Government & Politics
US open to dropping death penalty for Isil Beatles after UK objection (LINK ONLY)
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United Kingdom
Immigration
Channel migrants: More boats follow busiest day on record
(BBC) “Multiple” migrant boats have been picked up by Border Force in the English Channel, the coastguard said. One vessel landed on a beach near to a nuclear power plant in Dungeness, Kent, police have confirmed. French authorities said they rescued 58 […]
Citizenship
Shamima Begum: Bid to return in citizenship fight goes to Supreme Court
(BBC) The case of runaway Shamima Begum, who is fighting to return to the UK from Syria, will go to the Supreme Court. The Court of Appeal decided that the case raised a point of law of public importance that only the […]
Government & Politics
Anger as ‘shockingly short notice’ of new restrictions disrupt Eid celebrations (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Craig Whittaker: MP defends saying some Muslims not taking Covid seriously
(BBC) A Tory MP has defended his claim that some Muslims in West Yorkshire are not taking the pandemic seriously. Craig Whittaker said the “vast majority” of those breaking the rules in his constituency were from black and minority ethnic (BAME) communities. […]
Children & Teens
‘Handful’ of orphaned or abandoned kids of British ISIS jihadis will be brought back to the UK from Syria (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Record migrant numbers cross English Channel in small boats
(BBC) More than 200 migrants have crossed the English Channel in 20 boats according to the Home Office — a record number for a single day. There were also reports that about 30 people made the crossing on small boats, landing on […]
Legal
HMP Whitemoor: Men deny prison officer attempted murder
(BBC) Two men have denied the attempted murder of a prison officer at a high-security jail. Brusthom Ziamani, 24, and Baz Hockton, 26, pleaded not guilty via video-link at the Old Bailey. They are accused of donning fake suicide vests and using […]
Government & Politics
Judges reject terror offender’s challenge of early release ban
(BBC) An attempt by terrorism offender Mohammed Zahir Khan to overturn a ban on early release from prison has been thrown out by the High Court. Two judges said Parliament had been right to end automatic release halfway through a sentence. The […]
News: Europe
Reading stabbings: Inquest opens over Forbury Gardens attack
(BBC) Three men killed in a suspected terror attack in a park each died after being stabbed in the neck, an inquest heard. James Furlong, 36, David Wails, 49, and Joe Ritchie-Bennett, 39, were killed in Forbury Gardens, Reading, on 20 June. […]
Beards
Muslim and Sikh doctors should get special PPE because of their beards, says BMA chief (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Bring home ‘trafficked’ Isis families, MPs urge (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Isis supporter ‘worked on modifying drone for use in UK terror attack’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Islamic Relief to contest Israeli ‘terrorism’ allegations in court (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Isis bride Nicole Jack: You can lock me up, but please let me come home (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
UK’s only centre for eradicating FGM faces closure after funding pulled by government (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
Terrorists fool prison staff into believing they have changed (LINK ONLY)
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Interfaith
Islamic Relief head ‘appalled’ by antisemitic posts by board member (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Manchester Arena attack: Families oppose screen for MI5 witness
(BBC) The families of 22 people killed in the Manchester Arena bombing have opposed moves to allow a senior MI5 officer to give evidence behind a screen at the public inquiry into the terror attack. Government lawyers want the security service member […]
Interfaith
Islamic Relief leader quits as Times discovers antisemitic posts (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
IS prisoner issue a ticking timebomb for the West
(BBC) The latent danger posed by thousands of defeated and captured fighters who joined the Islamic State (IS) group is festering and growing in the squalid, overcrowded prison camps of north-east Syria, where riots and attempted breakouts are becoming commonplace. IS has […]
News: North America
Two of the ISIS terrorists dubbed the Beatles admit involvement in captivity of Kayla Mueller, James Foley In exclusive interviews, the two men, Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, for the first time admitted their involvement in the captivity of Mueller.
(NBC) Two of the British ISIS terrorists dubbed the “Beatles” further incriminated themselves in the mistreatment of Western hostages in Syria, including Americans Kayla Mueller and James Foley, in interviews obtained exclusively by NBC News. In the interviews, the two men, Alexanda […]
Government & Politics
MP Jess Phillips ‘at risk’ over Shamima Begum fake headline tweet
(BBC) Labour MP Jess Phillips says a faked newspaper headline in which she appears to claim Shamima Begum would make a “fine MP” has put her life in danger. The member for Birmingham Yardley said the Twitter post — made to look […]
Immigration
Channel migrants: 13 boats carrying 159 people intercepted
(BBC) Thirteen boats carrying more than 150 migrants were intercepted while attempting to cross the Channel in a six-hour period. The Home Office said there were 159 people on board the small boats which were intercepted on Tuesday. Pictures show Border Force […]
Government & Politics
Islamic State group most significant terrorist threat to UK — defence secretary (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Cressida Dick: We have a plan to deal with Shamima Begum (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Migrants: Young children ‘among those brought to Dover’
(BBC) Young children are believed to have been on board boatloads of migrants picked up off the coast of Kent. Pictures show Border Force officers lifting children out of boats at the Port of Dover. The coastguard has been co-ordinating the response […]
Immigration
Hundreds of ‘discarded migrant boats’ found at Dover warehouse (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Police may drop ‘Islamist’ term when describing terror attacks (LINK ONLY)
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Cemeteries & Funerals
Blackburn police not investigating 250 at mosque
(BBC) Officers will not investigate a breach of coronavirus rules after 250 people attended a funeral, police confirmed. It comes after the imam who led prayers at the Jamia Ghosia Mosque in Blackburn tested positive for Covid-19 following the funeral on 13 […]
Immigration
Channel migrants: Five boats carrying 65 migrants intercepted
(BBC) Five boats carrying 65 migrants have been intercepted while attempting to cross the English Channel. The Home Office said 58 males and seven females were picked up between 07:30 and 22:30 BST on Saturday. On Friday, 125 migrants in nine boats […]
Academics & Education
Manchester colleges agreed to share data of students referred to counter-terror scheme (LINK ONLY)
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Cemeteries & Funerals
Blackburn mosque ‘faces police investigation’ over 250 at funeral
(BBC) Leaders at a mosque in Blackburn say they are being investigated by police and health officials after “around 250 people” attended a funeral service. The chairman of Jamia Ghosia Mosque said they thought there were no restrictions on numbers if hygiene […]
Children & Teens
Girls put ‘at risk’ as cash to help end FGM in Britain is reduced by 84% (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
PM says legal aid rules to be reviewed following Shamima Begum judgment (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Channel migrants: Nine boats arrive with 125 men and women on board
(BBC) Nine boats carrying 125 migrants have been intercepted on their way to the UK as searches continue for more vessels. The Home Office said Border Force dealt with several incidents on Friday after being alerted to small boats in the Channel. […]
Citizenship
Round-the-clock surveillance on Shamima Begum could ‘cost taxpayers £10million’ over her lifetime (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Terror bride Shamima Begum is ‘ticking time bomb,’ warns ISIS victim’s daughter (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
UK ministers ignore pleas to return ‘innocent orphans’ from Syria (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Manchester Arena: Steward ‘saw bomber before attack’
(BBC) Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi was seen acting suspiciously and was reported to a steward before he detonated his device, it has emerged. A member of the public raised concerns about Abedi before the bomb went off and killed 22 people […]
Government & Politics
Plans to create a mosque under the Trocadero in central London have been withdrawn after racist comments (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Shamima Begum: Leaving Isis Britons in Syrian camps could be more dangerous than allowing them into UK, government warned (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Shamima Begum ruling reignites debate over Britons who joined Isis (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Up to 150 jihadists could attempt to come to UK after Isil bride Shamima Begum’s court victory (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Sajid Javid ‘deeply concerned’ after judges rule Shamima Begum can return to the UK to fight for citizenship (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Shamima Begum can return to UK to fight for citizenship, Court of Appeal rules
(BBC) Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to the UK to fight the decision to remove her British citizenship, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Ms Begum, now 20, was one of three schoolgirls who left London to join the Islamic […]
Government & Politics
Priti Patel accused of ‘fake news’ over Channel migrant boats
(BBC) The home secretary has been accused of creating “fake news” with her criticism of French efforts to stop migrants crossing the English Channel. Calais MP Pierre-Henri Dumont disputed Priti Patel’s claim that French authorities were not stopping boats. “It’s not true […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Salford Tory councillors accused of racism for not accepting Islamophobia definition over ‘counter-terrorism concerns’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Row over maritime laws in bid to stop migrant crossings, MPs told (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Radicalisation still a threat in UK jails British authorities have introduced measures to clamp down on extremism in prisons as government admits 'lone-wolf' terrorists remain a threat
(National-UAE) The British government is still trying to get on top of the threat posed by so-called lone-wolf terror attacks and extremists in prison, it has conceded. Responding to questions in parliament on Tuesday, justice minister Lucy Frazer said the government had […]