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Joshua Kerry charged with planning acts of terrorism
A 28-year-old man has been charged with engaging in conduct in preparation of acts of terrorism, including against Nigel Farage MP. Joshua Kerry, of Byrley Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, was charged today (Friday 2 October),…
Heaton Park Synagogue Attack | One Year On
Head of Counter Terrorism Policing, Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, reflects as we mark the one year anniversary of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue attack. One year ago on Yom Kippur, a day of profound…
Update on RAF Fairford investigation – 17:30 01 October 2026
Further arrest made in RAF Fairford investigation Counter Terrorism Policing has this afternoon (Thursday 1 October) made a further arrest in the investigation into activity that took place close to RAF Fairford on Sunday. A…
Man jailed for encouragement of terrorism in Manchester
Luqmaan Ahmed (15/11/2001), of Heald Place, Rusholme, appeared at Manchester Crown Court earlier today, Monday 28 September 2026, and was sentenced for Encouragement of Terrorism contrary to Section 1 TACT 2006. Ahmed was sentenced to…
Update on RAF Fairford investigation – 18:00 29 September 2026
Update: 18:00 29 September 2026 Head of National Counter Terrorism Policing in the UK, Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, said: Since the arrests of five men on Sunday morning, our teams have been working quickly to…
Update on RAF Fairford investigation – 12:30 28 September 2026
The Counter Terrorism Policing investigation into an incident reported close to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Sunday 27 September is continuing. Specially trained CTP investigators have been examining the scene overnight and have been carrying…
Man jailed for sharing violent terrorist videos
Following an investigation led by Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE), Mohammad Malik, of Burnt Oak Terrace, Gillingham, was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment at a hearing at Winchester Crown Court today (21/9). The 24…
Staffordshire man jailed for terrorism offences
Ivan Jennings, aged 46 from Stafford, was handed a five year and three month sentence yesterday (Wednesday) at Leicester Crown Court. Jennings had pleaded guilty at an early hearing in May to encouragement of terrorism…
A man who was found in possession of terrorist material after police searched his home has been jailed.
He will also have an extended license period of 12 months, and be subject to a Serious Crime Prevention Order (SCPO) for five years and part 4 notification requirements under the Terrorism Act for ten…
Warwickshire man jailed for expressing extreme right-wing views
Thomas Webster, aged 29 from Yew Tree Close in Lapworth, featured in a BBC Wales documentary when an undercover journalist spent a year with a far-right group. The documentary, broadcast in January 2025, exposed Webster’s…
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