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Tuesday, 11 February, 2020

Ministers vow to rush through terror bill
Effort to get law past MPs and Lords in wake of extremist stabbings in London
Tuesday, 4 February, 2020

Ministers warned over plan to extend terrorist jail terms
Law groups say hurried legislation after Streatham attack could be a mistake
Tuesday, 4 February, 2020

Hashem Abedi ‘just as guilty’ as his brother
Old Bailey told that defendant ‘assisted and encouraged’ in planning the attack
Monday, 3 February, 2020

UK plans to delay early release of terror offenders
Justice secretary to push retrospective laws on prison terms in wake of Streatham stabbings
Sunday, 2 February, 2020

Man shot dead after two stabbed in London terror attack
Suspect had just been released early from prison sentence for extremism-related offences
Tuesday, 21 January, 2020

Probation boosted and sentences lengthened in new terror reforms
Changes form part of a new Counter-Terrorism Bill for England and Wales
Wednesday, 4 December, 2019

Inquests begin into deaths of victims of London Bridge attack
Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones died after being stabbed in Fishmongers’ Hall last Friday
Monday, 2 December, 2019

MI5 to review handling of London Bridge attacker
Intelligence chief expresses ‘disgust’ amid concerns Khan could inspire other jihadis
Monday, 2 December, 2019

London Bridge attack: the difficulty in reforming extremists
Did ‘model student’ Usman Khan switch back or was he gaming the system?
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Monday, 2 December, 2019

Man charged amid UK review of freed terror offenders
Probation service examines licence conditions in wake of London Bridge attack
Sunday, 1 December, 2019

Politicians play blame game after London Bridge tragedy
Conservatives and Labour trade blows as second Cambridge university victim is named
Sunday, 1 December, 2019

Analysis
London Bridge attack exposes flaws in terror oversight
Actions of Usman Khan raise questions over how to manage dangerous radicals once out of jail
Saturday, 30 November, 2019

Politicians trade blows over release of London Bridge killer
Usman Khan was released after serving half of 16-year term for role in LSE bomb plot
Saturday, 30 November, 2019

Police focus on eliminating any further terror threat
Questions raised over convicted terrorist’s early release
Saturday, 30 November, 2019

London Bridge attacker was convicted terrorist
Man shot after two killed and three seriously injured was wearing electronic monitoring tag
Friday, 29 November, 2019

London Bridge terror attack — how day unfolded
Monday, 4 November, 2019

UK terror threat at 5-year low, says Priti Patel
Home secretary insists terrorism still poses ‘direct and immediate’ risk to security
Friday, 11 October, 2019

UK crime
Manchester knife attacker detained under Mental Health Act
Police say they are still trying to establish motive for shopping centre incident
Wednesday, 9 October, 2019

Brexit
Ex-spy chief warns on cutting security ties with EU
John Sawers says co-operation with European partners is vital in fight against terrorism
Thursday, 19 September, 2019

Rightwing extremism fastest growing threat, say police
Third of all major plots foiled in past two years are from far-right, says terror chief
Monday, 19 August, 2019

Northern Ireland
Dissident republicans blamed for N Ireland bombing
No injuries reported in blast near border with Irish Republic
Thursday, 18 July, 2019

Brother of Manchester bomber appears in British court
Hashem Abedi denies involvement in 2017 terror attack, which killed 22 people
Wednesday, 17 July, 2019

Manchester Arena bomber’s brother extradited to UK
Hashem Abedi had been held in Libya for 2 years
Friday, 28 June, 2019

MI5 and police cleared over London Bridge attack
Chief coroner wraps up inquest with criticism of security measures
Thursday, 13 June, 2019

MI5 admits tip-off on London Bridge ringleader was lost
Senior counter-terror officer said intelligence resources had been facing raised threats