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Sir David’s killer known to authorities, police said

Islamic State lone wolf Ali Harbi Ali secretly plotted his murderous act of terrorism for many years despite being known to authorities, police said. The 26-year-old Londoner radicalised himself by consuming extremist material online before he ...

11 Apr 2022 at 13:55

Man arrested over uranium found at Heathrow

A man has been arrested under terrorism laws after traces of uranium were found in a cargo package at Heathrow Airport, police said. Border Force officers found the radioactive material with a shipment of scrap metal on December 29 which, ...

15 Jan 2023 at 19:02

Tories took ‘swift action’ after MI5 warning about would-be MPs

The Conservative Party took “swift action” to drop two potential candidates to become MPs after MI5 warned they could be Chinese spies, a Government minister said. The security service advised the Tories in 2021 and 2022 that the two ...

13 Sept 2023 at 08:37

MI5 warned Tories that MP candidates could be Chinese spies – report

The Conservative Party dropped two potential candidates to become MPs after MI5 warned they could be Chinese spies, it has been reported. It comes as ministers continue to face questions about allegations of espionage in Westminster ...

12 Sept 2023 at 23:15

Berlin spy case ‘comes amid rise in state threat probes’

The Berlin spy investigation comes as law enforcers are dealing with ever more “state threats” to British security, a top counter-terrorism officer has said. Commander Richard Smith, who is head of the Metropolitan Police’s SO15 ...

17 Feb 2023 at 11:15

Parliamentary researcher ‘who spied for China’ is arrested

Two men have been arrested under the Official Secrets Act amid allegations that a parliamentary researcher spied for China. The researcher has had links to several senior Tory MPs, including security minister Tom Tugendhat and ...

09 Sept 2023 at 23:44

Pair deny helping Hong Kong intelligence service in national security breach

Two men have pleaded not guilty to breaching the National Security Act by assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service. Chi Leung (Peter) Wai, 39; and Chung Biu Yuen, 64; denied the charges against them when they appeared at ...

12 Dec 2024 at 14:21

Tip-off from UK internet user ‘stopped school massacre plot in Ukraine’

A tip-off from an internet user in the UK led to the arrest of a 15-year-old boy who claimed to be planning to livestream a massacre at a school in Ukraine. The member of the public alerted police after seeing a post in ...

09 Sept 2025 at 13:04

Jury selected for trial of men accused of helping Hong Kong intelligence service

Potential jurors have been selected to try two men accused of breaching the National Security Act by assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service. Dual Chinese and British nationals Chi Leung (Peter) Wai, 38, and Chung ...

02 Mar 2026 at 17:10

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