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Man convicted of planning terrorist attack at Embassy of Israel
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…
Man jailed for terrorism offences in West Midlands
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 on threat level
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…
Declaration of a terrorist incident in Golders Green, London
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…
Blog | Why we’re talking about Run Hide Tell
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…
Counter Terrorism Policing-endorsed Security Specialists Register now live
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,…
Counter Terrorism Policing respond to the Southport Inquiry phase one report
Senior National Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans said: On 29th July 2024 Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King lost their lives in a senseless and abhorrent attack. Today myself, and everybody at Counter…
Our next podcast guest talks thwarting attacks through online intelligence
In this week’s episode of our Inside Counter Terrorism Policing podcast, we’re introducing you to ‘Grace’, whose career has taken her from finance officer at the age of 17, to managing an online intelligence unit whose work saves lives every day. Grace works in – the Counter Terrorism Internet…
Northumberland Teenager Jailed for Multiple Terrorism Offences
A Northumberland teenager has been sentenced after he was convicted of multiple terrorism offences. He was found guilty by a jury following a three-week trial at Leeds Crown Court at the beginning of this year,…
Our next podcast guest talks us through working with convicted terrorists in the community
“I’m used to managing risk throughout my career and it didn’t phase me” our next podcast guest talks us through working with convicted terrorists in the community Content warning: this episode contains references to death and sexual abuse which some listeners might find distressing. In this…
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