiry into the Manchester Arena attack. Families of the 22 people murdered in the 2017 bombing had argued against the move, feeling it […]
Government & Politics
Usman Khan: MI5 had intelligence that Fishmongers’ Hall terrorist was planning attack before prison release (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Conditions in barracks housing refugees in UK to be investigated (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
‘Straight Isis supporter’ rapped about killing non-Muslims while plotting terror attack, court hears (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Delays denied victims ‘vital assistance’
(BBC) The victims of the Manchester Arena bombing were denied “vital assistance” because of confusion over the nature of the attack, an inquiry has heard. The Manchester Arena inquiry was told specialist fire responders were not mobilised because police did not share […]
Law Enforcement
Man who ‘wanted to throw grenade at police station’ convicted of terror and explosives offences (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena attack: Terrorism training exercise ‘quite a disaster’
(BBC) A counter-terrorism training drill a year before the Manchester Arena bomb was “quite a disaster,” the head of the inquiry into the attack has suggested. The inquiry into the May 2017 bombing heard a mock terrorist attack highlighted major communication issues […]
Government & Politics
Home Office drops plan to house asylum seekers in ‘prison-style’ camp (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Isis fighters’ brother bought sword and rapped about Lee Rigby ‘while planning terror attack’ (LINK ONLY)
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Apostasy
Saira Khan ‘not frightened’ by death threats after saying she’s not a practising Muslim (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Peterborough mosque’s loudspeaker application to be reviewed after council ‘mix-up’ (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Policing issues ‘identified before attack’
(BBC) Police were told of shortcomings in a terror response plan months before the Manchester Arena attack, an inquiry has heard. The police inspectorate warned in November 2016 that “an over-reliance” on the officer in charge of the response could see them […]
Government & Politics
UK terrorism threat level lowered to ‘substantial’
(BBC) The UK’s terrorism threat level has been downgraded from “severe” to “substantial.” Home Secretary Priti Patel said the move followed a “significant reduction” in the momentum of attacks in Europe — since those seen in Austria and France between September and […]
Children & Teens
Scores of refugee children illegally detained after crossing Channel (LINK ONLY)
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