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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 terrorist document and another of ...

17 Feb 2023 at 12:25

Man appears in court accused of ‘terror-motivated’ murder and attempted murder

A man has appeared at the Old Bailey accused of the murder of a 70-year-old man and the attempted murder of his housemate in attacks suspected to be terror-related. Ahmed Alid, 44, is accused of murdering Terrence Carney after the victim had ...

19 Oct 2023 at 10:51

Senior anti-terror detective ‘unconvinced’ views of extremists change with time

One of Scotland’s top counter-terrorism officers has said he is “unconvinced” the views of extremists change with time, after a neo-Nazi extremist was jailed. Alan Edward, 55, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday after he was ...

19 Dec 2024 at 15:56

Increase in terror suspects with fascination with extreme violence

Counter-terrorism police are seeing a rapid increase in the number of suspects fascinated with extreme violence, whose search histories are like “a pick and mix of horror”, a senior officer has said. Metropolitan Police Deputy ...

18 Dec 2024 at 16:50

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 ...

03 Aug 2023 at 10:46

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 ...

05 Nov 2022 at 16:25

Police ‘relying on public’ to spot suspected terror activity as tip-offs rise

Police are “relying on the public” to spot suspected terror activity during the festive period as tip-offs rise by half, a senior officer has said. Counter-terrorism officers are now “most concerned” by lone actors as ...

19 Dec 2024 at 18:52

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 accused of ...

27 Oct 2023 at 11:05

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, ...

25 May 2023 at 18:41

‘Nazi’ teenager who amassed weapons and discussed school ‘shoot up’ locked up

A 15-year-old self-proclaimed “Nazi” who amassed a stash of deadly weapons as he discussed whether to “shoot up” his school has been locked up for a year-and-a-half. The youth, from near Market Drayton in ...

29 Aug 2025 at 16:33

Hashem Abedi charged with attempted murder after prison officers injured

Manchester Arena plotter Hashem Abedi has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after four prison officers were injured at a maximum security prison. Abedi, 28, is also charged with one ...

13 Aug 2025 at 16:56

Three people arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia, police have said. The Metropolitan Police said two men aged 41 and 46 and a 35-year-old woman were arrested at two separate ...

18 Sept 2025 at 11:57

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