Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Former Islington mayor quits Labour party over racism (LINK ONLY)
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United Kingdom
Health & Medicine
Worshippers complain that Huddersfield mosque leaders flouted Covid-19 guidance (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Britain to use nets to ‘disable’ dinghies carrying migrants across Channel (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Three migrant boats intercepted in English Channel
(BBC) Three boats with 56 migrants on board were intercepted in the English Channel on Friday, the Home Office said. The French authorities stopped two boats with 16 people on board from leaving French waters, with another 18 people stopped from leaving […]
Demonstrations
Never-before-seen footage shows Manchester bomber Salman Abedi at a rally organised by Jeremy Corbyn’s pro-Palestine group (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Boy, 15, cleared of preparing for Isis-inspired terror attack during lockdown (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
Whitemoor terror attack inmate was on deradicalisation course
(BBC) A convicted terrorist was eight months into a deradicalisation programme when he tried to murder a prison guard. Brusthom Ziamani, 25, was jailed for life after he and Baz Hockton, 26, attacked Neil Trundle at HMP Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire in January. […]
Legal
Brits accused in beheading of hostages plead not guilty
(AP) Two British men charged with helping the Islamic State group carry out executions and ransom negotiations for Western hostages pleaded not guilty Friday in a federal court. El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey are identified by authorities as two of four […]
Legal
Whitemoor prison terror attack inmates handed life terms
(BBC) Two serving prisoners have had their jail terms extended to life for the attempted murder of a prison officer inside a maximum-security jail. Brusthom Ziamani, 25, and Baz Hockton, 26, stabbed “kind and helpful” Neil Trundle at HMP Whitemoor, Cambridgeshire, on […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena attack: Abedi’s brother Ismail refuses to engage with inquiry
(BBC) The elder brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber has refused to say why he is not co-operating with the public inquiry into the atrocity. The inquiry has heard that Ismail Abedi has declined to answer questions in case he incriminates […]
Crime
Dark web explosives trial: Man denies attempt to buy grenades and Semtex
(BBC) A man tried to buy grenades and Semtex explosive from an undercover FBI agent on the dark web, a court has heard. Mohammed Humza, 29, of Watford, is accused of contacting the agent, who was posing as a seller on trading […]
Government & Politics
Home Office ‘to buy two disused ferries to house migrants crossing Channel’ (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Whitemoor prison terrorist attackers ‘known to be dangerous’
(BBC) Two inmates have been convicted of attempting to murder a prison officer in a terror attack inside a maximum-security jail. Both were known to be dangerous and had been involved in violence in prison before. When Brusthom Ziamani and Baz Hockton […]
Legal
Prisoners convicted of attempting to murder prison officer in HMP Whitemoor terror attack (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
US charges British IS members in deaths of American hostages
(AP) Two Islamic State militants from Britain were brought to the United States on Wednesday to face charges in a gruesome campaign of torture, beheadings and other acts of violence against four Americans and others captured and held hostage in Syria. El […]
Legal
Birmingham terrorist spared jail after admitting breaching terms of prison release four times (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
ISIS terrorists known as the ‘Beatles’ likely to be brought to U.S. in coming days Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, who are in U.S. military custody in Iraq, are accused of taking part in kidnappings of U.S. aid workers and reporters.
(NBC) Two of the British Islamic State terrorists dubbed the “Beatles,” accused of involvement in the murders of U.S. hostages in Syria, are likely to be brought to the United States in mid-October, according to two government officials. The men, Alexanda Kotey […]
Crime
Katie Hopkins forced to apologise for wrongly linking mosque to attack on police (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Terror threat ‘not adequately assessed’
(BBC) Four risk assessments carried out prior to [the] Manchester Arena attack “failed to adequately assess” the terror threat at the venue, an inquiry has heard. Security expert Colonel Richard Latham said the risk of a suicide bombing at a venue like […]
Children & Teens
Boy, 15, accused of preparing for Isis-inspired terror attack says he ‘didn’t mean’ martrydom vows (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Priti Patel says Tories will bring in new laws for ‘broken’ UK asylum system (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Priti Patel set to outline immigration reforms to fix ‘fundamentally broken’ system (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Concerns anti-extremism programmes can radicalise Muslim youths Warnings some programmes are being used as a ‘get out of jail free card’
(National-UAE) Anti-radicalisation programmes are risking turning young Muslims towards extremism if they wrongly assume they are lacking role models, a report has warned. In a review of mentoring programmes aimed at preventing youngsters from a path of radicalisation, experts have warned some […]
Legal
Man found with ‘make a bomb in your mother’s kitchen’ instructions
(BBC) A man was found with al-Qaeda magazines on his phone, including an article about how to make a bomb in your mother’s kitchen, a court heard. Another article demonstrated how to create a machine with rolling blades to mow down the […]
Legal
Prisoner accused of launching terror attack inside jail claims he translated Isis propaganda ‘to improve French’ (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber ‘missed by seconds’ by patrol
(BBC) The Manchester Arena suicide bomber was missed by seconds by a police patrol, the inquiry into the bombing heard. Salman Abedi, dressed in black and bent over by the weight of the home-made bomb in a large rucksack, later made his […]
Immigration
7,000 migrants arrive in UK in 2020 aboard hundreds of boats (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
UK tested Channel ‘blockade’ to deter migrants, leak reveals (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Terror convict attacked prison officer wearing fake suicide vest ‘because he wanted to move jail’ (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Half of Conservative party members believe Islam is threat, poll finds (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
European police bust cross-Channel migrant smuggling ring
(AFP) European police have busted a human smuggling ring said to be part of a network transporting thousands of migrants in life-threatening conditions across the Channel to Britain. Law officers, working together with Europe’s policing and judicial agencies Europol and Eurojust, arrested […]
Government & Politics
Manchester Arena bomber linked to six MI5 ‘subjects of interest,’ inquiry hears (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Priti Patel looked at shipping UK asylum seekers to south Atlantic (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Migrant boats intercepted in English Channel
(BBC) Three boats have been intercepted in the English Channel as migrants continue to try to reach the UK. The Home Office said the vessels were carrying 48 people but has not given details of where they were from. Dan O’Mahoney, clandestine […]
Legal
Liam Fenn: Muslim convert who downloaded suicide vest videos jailed
(BBC) An “obsessional” Muslim convert who downloaded videos on how to make a suicide vest has been jailed. Liam Fenn, 21, repeatedly accessed an “enormous volume” of extremist material online, Manchester Crown Court heard. He admitted eight counts of possessing a document […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomb plotters ‘still at large’
(BBC) The brothers who carried out the Manchester Arena attack “did not act alone” and others who knew about it are still “at large,” an inquiry has heard. Twenty-two people were killed and hundreds more injured when Salman Abedi detonated a bomb […]
Children & Teens
Boy, 14, started making bombs during lockdown after watching Isis propaganda, court hears (LINK ONLY)
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Alcohol & Drugs
Essex admit celebrations at Lord’s betrayed their ‘inclusive values’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Patel: Home Office looking at creating safe routes for asylum seekers (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Manchester bombing families attack MI5’s ‘obsessive secrecy’ in public terror inquiry (LINK ONLY)
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Internet
DIY bomb video watched by Manchester Arena terrorists still online (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Britain will be powerless to send back migrants who arrive in small boats, warns ex-government adviser (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Muslim Brotherhood threat grows as British government fails to take coordinated stand MP demands formal inter-ministerial engagement on the Muslim Brotherhood.
(National-UAE) Fears have been raised that a lack of coordination within the British government is allowing the Muslim Brotherhood threat to grow. Whitehall has admitted that there is no central planning between key departments in dealing with the organisation that is proscribed […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Muslim man wins UK tribunal case over cognac raffle switch (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Migrants who crossed Channel could be sent to controversial detention centre (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
France trying to stop people crossing the Channel, Calais MP says (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
HMP Whitemoor prison officer attack CCTV shown to jury
(BBC) Jurors have been shown CCTV footage said to show the moment two inmates attempted to kill a prison officer. Brusthom Ziamani, 25, and Baz Hockton, 26, deny trying to kill Neil Trundle in a “terror attack” at HMP Whitemoor, Cambridgeshire, on […]
Legal
Islamic State: Relatives of British hostage braced for coming trial
(BBC) On 22 November this year it will be exactly eight years since the British photojournalist John Cantlie was kidnapped by the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria, along with the American journalist James Foley. Mr Foley was murdered by his captors. […]
Immigration
Migrants: More people arrive in September than all of 2019
(BBC) Almost 400 migrants were intercepted crossing the Channel to the UK in small boats on one day. The latest numbers mean at least 1,892 migrants have arrived so far in September, more than in all of 2019. The 393 people were […]
Children & Teens
Manchester attack victim’s father tells inquiry: ‘Enough is enough’ (LINK ONLY)
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