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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...
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 Terrorism Policing is thinking about the victims, families, and wider community affected. They have shown great strength and courage throughout...
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 Referral Unit (CTIRU) which handles reports about extremist content from the public and works to take down illegal content online Her career has spanned some of...
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, of offences including membership of a proscribed organisation, possession and distribution of terrorist publications. The teenager, who was 15 at...
“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 week’s episode of our Inside Counter Terrorism Policing podcast, we’re introducing you to ‘Jenna’, who has a day job like no other: working with those convicted of terrorism...
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