Extremist is found guilty of terrorism for telling ISIS fanatics to ‘attack’ the Royal Festival Hall

An extremist who made a ‘chilling’ video of London’s Royal Festival Hall with the message ‘Attack, attack’ has been found guilty of encouraging terrorism. Shehroz Iqbal, 29, posted the mobile phone footage to a group of like-minded friends on WhatsApp in March. Among them was high-profile extremist Abu Haleema, who has been linked to the … Read more

Sudan will be removed from the state sponsors of terrorism list

Sudan will be removed from the state sponsor of terrorism list after agreeing to pay $335million compensation victims of Al Qaeda attacks, Donald Trump has said.   The President tweeted the news on Monday, calling it ‘justice for the American people and a big step for Sudan’. The move means that Sudan, which has been on … Read more

Man, 33, charged with terrorism and explosive offences after bomb squad searched house in Somerset

Man, 33, is charged with terrorism and explosive offences after bomb squad searched house in Somerset village Dean Morrice, 33, of Somerset, was arrested by counter-terrorism officers Investigation led specialist officers to search a property in Paulton, Somerset Morrice is charged with transmitting a terrorist publication, possession of terrorist related material and making or possessing … Read more

Islamic school with teacher now jailed for life for terrorism is warned by Charity Commission

Private Islamic school that allowed teacher now jailed for life for terrorism to show children a pro-ISIS video is warned by Charity Commission Umar Ahmed Hague was charged for disseminating terrorist material to children The  Lantern of Knowledge Educational Trust in east London has been warned Haque was an IS fanatic who planned to use guns … Read more

Female Irish soldier who joined ISIS charged with terrorism

Female Irish solider who joined ISIS, fled to Syria and became the second wife of British jihadi after converting to Islam appears in Irish court charged with terrorism Lisa Smith, 38, has been charged with membership of an unlawful organisation   The former member of Irish Defence Forces appeared at Dublin District Court Smith was arrested … Read more

Female Irish solider who joined ISIS appears in Irish court charged with terrorism

Female Irish solider who joined ISIS, fled to Syria and became the second wife of British jihadi after converting to Islam appears in Irish court charged with terrorism Lisa Smith, 38, has been charged with membership of an unlawful organisation   The former member of Irish Defence Forces appeared at Dublin District Court Smith was arrested … Read more

Attacks by radicalised mentally ill people can be ‘impossible to distinguish’ from acts of terrorism

Recent violent attacks by radicalised mentally ill people are ‘impossible to distinguish’ from terrorism, a new report has warned. The European police agency Europol said that incidents carried out by mentally ill people who have been influenced by hate speech and fake news could be classed as terrorism in its European Union Terrorism Situation and … Read more

Brooklyn man, 20, who ‘stabbed police officer is immigrant with possible ties to terrorism’

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday praised the New York Police Department hours after two officers were shot and one was stabbed in an ambush attack in Brooklyn while they were on anti-looting patrol. The comments from the governor came just days after he apologized to the NYPD for criticizing their failure to stop … Read more

Killer coronavirus poses a greater global threat than terrorism, World Health Organisation warns

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 75,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more