Hospital worker sentenced to Life for plot to attack RAF Menwith Hill and St James’s Hospital

Mohammad Sohail Farooq (18.10.1995) has been sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 37 years, for plotting to attack RAF Menwith Hill and St James’s Hospital.  Farooq was convicted of preparing for an act of terrorism last July. During a three-week trial at Sheffield Crown Court the jury heard how the clinical support...

Leeds Man Charged with Possessing and Disseminating Terrorist Material

A 21 year old man from Leeds has been charged with eight offences following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing North East. 

Gateshead Man Sentenced for Inciting Racial Hatred

 A 48-year-old man from Gateshead has today (Monday, March 10) been sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, after posting a series of racist messages on social media.