Anti-terror officer’s son, 23, is jailed in neo-Nazi hate case after he spread extremist hate online

Anti-terror officer’s son, 23, is jailed in neo-Nazi hate case after being caught with swastika-festooned memorabilia and machete in bedroom where he spread extremist hate online Luke Hunter, 23, from Newcastle, instrumental online presence of violent group   During police raid swastika memorabilia and a machete found in his bedroom Produced content encouraging killing of Jews, … Read more

Saudi women’s rights activist appears in anti-terror court on ‘spurious’ charges

A jailed women’s rights activist has appeared before a Saudi anti-terror court charged with providing information to ‘unfriendly’ foreign states.  Loujain al-Hathloul, 31, who campaigned for the right of Saudi women to drive, was being tried by Riyadh’s criminal court but her case was transferred to the anti-terror court last month. Her first appearance before the … Read more

Anti-terror police arrest man in his 20s after ‘homemade bomb was posted to home in London’

Anti-terror police arrest man in his 20s in Cambridge after ‘homemade bomb was posted to home in London’ Detectives arrested a man in Cambridge today assisted by armed response unit Suspect has been detained under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act Arrest relates to a suspicious package posted to a home in north London  By … Read more

Priti Patel defies her critics to expand Prevent anti-terror drive

Priti Patel defies her critics to expand Prevent anti-terror drive amid fears large areas of Britain are living dangerously unprotected from extremists Priti Patel has proposed dividing England and Wales into nine regional hubs Dedicated teams would operate from extremist ‘hot spots’ in each region The review was ordered after intelligence highlighted the changing nature of … Read more

British ‘jihadi rapper’ ‘is arrested in Spain by anti-terror police’

A British ‘ISIS rapper’ who was once suspected of being Jihadi John has been arrested at a hideout in Spain, Spanish media claimed today.  Spanish newspaper Ideal reported that British-Egyptian jihadist Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary was the ‘foreign terrorist fighter’ detained by Spanish anti-terror police in a raid in Almeria.  Authorities did not name him but … Read more

‘Drunk’ man is arrested by anti-terror police after ‘trying to storm cockpit’ at Heathrow

‘Drunk’ man is arrested by anti-terror police after ‘trying to storm cockpit’ on Malaysia Airways flight as it came into land at London Heathrow Officers were called to the scene at roughly 4.30am just after plane touchdown   Police said: ‘Officers have arrested a man on suspicion of being drunk’   Malaysian Airlines flights have now all … Read more

Businesses would have to introduce anti-terror measures to keep public safe under Home Office plan

Businesses would have to introduce anti-terror measures to keep public safe under new Home Office plan Owners and operators of public spaces could be required to consider terror risk  Councils and private firms may be required to consider steps if one happens A new ‘Protect Duty’ will be consulted on by the Government in next … Read more