UK Terror

Where There Is Darkness Let Us Bring Light

William Davie | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
William Davie

But once again, those responsible for the attack on the Boston Marathon made the same mistake that all terrorists throughout the ages have made. They did not count on the resiliency of the human spirit. Just as in New York on 9/11 and in London on 7/7, in the midst of all the chaos people have come together and have shown that community is not that easily broken.

US Drone Killings Pose a Threat to International Law

Sarah Ludford | Posted 12.05.2013 | UK Politics
Sarah Ludford

We are extremely concerned about the legal basis, as well as the moral, ethical and human rights implications of the United States' targeted killing programme, which does not respect due process or the rule of law and instead addresses terrorism as an act of war rather than a crime allowing the US to engage in wartime conduct and forego the legal system and transparent justice.

Al-Qaeda Suspect Extradited To US

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.01.2013 | UK

Abid Naseer, an alleged al-Qaeda operative accused of planning to bomb UK and US targets, has been extradited from the UK to the US. Abid Naseer ...

Afghan Warlord: Prince Harry Is A 'Jackal Killing Innocents'

Daily Telegraph | Posted 02.01.2013 | UK

One of Afghanistan's most feared warlords has launched a withering attack on Prince Harry, who has spent Christmas serving in the country, labelling t...

Terror Attacks '19 Times More Likely In Western Europe Than North America'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 04.12.2012 | UK

Those in Western Europe are 19 times more likely to to be killed in a terrorist attack than people living in North America, according to the inaugural...

'Staying Ahead Of The Threat': Ministers Say UK Must Plan For 'Lone Wolf' Terrorists

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.10.2012 | UK

The emergency services must be better prepared to tackle a lone gunman or Mumbai-style attack on the streets of Britain, ministers will say. Fast-m...

Five Charged With Terrorism Offences In London

PA | Posted 19.07.2012 | UK

Five people have been charged with terrorism offences following investigations by the Metropolitan Police's counter terrorism command, the force said ...

Three Men To Appear In Court Over Terror Charges

PA | Posted 10.07.2012 | UK

Three men will appear in court today charged with terrorism offences after firearms were found in a car stopped by police on the M1. West Midlands ...

Answers Demanded After Terror Suspect 'Found Near Olympic Park'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.07.2012 | UK

Weakened security laws allowed a suspected terrorist to get close to the venue for the Olympic Games five times in recent months, Labour claimed on Su...

Seven Terror Suspects Arrested In West Midlands

PA | Posted 06.07.2012 | UK

Seven men have been arrested on suspicion of terror offences after firearms and other weapons were found "hidden" in a car, police said today. West...

Shoe Bombs And Explosive Underpants: 10 Failed Terror Plots

Posted 08.05.2012 | UK

A plan by an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen to blow up a plane bound for America with a bomb has been foiled by the CIA. The would-be suicide bomber w...

Abu Qatada: May Forced To Commons To Explain Herself

PA/The Huffington Post | Posted 19.04.2012 | UK Politics

Home Secretary Theresa May will be forced to give a statement to the House of Commons on Thursday afternoon to explain to MPs the latest delay in the ...

Abu Qatada Deportation: May Under Pressure As Government Insist Appeal 'Too Late'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.04.2012 | UK

Home Secretary Theresa May is facing demands for an urgent statement to Parliament amid the "confusion" over the Government's latest bid to deport the...

Abu Qatada 'Cannot Be Deported' After Appeal Lodged At European Court

Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 18.06.2012 | UK

The order to arrest radical cleric Abu Qatada may have been issued too soon, and before a critical deadline to ask for an appeal at the European court...

'We Considered Very Carefully The Merits Of Entering Into Agreement With A Convicted Terrorist'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.04.2012 | UK

A shoe bomber who was jailed for 13 years for trying to blow up an airliner has had his sentence cut by two years after agreeing to give evidence agai...

Paying For Coffee With Cash? The FBI Might Be Watching You

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 15.02.2012 | UK

If you're in Starbucks and notice a nondescript individual paying for their coffee with cash - watch out. According to the FBI you might have found...

Britain Should Be Able To Deport Radical Cleric To Jordan, May Says

The Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress | Posted 08.04.2012 | UK Politics

Theresa May has insisted the priority for the government is to get Abu Qatada deported, but in a Commons debate wouldn't be drawn on what the next ste...

UK Terror Group Decided Against Suicide Attacks To Secure 'Long Term Future'

PA | Posted 07.04.2012 | UK

A group of UK-based radical Islamists decided against carrying out suicide attacks so they would have a "long-term future" in committing acts of terro...

Terror Suspects Accused Of Plotting Attacks On London Landmarks Face Court

PA | Posted 17.01.2012 | UK

Nine terror suspects will appear in court on Tuesday accused of plotting attacks on major London landmarks including the Houses of Parliament, the Sto...

Foreign Office Warn Of Terror Risk To Nairobi

PA | Posted 07.01.2012 | UK

Terrorists may be on the verge of launching attacks in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the Foreign Office warned today in an alert to Britons in the Afric...

Foreign Student Arrested At Airport Under Terror Released On Bail

PA | Posted 19.02.2012 | UK

A man who was arrested at a UK airport under the Terrorism Act has been released on bail, police said. The 22-year-old was arrested at Birmingham I...

Birmingham Airport: Man Arrested On Terrorism Offence

Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.02.2012 | UK

A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a terrorism offence at Birmingham International Airport, West Midlands Police have said. The ma...

Paul Vale

Al Qaeda-Linked Cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki, Reported Dead In Yemen

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Vale | Posted 30.11.2011 | UK

Anwar al-Awlaki, the US-born cleric linked to al Qaeda has been killed in Yemen, the country's defence ministry has said. Awlaki is believed to h...

Six Men From Birmingham Charged With Terror Offences

PA | Posted 25.11.2011 | UK

Six men have been charged with terror offences after they were arrested last week in a major operation. The men, all from Birmingham,...

US Accuses Pakistan Of Aiding Embassy Attack

Posted 22.11.2011 | UK

The most senior military officer in the US has accused Pakistan's intelligence agency of aiding Afghan militants in an attack on the US embassy in Kab...