7 h. ago UK one ‘discarded ham sandwich’ away from food security disaster, Commons hears

Alistair Carmichael MP has warned illegal meat smuggling could be the ‘biggest threat to food security we have had for a long time’.

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7 h. ago Israel has replaced Iran as the biggest security threat to the Gulf states | Sanam Vakil

As the US waits on the sidelines, Israel’s actions – as evidenced by the attack on Doha – are becoming increasingly audaciousSanam Vakil is director of Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa programmeIsrael’s assassination of Hamas negotiators in Doha this week has crossed a line that even its closest Arab partners cannot ignore. Israel has long justified pre-emptive and extraterritorial strikes as necessary for its security. Over the course of two years, in response to the 7 October attacks by Hamas, it has struck at six countries in the region (including Palestine), seeking to eradicate all threats to its security. But hitting the capital of Qatar, a wealthy Gulf monarchy, a security partner and non-Nato ally of the US, and the site of painstaking negotiations between Israel and Hamas at the behest of Washington, is not simply another targeted killing. It represents a fundamental shift where Arab states no longer see Iran as the only principal destabiliser of the region. Tod...

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8 d. ago School and nursery on alert after reports of 'threat' as police issue update

Rumours online suggested the 'security threat' had been made from the Manchester area

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage accused of ‘ripping up’ human rights laws after unveiling plans for mass deportations

Farage announces policies to deport 600,000 aslyum seekers, including women and children, if Reform UK wins the next electionFarage said the mood around the country is a mix of “total despair” and “rising anger”. Without significant action from the government then he sad he fears the anger “will grow”.Farage said:In fact, I think there is now, as a result of this, a genuine threat to public order and that is the very last thing that we want. And I have been saying of course for a long time that it is a growing threat to our national security. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Scale of bank fraud and money mules is 'so vast' it should be a national security threat, think tank warns

The scale of bank fraud and money mules across Britain is so vast it should be considered a national security threat, a leading think tank warns.

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3 w. ago IAN WILLIAMS: Ministers blinded by Beijing's cash cannot see their dangerous folly

The warning from America is stark: selling Thames Water, Britain's biggest water and sewage business, to a Chinese company would be a 'national security threat'.

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4 w. ago US politicians warn Labour that selling Thames Water to a Chinese firm would be a 'national security threat'

Hong Kong 's CK Infrastructure Holdings (CKI) has emerged as a leading contender to take over debt-laden Thames Water.

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