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A 23-year-old Birmingham man who was a self-appointed Islamic State media activist has been jailed for six years after admitting being a member of the proscribed terrorism organisation. Musa Abdrabba, from Newport Road, Balsall Heath, has been handed a six-year sentence after he pleaded guilty in September to two charges of belonging to a proscribed...
This was disrupted when police arrested a group of people who were carrying out activity targeting a woman based in Pontefract, who was being accused by her former employer in Hong Kong of fraud. Commander Helen Flanagan, Head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, which led the investigation said: “The activity by Wai and Yuen was both...
A man who amassed a haul of weapons, explosive substances and items linked to Nazi ideology at his Cambridgeshire home has been jailed. Paul Page draped flags emblazoned with swastikas across the ceiling of an outbuilding at his Parson’s Lane property in Littleport and possessed manuals on how to produce explosives and manufacture firearms. The...
A teenager has been jailed after he admitted possessing terrorist material following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing London. Dihan Rahman, aged 19 (15.09.06) of Southhall, downloaded guides on how to build bombs as well as content related to various terrorist ideologies, including extreme right-wing and Islamist material. CTP London detectives uncovered the videos after...
Abdullah Sabah Albadri, aged 34, attempted to gain entry to the diplomatic premises in Kensington on 28 April last year armed with two knives. However, his attack was quickly thwarted by armed officers from the Met’s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, who immediately intervened and prevented Albadri from climbing over the gates of the Embassy....
A Birmingham man previously convicted of terrorism offences has been sentenced to two years and 10 months after breaching conditions placed upon him as a registered terrorist offender.
Statement from Head of Counter Terrorism Policing Laurence Taylor Today, the Home Secretary has confirmed that the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre has raised the terrorism threat level in the UK from ‘substantial’, to ‘severe’. This means it is now highly likely that a terrorist attack could happen in the UK. As we have seen, the UK has been experiencing a gradual increase in terrorist threats...
A statement by Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, Head of Counter Terrorism Policing following the stabbings in Golders Green today (29.04.2026). Earlier today, police responded to a horrifying attack on the streets of London. My thoughts are with everyone who has been affected by what happened. I would like to praise the bravery of the police...
Senior National Coordinator for Protect and Prepare, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Jon Savell, writes about why Counter Terrorism Policing is taking a renewed, proactive approach to our Run Hide Tell messaging. Most of us go about our days assuming we’ll get home safely. I do too. And almost always, we will. But part of my job is to think about...
Businesses and organisations can now access a Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) endorsed register of protective security specialists, developed as part of new measures set out in response to the Manchester Arena terror attack. If organisations or venues need counter terrorism protective security, preparedness advice, or technical implementation, the new Security Specialists Register, available to purchase via the Register of Security Engineers and Specialists (RSES), now offers access to a wide...
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