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When Keir Starmer was elected Labour leader seven months ago his first promise was to ‘tear anti-Semitism out by its roots’. Anti-Jewish racism had poisoned the party under his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn and the new leader vowed he would restore Labour’s reputation as a decent party. Sir Keir was determined to introduce all sorts of … Read more
Extremists are targeting youngsters who are spending more time online in their bedrooms during England’s winter lockdown, counter terror chief warns Supt Matthew Davison says extremists are using pandemic to spread hate online Lack of class time means referrals to anti-terror scheme Prevent have dropped Young people are being targeted in their bedrooms, says counter-terror … Read more
An Islamic extremist has been convicted of trying to murder a prison guard while serving a 22 year sentence for plotting to behead a British soldier in a Lee Rigby-style terror attack. Convicted terrorist Brusthom Ziamani, 25, and fellow inmate Baz Hockton, 26, have been found guilty at the Old Bailey of attempting to murder … Read more
Islamic extremists wearing fake suicide belts made from batteries, cans and boxer short elastic ‘tried to murder prison officer’ fired up by their ‘twisted and corrupted’ ideology, court hears Brusthom Ziamani, 24, and Baz Hockton, 26, allegedly attacked PO Neil Trundle They ‘lured’ him in cupboard and wore hoax suicide vests, the Old Bailey heard … Read more
Islamic extremists wearing fake suicide belts made from batteries, cans and boxer short elastic ‘tried to murder prison officer’ fired up by their ‘twisted and corrupted’ ideology, court hears Brusthom Ziamani, 24, and Baz Hockton, 26, allegedly attacked PO Neil Trundle They ‘lured’ him in cupboard and wore hoax suicide vests, the Old Bailey heard … Read more
Footage has captured the moment two Islamic extremists allegedly launched a brutal attack on a prison officer using lumps of twisted metal after luring him into a store cupboard by asking for a replacement spoon. Brusthom Ziamani, 25, and fellow inmate Baz Hockton, 26, allegedly lured Prison Officer (PO) Neil Trundle towards a cupboard before … Read more
Prisoners who pose a terror threat may have to remain behind bars far beyond their normal release date. Hundreds of inmates jailed for non-terror offences who are feared to hold extremist sympathies could be refused the right to automatic release. The radical changes to sentencing rules will be the centrepiece of legislation set to be … Read more
A terror suspect watchlist has doubled in size from last year – but expert estimates and new figures suggest far-right extremists are just a tiny part of the problem. Britain’s top anti-terror officer Neil Basu has repeatedly said that right-wing extremism poses the fastest growing terror threat to the UK. But while MI5’s watchlist has … Read more
Coronavirus lockdowns could lead to increase in terror attacks as isolated extremists become radicalised, Europol warn Warning came from Europol director Catherine De Bolle in a report Report argues the impact of coronavirus lockdown could fuel terrorism Economic and social impacts of lockdown could escalate existing discontents Comes after British police officer said lockdown could … Read more
An obsession with catching far-right extremists in Britain is diverting police, MI5 agents and public money away from stopping more dangerous jihadis, a leading intelligence expert warned today. Colonel Richard Kemp told MailOnline he thought the counter-terror focus has lurched too far towards the far-right and is a ‘pretence’ to ‘appease the sort of people … Read more