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26 July 2024

Sean Dowd (15/02/1963), of Edgar Street, Ramsbottom, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court yesterday (Thursday 25 July 2024) to 27 months in prison.

23 July 2024

An international police investigation involving the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command (CTC) working with law enforcement from north America has resulted in the conviction of the radical preacher Anjem Choudary for directing a banned terrorist group.

16 July 2024

The 16 year old from Stockton-on-Tees received a Youth Rehabilitation Order and a Criminal Behaviour Order, after admitting possessing extreme right wing material and distributing content to others on social media platforms.

3 July 2024

Our Senior National Coordinator for Protect and Prepare, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Jon Savell, asks for your support during a busy summer of events.  The wall charts are filling up, the knockout stage is underway and Euro fever has well and truly taken a hold. For many, the last few weeks will have felt like the...

2 July 2024

Mohammad Sohail Farooq (18/10/1995) has today (Tuesday, July 2) been convicted of preparing for an act of terrorism, contrary to Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006, following a three-week trial at Sheffield Crown Court.

14 June 2024

Following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE), a 19-year-old man has been sentenced for offences including possessing plans for carrying out an attack on a synagogue near Brighton. 

7 June 2024

A Leicestershire man, who described a mass killer as a ‘hero’ and shared harrowing footage of a terrorist attack, has been jailed for encouraging terrorism.

6 June 2024

A 31 year old man from Barnsley has today (Thursday, June 6) been sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment and one year on licence for terrorism and indecent images offences.

4 June 2024

Counter Terrorism detectives investigating allegations of war crimes linked to the Sri Lankan civil war in the early 2000s are appealing for anyone who might have information that could assist their investigation to contact police. The appeal comes after a second UK-based person was arrested as part of the ongoing Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) investigation into this matter.

4 June 2024

A 26-year-old man was today (Tuesday, June 4th) sentenced to an 18-month Community Order at Westminster Magistrates Court, for posting images on WhatsApp which showed support for the proscribed organisation Hamas.

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