News: Europe
Exposed: The shadowy Islamic State cell looking to free Western jihadi brides (LINK ONLY)
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United Kingdom
Government & Politics
UK and France sign agreement to curb migrant crossings in English Channel (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Peterborough man admits spreading ‘terrorist publication’ after a major police investigation (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
Rehabilitation scheme joined by London Bridge attacker ‘expanded too fast by do-goodism’ (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Channel crossings: Migrants wrapped in blankets reach Dover
(BBC) Migrants, bundled in blankets and foil, have arrived in Dover after journeying across the Channel. Temperatures at the Kent port hovered around 7C while a woman and a group of men were seen being helped ashore by Border Force officials. The […]
Health & Medicine
Controversial ‘virginity tests’ sold by UK clinics
(BBC) Women are being offered controversial “virginity tests” at British medical clinics, an investigation by BBC Newsbeat and 100 Women has found. The intrusive tests are considered a violation of human rights by the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations, which […]
Crime
Migrants: Arrests over small boat supply to people smugglers
(BBC) A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration by supplying small boats to people smugglers. It follows an arrest in October as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into a criminal network. Officers […]
Children & Teens
Coronavirus: Concern as FGM reports fall during pandemic
(BBC) It is feared victims of female genital mutilation in England are not reporting cases because of delays and lockdown closures, charities have told the BBC. It comes as new figures revealed 635 new cases were recorded from July-September — a fall […]
Children & Teens
Islamist referrals to counter-extremism scheme rise for first time since 2016 (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Manchester Arena: Man sentenced for fraud linked to attack
(BBC) A friend of the Manchester Arena bomber whose bank details were used to buy chemicals for the bomb has been handed a 12-month community order. Manchester Crown Court heard Yahya Werfalli’s bank details were used to buy hydrogen peroxide on Amazon. […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Prisoner in touch with bomber to be released
(BBC) A convicted terrorist organiser, who has refused to tell an inquiry about his contact with the Manchester Arena bomber, is to be released from jail. Abdalraouf Abdallah, 27, was jailed in 2016 after being found guilty of helping people travel to […]
Clothing
North Yorkshire Police: Hijab made part of force uniform
(BBC) Two police constables who designed a hijab to be part of their uniform have celebrated making it a reality. North Yorkshire Police called the move an “important change” and highlighted the need to represent the communities they serve. PC Uzma Amireddy, […]
Children & Teens
Report condemns UK over British women and children held in Syria (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Islamic preacher Khandaker Rahman on trial for mosque rape
(BBC) An Islamic preacher accused of raping a young girl was arrested 15 years later after she identified him on YouTube, a court heard. The woman only knew her alleged attacker as “The Imam” before going on the internet to find Khandaker […]
Immigration
Four migrant boats cross English Channel
(BBC) Four small boats carrying 54 migrants have crossed the English Channel this week, the Home Office said. Eleven people reached the UK in one boat earlier, with 43 entering British waters in three vessels on Monday. A further 200 people were […]
Citizenship
Javid advised of ‘hostile public sentiment’ to Shamima Begum, court told (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
West Sussex man jailed over beheading and terror magazines
(BBC) A man who downloaded instructions on how to carry out terror attacks, and images of beheadings, has been jailed for 32 months. Zakaria Yanaouri, 21, of Congreve Road, Worthing, was arrested in a raid on his home 24 February. He pleaded […]
Citizenship
Shamima Begum: Return to UK ‘a security risk’
(BBC) Allowing runaway Shamima Begum to return to the UK to challenge her loss of British citizenship “would create significant national security risks,” the Supreme Court has been told. Ms Begum, 21, was one of three east London schoolgirls who joined the […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Sufyan Ismail: Islamic hardliner invited to address civil servants (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Over 2,000 adult asylum seekers caught lying about their age and posing as kids (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Two terror fanatics released & three more set to follow in just weeks (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
Isis supporter who said ‘attack’ video was just dog command jailed for encouraging terrorism (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Shamima Begum was paid benefits by ISIS and got twice as much as other jihadis, her fanatic husband boasts (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Shamima Begum’s ISIS fighter husband tells her to ‘build a future for us’ amid her UK Supreme Court case (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Suspected illegal immigrants arrested on boat off East Anglia coast
(BBC) Sixty-nine suspected illegal immigrants and three crew members have been arrested after a fishing boat was intercepted off the coast of East Anglia, says the National Crime Agency. It has launched a people smuggling investigation after Border Force officials intercepted the […]
Cemeteries & Funerals
Investigation after mosque lodges complaints against Walsall Council leader (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Tory MP will face no further action for ‘Anglo-Muslim relations’ tweet (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Attack on crowds leaving ‘not on our radar’
(BBC) A police counter-terrorism security adviser said prior to the Manchester bombing the risk of an attack on crowds leaving an event was not considered. Liz Forster, Greater Manchester Police’s principal adviser, told the public inquiry into the arena attack: “It’s changed […]
Government & Politics
Inside the cruise ships migrants would stay on under Priti Patel’s new plans (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Police’s emergency plan ‘was out of date’
(BBC) The police emergency plan for Manchester Arena was nearly a year out of date when the venue was bombed, an officer has told the attack inquiry. Emergency planner PC Katrina Hughes said she had struggled to keep plans up to date […]
Law Enforcement
Police let public down on night of Manchester Arena bomb, chief says (LINK ONLY)
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Interfaith
Islamic aid director resigns after getting called out for antisemitism Tayed Abdoun, veteran employee at Islamic Relief Worldwide, posted a photo on Facebook calling for the murder of Jews after a 2015 gun and knife attack in Jerusalem.
(Jerusalem Post) For the third time in the past six months, a high-positioned figure at Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) has left for expressing antisemitic views on social media. Tayeb Abdoun, former interim CEO and a 25-year veteran employee at the international humanitarian […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
More than one-third of Muslim Labour members and supporters have witnessed Islamophobia in the party, report finds
(ITV) More than one-third of the Labour Party’s Muslim members and supporters have witnessed Islamophobia within the party, according to a new report. The report, conducted by the Labour Muslim Network (LMN), is set to be published this weekend and has been […]
Government & Politics
Manchester Arena inquiry: Covid delays new terror law plan
(BBC) Plans to introduce a new law to improve safety and security at public venues and spaces has been delayed due to Covid-19, an inquiry has heard. The proposed legislation was drawn up following terrorist attacks in 2017 including the Manchester Arena […]
Government & Politics
Home Office ‘missed chance to stop rise in migrant boats’
(BBC) The Home Office failed to stop a rise in migrant boats crossing the English Channel before it was too late, an independent inspector has said. Decisive action in late 2018 could have prevented crossings becoming “established,” David Bolt, the independent chief […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: ‘Concerns’ over terror risk assessments
(BBC) The head of security at Manchester Arena on the night of a terror attack there had raised concerns four months earlier that risk assessments for the venue were not “extensive enough,” an inquiry heard. Tom Rigby, who works for Showsec, also […]
Health & Medicine
Reading park attack: Khairi Saadallah pleads guilty to three murders (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Nearly 160 migrants attempt to cross Channel to UK
(BBC) Six boats carrying 159 people have been found by UK authorities as migrants continue to try to cross the English Channel. The Home Office released Tuesday’s figures and said authorities in France prevented about 30 people making the journey on the […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber’s hiding spot ‘not patrolled’
(BBC) Staff were not expected to check an area at Manchester Arena where Salman Abedi hid for nearly an hour before the venue bombing, a security boss said. Venue operator SMG and security provider Showsec had opposing views on whose responsibility it […]
Immigration
Migrants brought to UK as six boats intercepted
(BBC) Eighty migrants in six boats have been intercepted by Border Force officials in the English Channel. The Home Office has confirmed that Border Force dealt with a series of incidents on Monday. Meanwhile, French authorities prevented about 50 people making the […]
Government & Politics
Peterborough mosque wants daily calls to prayer played through loudspeaker (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Manchester Arena inquiry: ‘Stakes too high’ to delay ‘Martyn’s Law’
(BBC) The mother of a Manchester Arena bomb victim has urged the government to move forward with its promised consultation on “Martyn’s Law.” Figen Murray, whose son Martyn Hett died in the attack, wants to bring in legislation to step up security […]
Children & Teens
Boy in beheading plot among 100 terrorists up for release (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Man in court accused of sharing of IS videos
(BBC) A man has appeared before the Old Bailey accused of sharing Islamic State group videos. German national Florian Flegel, 22, was arrested at Stansted Airport in Essex on 22 October when he was about to board a flight to Germany. He […]
Children & Teens
Child among migrants to cross the English Channel
(BBC) A child was among 96 migrants to have crossed the Channel in the last two days. It is thought to be the first crossings in small boats since a family died attempting the journey. The Home Office says 56 people made […]
Demonstrations
[Panel] clears UK pharmacist who said ‘Zionists’ were responsible for London fire
(JTA) The ethics panel of Britain’s pharmaceutical regulatory agency ruled that a member’s claim that “Zionists” were guilty of “murder” in the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire was “offensive but not anti-Semitic.” The Practice Committee of the General Pharmaceutical Council declined on Thursday […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Six wanted for questioning over bombing
(BBC) Six people are wanted for questioning by detectives investigating the Manchester Arena bombing, a legal document has revealed. The parents of the brothers responsible for the atrocity are both suspects, as are two associates. One of the associates, who was arrested […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Risk assessment was ‘box ticking’
(BBC) Risk assessments carried out by the Manchester Arena operators were “flawed” and “pretty much box ticking,” an inquiry has heard. Miriam Stone, SMG’s head of events, told the inquiry into the attack there was no specific assessment done for the Ariana […]
Legal
Hashem Abedi: Manchester Arena attacker sentence increase bid fails
(BBC) A bid to increase the prison sentence of the Manchester Arena bomber’s brother has been rejected. Hashem Abedi, 23, was jailed in August for his part in the 2017 terror attack which killed 22 people. An application to further extend his […]
Crime
People smugglers who steered two boats of migrants jailed
(BBC) Two men have been jailed for smuggling themselves and 23 other people across the Channel on two small boats. Iraqi national Assad Abdul Latif Sayed Abdulghany, 30, and Iranian national Ali Azarkish, 23, were both sentenced to 16 months’ imprisonment on […]