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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

Derbyshire man charged with firearm offences by counter terrorism police

A 30-year-old man has been charged with firearms offence in Derbyshire following a counter terrorism police investigation. Junaid Yunus was arrested on June 19 by officers from Counter Terrorism Policing North East, the force said in a ...

25 Jun 2022 at 19:59

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 called to the ...

20 Jan 2023 at 12:03

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 ...

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 ...

19 Oct 2023 at 10:51

Six arrested as part of investigation into banned Kurdistan terror group

Six people have been arrested and a Kurdish community centre will remain closed for up to two weeks as it is searched as part of a counter-terrorism investigation into the banned Kurdistan Workers Party. The group, known as ...

27 Nov 2024 at 15:11

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

19 Dec 2024 at 18:52

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 ...

12 Sept 2023 at 23:15

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