Serving inmates convicted of terrorist murder plot against prison officer

October 7, 2020 Article

A terrorist who was jailed for plotting an attack inspired by the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby has been found guilty of trying to murder a guard at a top security jail. Brusthom Ziamani, 25, was jailed for 22 years after he was caught with a hammer and knife en route to behead a soldier […]

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Iran ordered to pay £1 billion to family of kidnapped FBI agent presumed dead

October 6, 2020 Article

A US judge has ordered Iran to pay 1.45 billion dollars (£1.12 billion) to the family of a former FBI agent believed to have been kidnapped while on an unauthorised CIA mission. Robert Levinson’s family and the US government now believe he died in the Iranian government’s custody, something long denied by Tehran, though officials […]

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Upstander removed neo-Nazi sticker near bus stop in south-west London

October 6, 2020 Article

A member of the public removed a neo-Nazi sticker with their house keys after spotting...

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Italian national on trial accused of having al Qaida magazines

October 2, 2020 Article

26-year-old Italian national had al Qaida propaganda magazines including instructions on bomb-making “in the kitchen of your mum”, a court has heard. Salim Youssoufi, who was living in Small Heath in Birmingham at the time of his arrest, is alleged to have kept information of a kind likely to be useful to a terrorist between […]

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Racist coughed on Muslim family and told them “there you go” in Leeds

October 2, 2020 Article

A racist coughed on a Muslim family and told them “there you go”, targeting a...

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Asylum processing centres could be placed on disused ferries, reports say

October 1, 2020 Article

Asylum seeking migrants could be processed on disused ferries moored off the coast, according to reports. The suggestion came after it was also claimed that the UK was considering sending migrants to centres in Papua New Guinea, Moldova, or Morocco. Government sources refused to be drawn on the reports, stating that the UK was examining […]

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Poland rejects international criticism over LGBT rights

September 28, 2020 Article

Polish leaders have rejected suggestions that LGBT people are deprived of any of their rights in the country. The rejection follows an open letter from 50 ambassadors and international representatives citing a need to work for “non-discrimination, tolerance and mutual acceptance”. The ambassadors’ appeal comes as an increasingly visible LGBT community in Poland has faced […]

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First direct commercial flight from Israel lands in Bahrain

September 24, 2020 Article

The first known direct commercial flight between Israel and Bahrain has landed in the island kingdom, just a week after it signed a deal alongside the United Arab Emirates to normalise relations. Flight data showed an Israir Airlines Airbus A320 landed at Bahrain International Airport after a nearly three-hour flight from Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International […]

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What are the new coronavirus rules in the UK?

September 23, 2020 Article

Measures are being tightened in the face of rising coronavirus infections, with Boris Johnson warning the UK has reached a “perilous turning point” in its fight against the disease. Tougher restrictions are being brought in across all four nations, but vary – here, we take a look at the new rules in each country. – […]

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Plaque to remember rail guard who helped end racist recruitment policy

September 23, 2020 Article

A plaque is being unveiled on Thursday to honour a railway worker who overturned a racist recruitment policy in the 1960s. A ceremony will be held at Chatham station in Kent in memory of Asquith Xavier, who played a key role in ending the last vestiges of racist colour bars. On August 15 1966, the […]

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