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Counter-terror police probe ‘hate-filled’ Dover immigration centre firebombing

Counter-terror police are leading an investigation into the firebombing of an immigration processing centre which detectives suspect was sparked by “some form of hate filled grievance”. The man suspected of carrying out Sunday’s attack has been ...

01 Nov 2022 at 20:09

Dover firebombing declared terrorist incident

The firebombing of an immigration processing centre in Dover has been declared a terrorist incident after police found evidence the attack was motivated by an extreme right-wing ideology. Andrew Leak, 66, from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, ...

05 Nov 2022 at 16:25

Ex-GCHQ worker jailed for terrorist knife attack on US spy at leisure centre

A former GCHQ worker who tried to kill a US spy in a “premeditated, targeted and vicious” knife attack at a leisure centre has been jailed for life. Armed with two knives, Joshua Bowles punched and stabbed the woman repeatedly at the centre ...

30 Oct 2023 at 11:45

Boy, 15, charged with terrorism offences

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with possession of an explosive substance and inviting support for a proscribed far-right group. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is from Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. He was ...

25 May 2023 at 18:41

Ex-GCHQ worker jailed for terrorist knife attack on US spy at leisure centre

A former GCHQ worker who tried to kill a US spy in a “politically motivated” knife attack at a leisure centre has been jailed for life. Armed with two knives, Joshua Bowles punched and stabbed the woman repeatedly at the centre ...

30 Oct 2023 at 13:34

Dover firebombing attack ‘motivated by terrorist ideology’

The firebombing of an immigration processing centre in Dover was motivated by an extreme right-wing terrorist ideology, police have said. Andrew Leak, 66, from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, is believed to have killed ...

05 Nov 2022 at 12:28

Terror arrests after vandalism of planes at RAF base claimed by Palestine Action

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of a terror offence, after two planes at an RAF base were vandalised in an action claimed by soon-to-be banned campaign group Palestine Action. Counter Terrorism Policing ...

27 Jun 2025 at 17:38

Man, 20, in court on terror charges after alleged arson attacks and bomb hoax

A 20-year-old man has appeared in court charged with terrorism offences after a series of alleged arson and bomb hoax incidents. Ilyas Akhtar, of Slough, Berkshire, spoke only to confirm his personal details when ...

07 Jun 2025 at 10:50

Five further arrests made over incident at Israeli defence firm’s UK site

Five further arrests have been made over a pro-Palestine protest at an Israeli-based defence firm’s site. The incident happened at the Elbit Systems UK building near Patchway in South Gloucestershire on August 6 ...

15 Jul 2025 at 17:39

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