Teenage terrorist jailed for life over plot to attack soldiers and police

June 2, 2023 Article

A teenage Islamic State fanatic has been jailed for life for plotting a terror attack on British police officers or soldiers after being radicalised online in the pandemic. Muslim convert Matthew King, 19, expressed a desire to kill military personnel as he prepared to stake out a British Army barracks in Stratford, east London. He […]

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Muslim engineer wins religious discrimination claim after bogus extremism referral

April 8, 2021 Article

A Muslim engineer at a supply plant for nuclear reactors received a £3,500 payout for...

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Islamist extremism referrals up for first time since 2016

November 26, 2020 Article

The number of people flagged up to authorities for concerns over extremism rose 10% last year, with the first increase in Islamist radicalisation referrals since 2016, figures show. There were a total of 6,287 referrals to the Government’s Prevent programme between April 2019 and March 2020 – up 10% from a record low of 5,737 […]

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Made in Manchester: Brothers join list of terrorists who lived in south of city

March 26, 2020 Article

A small area of south Manchester has been home to more than 20 terrorists and terror suspects all within a three-mile radius of Salman Abedi’s home. In recent years, at least 24 people have been tracked by the PA news agency living close to the neighbourhood in Fallowfield the Abedis called home. They have included […]

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Review of Prevent Programme ‘Could See Anti-Radicalisation Scheme Scrapped’

August 24, 2019 Article

The man tasked with reviewing the Government’s anti-radicalisation programme Prevent has said “everything is up for discussion” including scrapping the scheme. Lord Carlile was appointed [...]

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IS Jihadi Ordered Me to Launch Oxford Street Attack, Muslim Convert Tells Court

January 4, 2019 Article

A Muslim convert has told how he was ordered by an Islamic State jihadi to launch a ram or bomb attack on Oxford Street to [...]

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Britain is facing serious far-right terrorism threat, top UK officer

February 27, 2018 Article

Britain faces a new and significant threat from organised far-right terrorism, the UK’s most senior...

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Thousands of children referred to UK’s counter-terrorism scheme, figures show

November 17, 2017 Article

Thousands of children and teenagers, including large numbers of girls, were referred to Britain’s often-criticised counter-terrorism programme Prevent, new official figures showed on Thursday. Prevent [...]

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Casey Review Highlights a Number of Alarming Areas Around the Lack of Integration

December 5, 2016 Article

Dame Louise Casey’s long awaited report has highlighted a number of alarming areas and with one predominant feature. That at the heart of Government, a [...]

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‘Bullet’ Case Highlighted in the Sunday Times Highlights the Over-Reaction in Some Statutory Agencies Regarding the Prevent Duty

November 6, 2016 Article

The case highlighted in the Sunday Times was brought to light through the work of Tell MAMA and the Sunday Times article paints a clear and accurate picture of what took place against the family in question. It also highlights the fact that in a handful of statutory agencies, taking a common sense approach to

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