Posts Tagged: UK terrorism
Man Who Planned Attack on Israeli Embassy in London Jailed for at Least 20 Years
A Kuwaiti man who tried to enter Israel's embassy in London armed with two knives and carrying a "martyrdom note" was sentenced to life in prison on Monday with a minimum term...
X Agrees to British Crackdown on Hate Speech and Terrorist Content, Regulator Says
Elon Musk's X has agreed to strengthen protection for UK users against illegal hate speech and terrorist content, Britain's media regulator said on Friday, following months of regulatory...
UK Raises Threat Level to ‘Severe’ After London Antisemitic Terror Attack
Britain on Thursday raised its national terrorism threat level to "severe," signaling that a terrorist attack was considered "highly likely," following an antisemitic stabbing in...
UK Police Investigate Security Incident Near London’s Israeli Embassy
British police said on Friday they were investigating a security incident near the Israeli embassy in London after a group reported online that it had...
Two Men Jailed in UK for Islamic State-Inspired Plot to Kill Hundreds of Jews
Two men were jailed on Friday for plotting to kill hundreds in an Islamic State-inspired attack on the Jewish community in England, a plan prosecutors said could have been deadlier than December's mass shooting at Sydney's...
UK Prosecutors Try to Reinstate Terrorism Charge Against Kneecap Rapper
British prosecutors sought to reinstate a terrorism charge against a member of Irish rap group Kneecap on Wednesday for displaying a flag of Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah at a London gig, after...
Britain Fails to Protect All Its Citizens from Iranian Threats
The former head of MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove, had explicitly named Iranian agents in the UK as a threat against Britain's Jewish community. His warning was issued...
UK Court to Hear Challenge to Pro-Hamas Group Ban After Government Loses Appeal
The British government on Friday lost its bid to block the co-founder of the anti-Israel group Palestine Action bringing a legal challenge over the banning of the group under anti-terrorism laws. Huda Ammori,...
Britain Says Stabbing ‘Atrocity’ in Town Park Was Terrorism
A stabbing rampage in the southern English town of Reading in which three people were killed and others wounded was an act of terrorism, police...
UK Police Look for Terrorism Links in Manchester New Year’s Eve Stabbings
A man armed with a kitchen knife stabbed three people, including a police officer, at Manchester Victoria train station on New Year's Eve in an...
Britain Revises Security Strategy to Counter ‘Step Change’ in Militant Threat
Britain will counter what it calls a "step change" in the threat posed by militants with a revised counter-terrorism strategy published on Monday that looks...
Authorities Foil Terrorist Suicide Plot to Assassinate UK Prime Minister Theresa May
A terror plot to assassinate Prime Minister Theresa May has been foiled, Sky sources have confirmed. Sky's Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt said: "It's the latest in...
Retired British Colonel Highlights Importance of UK-Israeli Intelligence Sharing After Manchester Atrocity
A former commander of British forces in Afghanistan has highlighted on Thursday the important role of Israeli intelligence sharing with UK authorities, as the investigation continues...
Dozens Murdered, Wounded as Suicide Bomber Attacks Pop Concert in Manchester, UK
Twenty-two people were killed and more than 50 injured after a terrorist bomb ripped through a pop concert in the English city of Manchester on Monday night. Armed police...
