17 h. ago Murderer of Tory MP Sir David Amess was described as a 'great person' by police counter

The murderer of Tory MP Sir David Amess was described as a 'great person' by a police counter-terrorism official during a botched risk assessment before the killing.

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47 h. ago Children investigated over Russian and Iranian plots against UK, says police chief

Teenagers suspected of being hired by criminals paid to carry out acts on behalf of states, it is understoodSchoolchildren have been arrested by detectives investigating Russian and Iranian plots against Britain, a police chief has said, as he warned hostile state aggression was rising and youngsters were at risk.Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Metropolitan police’s counter-terrorism unit, said children in their “mid teens” had been investigated. It is understood they were suspected of being hired by criminals paid to carry out acts for Russia and Iran. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Britons urged to be vigilant to family at risk of hostile state manipulation

Counter-terror police have warned of a surge in ‘threat to life’ operations.

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8 d. ago Terror accused teenager was isolated and lonely during lockdown, court told

Alfie Coleman was aged 19 when he was arrested by counter terrorism police.

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9 d. ago Man is shot by police outside rural pub after armed cops and bomb squad officers rushed to scene

A 100-metre cordon has been put in place around the boozer following the incident, which began shortly after 9pm in Kent,

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1 week ago How 7/7 bombings became ‘watershed moment’ for Met Police’s counter

The team drove to London to help in the aftermath of the attack and remained for the next two decades

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1 week ago Foreign policy was a ‘driver of 7/7 attacks’, says former counter

On July 7 2005, four suicide bombers targeted the capital’s transport network, killing 52 people and injuring more than 770.

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1 week ago ‘We are in a dangerous place’: British Muslims on the fallout from 7/7 attack 20 years on

Many feel counter-terrorism policies and brazen Islamophobia have increased hostility and isolation experience by communityFor many in the British Muslim community, the tragedy of 7 July 2005 lives long in the memory. The bombings sent shockwaves through the nation but also marked a turning point that left many grappling with grief, fear and a new scrutiny of their identity.Twenty years on, feelings of suspicion, isolation and hostility experienced in the aftermath of the attacks have, for some, only worsened after decades of UK counter-terrorism policies, and a political landscape they say has allowed Islamophobia to flourish. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Four charged by counter terrorism police after £7million of damage to RAF planes

The four will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday

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2 w. ago Four charged by counter terrorism police after planes damaged at RAF base

The four will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

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2 w. ago Three arrested on suspicion of terror offences after Palestine Action damage at RAF Brize Norton

A 29-year-old woman and two men aged 36 and 24 have been arrested on suspicion of a terror offence after two Voyager aircraft were damaged at RAF Brize Norton in an action claimed by campaign group Palestine Action, Counter Terrorism Policing South East said.

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3 w. ago Kneecap's Glastonbury performance won't be broadcast live on BBC after calls to pull act

Outspoken Irish language group Kneecap have hit the headlines for member Mo Chara's recent court case after he was investigated by counter terrorism police for supporting Palestine

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4 w. ago Chaos outside court as Kneecap rapper appears on terror charge

Hundreds of fans gathered outside court on Wednesday in support of Liam Og O hAnnaidh, who is is accused of a terror offence. A smoke canister was set off outside while police removed counter-protestors from the crowd

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