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Man caught with explosives jailed again after breaching court requirements

A man previously convicted of possessing an explosive substance has been sent back to prison for breaching court requirements, police say. Anwar Driouich, who was jailed in 2020 after admitting having 10kg of ammonium nitrate and seven terror ...

18 Aug 2022 at 21:22

Counter terror police have seen rise in ‘lone actors’ carrying out attacks

Police have seen a rise in lone actors carrying out attacks and more young people being drawn into terrorism over the last five years. Since the wave of terror attacks in the UK in 2017, Assistant Commissioner Matt Jukes, head of Counter ...

17 Mar 2022 at 16:25

‘Fascist’ cell who used 3D printer to make gun parts jailed

Four members of a “fascist” cell who made pistol parts on a 3D printer, encouraged terrorism and celebrated extreme right-wing attacks around the world have been jailed. Using a Telegram channel called Oaken Hearth, members exchanged ...

23 Jun 2022 at 15:23

Teenagers ‘risking prison over extremist content without leaving their rooms’

Teenagers who share extremist content online are risking a prison sentence without leaving their bedrooms, the head of Counter Terrorism Policing has said. Matt Jukes also told the BBC officers were seeing more online hatred spill ...

03 Aug 2023 at 10:46

Student nurse accused of planning terror attack with homemade bomb at RAF base

A student nurse has appeared in court accused of planning a terrorist attack at an RAF base after he was allegedly found with a pressure cooker bomb outside a hospital in Leeds. Mohammad Farooq, 27, was allegedly inspired by ...

27 Jan 2023 at 11:23

Counter-terror arrest after suspicious package sparks maternity ward evacuation

Counter-terror police have arrested a 27-year-old man after a potentially suspicious package sparked an evacuation of a hospital’s maternity wing. Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) North East said emergency services were ...

20 Jan 2023 at 12:03

Man held in hospital security scare re-arrested over suspected terror offence

Man in maternity wing security scare re-arrested over suspected terror offence

A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a terror offence after he was allegedly seen with a suspected firearm and a suspicious package at a hospital’s maternity wing. Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) North ...

20 Jan 2023 at 23:19

Counter-terror police arrest armed man as maternity wing evacuated

Counter-terror police arrested armed man as maternity wing evacuated

Counter-terror police have arrested a 27-year-old man after he was allegedly seen with a firearm and a suspicious package at a hospital’s maternity wing. Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) North East said wards on the ...

20 Jan 2023 at 17:20

Prison officer denies ‘right wing terrorism’ offences

A prison officer has denied terrorism offences including possessing a document called The White Resistance Manual. Ashley Neil Sharp, 42, of Cudworth, Barnsley, pleaded not guilty to a charge of disseminating a ...

17 Feb 2023 at 12:25

Calls to UK counter-terrorism hotline have doubled since Hamas attack on Israel

Reports to a UK police counter-terrorism hotline have more than doubled since the Hamas attack on Israel. Police said that between October 7 and 25 the anti-terror hotline received around 1,350 reports, more ...

08 Nov 2023 at 03:03

Man accused of ‘terror-motivated’ attacks further charged with assault

A man accused of the murder of a 70-year-old man and the attempted murder of his housemate in attacks suspected to be terror-related has been further charged with two counts of assault. Ahmed Alid, 44, is ...

27 Oct 2023 at 11:05

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 ...

30 Oct 2023 at 13:34

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