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Almost half of terrorism arrests in Great Britain since 9/11 have been in past year https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/01/almost-half-of-terrorism-arrests-in-great-britain-since-911-have-been-in-past-year #CounterterrorismPolicy #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #UkNews #Politics #PalestineAction #Law

Almost half of terrorism arrests in Great Britain since 9/11 have been in past year
By Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Increase coincides with proscription of Palestine Action last year which has led to thousands of arrests for allegedly supporting the protest group

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/01/almost-half-of-terrorism-arrests-in-great-britain-since-911-have-been-in-past-year

#Counterterrorismpolicy #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #UKnews #Politics #PalestineAction #Law #TheGuardian #HaroonSiddiqueLegalaffairscorrespondent

Record high for referrals to Prevent anti-terror scheme including 20% rise for rightwing extremism
By Rajeev Syal

Programme aiming to stop people turning to terrorism sees 39% rise in referrals in year to September 2025 – the highest number on record

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/06/record-high-referrals-prevent-anti-terror-scheme-rise-rightwing-extremism

#Preventstrategy #UKnews #Counterterrorismpolicy #Farright #Politics #TheGuardian #RajeevSyal

Record high for referrals to Prevent anti-terror scheme including 20% rise for rightwing extremism https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/06/record-high-referrals-prevent-anti-terror-scheme-rise-rightwing-extremism #PreventStrategy #UkNews #CounterterrorismPolicy #FarRight #Politics

Police admit ‘missed opportunity’ before Manchester synagogue attack https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/23/police-admit-missed-opportunity-before-manchester-synagogue-attack #Police #GreaterManchester #UkNews #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #CounterterrorismPolicy

Police admit ‘missed opportunity’ before Manchester synagogue attack
By Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Greater Manchester chief constable says crucial data on phones seized from Heaton Park synagogue attacker was not examined

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/23/police-admit-missed-opportunity-before-manchester-synagogue-attack

#Police #GreaterManchester #UKnews #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Counterterrorismpolicy #TheGuardian #MarkBrownNorthofEnglandcorrespondent

UK bans support for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
By Kiran Stacey Policy editor

Home Office announces move that officials say comes close to proscribing group as a terrorist organisation

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/13/uk-list-iran-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-irgc-terrorist-organisation

#Counterterrorismpolicy #Iran #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Politics #UKnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian #KiranStaceyPolicyeditor

UK to list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organisation https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/13/uk-list-iran-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-irgc-terrorist-organisation #CounterterrorismPolicy #Iran #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #Politics #UkNews #WorldNews

UK state threats bill could pull British journalists into terror prosecutions – experts https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/29/uk-state-threats-bill-could-pull-british-journalists-into-terror-prosecutions-experts #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #CounterterrorismPolicy #JournalistSafety #Politics #UkNews #Media

Police stop Tommy Robinson on his way back to London from Russian trip https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/14/police-stop-tommy-robinson-way-back-london-from-russia #TommyRobinson #FarRight #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #MetropolitanPolice #London #Russia #VladimirPutin #ElonMusk #UkNews #Europe #WorldNews #CounterterrorismPolicy

Could this one man have been behind terrorist attacks on Jewish communities across Europe? https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/07/could-this-one-man-have-been-behind-terrorist-attacks-on-jewish-communities-across-europe #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #CounterterrorismPolicy #Iran #UsisraelWarOnIran #London #Antisemitism #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #WorldNews

UK security services helped devise act that gave amnesty over Troubles killings https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/26/british-security-services-helped-form-act-amnesty-troubles-killings-northern-ireland #NorthernIreland #UkNews #Military #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #CounterterrorismPolicy #PoliticsPast

Proxies carrying out antisemitic attacks in UK could face 14 years in prison https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/06/proxies-carrying-out-antisemitic-attacks-in-uk-could-face-14-years-in-prison #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #CounterterrorismPolicy #Antisemitism #HateCrime #UkNews #Politics #KingsSpeech #Iran

UK terrorism threat level raised to ‘severe’ after Golders Green attack https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/30/uk-terrorism-threat-level-raised-to-severe-after-golders-green-attack #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #CounterterrorismPolicy #UkNews #ShabanaMahmood #London #Politics

Security vetting stepped up after MP is given bodyguard with far-right links https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/25/security-vetting-stepped-up-after-mp-is-given-bodyguard-with-far-right-links #Politics #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #CounterterrorismPolicy #UkNews

Starmer pledges to bring forward law proscribing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/24/starmer-pledges-law-proscribing-iran-revolutionary-guards #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #Antisemitism #Politics #Iran #UkNews #CounterterrorismPolicy

State failing to learn lessons of Southport attack, say victims’ lawyers https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/11/state-failing-lessons-southport-attack-victims-lawyers #SouthportAttack #PreventStrategy #UkNews #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #CounterterrorismPolicy #Crime #Children #YoungPeople #Society

‘Overwhelmed’ Prevent at risk of missing threats as referrals rise, UK counter-terror chief says https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/02/overwhelmed-prevent-at-risk-of-missing-threats-as-referrals-rise-uk-counter-terror-chief-says #PreventStrategy #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #CounterterrorismPolicy #Politics #UkNews #Police

Anti-terrorist programme Prevent ‘outdated and inadequately prepared’, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/01/prevent-anti-terrorist-programme-outdated-inadequately-prepared-report-finds #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #CounterterrorismPolicy #UkNews #Politics

Europe must prepare for drone strikes by terrorists and criminals, warns Zelenskyy https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/europe-must-prepare-for-drone-strikes-volodymyr-zelenskyy #VolodymyrZelenskyy #Ukraine #Russia #KeirStarmer #Politics #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #CounterterrorismPolicy #UsisraelWarOnIran #Iran #UkNews

‘Immensely heartened’: Sally Rooney hails Palestine Action high court ruling as victory for UK civil liberties https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/21/sally-rooney-high-court-palestine-action-ruling #PalestineAction #SallyRooney #Books #Culture #UkNews #CounterterrorismPolicy #Law #Politics

Ruling against Palestine Action ban is embarrassing defeat for the government https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/13/high-court-ruling-palestine-action-ban-proscription #PalestineAction #Protest #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #CounterterrorismPolicy #Politics #Law #Labour #UkNews

Revealed: English neo-Nazi who stabbed asylum seeker was serial stalker https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/02/english-neo-nazi-stabbed-asylum-seeker-serial-stalker-callum-parslow #Farright #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Counterterrorismpolicy

Why Niger's coup matters to the U.S. https://www.npr.org/2023/07/27/1190463279/niger-coup-us-counterterrorism-boko-haram-isis #Counterterrorismpolicy The challenge now for the U.S. is to ensure that Niger continues to be a partner in counterterrorism efforts and does not turn to the Russian mercenary group, Wagner, for security assistance, as others in the region have.

"Everywhere Wagner goes," Blinken said in March, "bad things tend to follow."

#NigerCoup #bidenforeignpolicy