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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…
14-year-old boy sentenced for terrorism offence
A 14-year-old boy from Nottinghamshire has admitted downloading a video which described how to make a bomb using household items. The teen was charged with the terrorism offence after officers from Counter Terrorism Police East…
Man jailed for assisting Daniel Khalife following prison escape
A man has been jailed for assisting Daniel Khalife following his escape from prison. Adeel Khan, 32 (22.05.1994), of Waltham Forest, was sentenced to four years and six months’ imprisonment at Snaresbrook Crown Court on…
Middlesbrough Teen Sentenced for Terrorism Offences
A nineteen-year-old man from Middlesborough, who amassed terrorist material and shared a video of himself ‘triggering’ an imitation suicide vest, has been imprisoned for 9-and-a-half years, following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing North East. …
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