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Terror in Woolwich - a soldier's tale: UK Muslims - your country needs you
Out of the horror of Woolwich, the despair of a fallen soldier's grieving family and a far right determined to stoke racial and religious hatred, comes a message of hope and unity for Britain. Like Drummer Lee Rigby, former Captain Afzal Amin endured the
Terror in Woolwich: Internet is the vital frontline in war against extremism
The major battle in the war against extremism is being fought over the internet by elite teams stationed behind keyboards and engaged in winning the hearts and minds of would-be terrorists. It is a sign of the increasing understanding that small-scale, u
'No words can describe the heartbreak': Hundreds pay respects to murdered soldier Lee Rigby
Hundreds of people paid their respects to the dead soldier Lee Rigby this weekend as books of condolences were opened in his home town and other parts of the country. More than 400 messages flooded Rochdale council's website after a tribute page for the
IoS exclusive: MI5 'tried to recruit' Woolwich attack suspect Michael Adebolajo
Evidence emerged last night that one of the suspects involved in the killing of the British soldier Lee Rigby was well known to anti-terror police and the security services for at least three years before the brutal Woolwich attack. Michael Adebolajo was
Corruption and the FCO: Blue skies, white sands, dark clouds
Britain's former top diplomat on the Cayman Islands should face a criminal inquiry for allegedly lying to police investigating corruption in the notorious tax haven, a Scotland Yard review has concluded. Former governor Stuart Jack has been cited for pos
EDL marches on Newcastle as attacks on Muslims increase tenfold in the wake of Woolwich machete attack...
Muslim leaders have accused far-right extremists of trying to capitalise on the “sick and barbaric” murder of Lee Rigby to fuel racial hatred. Islamophobic hate crimes are running at more than 10 times their usual rate, with more than 140 reported to a g
Hate attacks on Muslims increase tenfold since murder of Woolwich soldier
Muslim leaders have accused far-right extremists of trying to capitalise on the “sick and barbaric” murder of Lee Rigby to fuel racial hatred. Islamophobic hate crimes are running at more than 10 times their usual rate, with more than 140 reported to a g
Woolwich terror attack: Suspect Michael Adebowale saw friend 'literally sliced to pieces' in 2008
Michael Adebowale, one of the suspects in the Woolwich murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, saw a friend “literally sliced to pieces” when they were both teenagers. Lee James, a bare-knuckle fighter who was suffering from a drug-induced psychotic episode, murder
Three arrested ahead of EDL march over 'racist tweets'
Police have arrested three people ahead of an EDL protest for allegedly making racist tweets. Northumbria Police said two people from Gateshead and a third from Stockton, Teesside, were held earlier. The EDL has planned their demonstration for months, bu
International child abduction cases up 81%
Child abduction is a “growing problem” with the number of reported cases up by 81 per cent over the last nine years, ministers warned today. Foreign Office officials were involved in 512 new abduction and international custody cases in 2011/12 and were t
Woolwich murder suspect's 'friend' arrested after claiming on Newsnight MI5 tried to recruit Michael Adebolajo
Police have arrested an alleged friend of the Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo after he gave an interview to BBC Newsnight in which he claimed the security services had tried to recruit the suspect. Abu Nusaybah told Newsnight that Adebolajo had
Matthew Tvrdon admits running down and killing mother-of-three Karina Menzies during van hit-and-run...
A man today admitted manslaughter, after a hit-and-run rampage last year which left mother-of-three Karina Matthews dead. Matthew Tvrdon, 32, mowed down parents and young children during a spree in Cardiff last October in which Karina Menzies was knocked
Partner of Scotland footballer admits £13,000 benefit fraud
Charlene Buist - partner of former Dundee United defender Garry Kenneth, who now plays for Bristol Rovers - claimed the cash in working and child tax credits, income support, housing benefit and council tax benefit.
No weapon found in Uist murder case
A jury was also told police used "very significant resources" in a murder inquiry described as "rare" on the Western Isles.The evidence was heard at the trial of Johnathan MacKinnon and Stefan Millar, both 22, at the High Court in...
Downey in court over IRA bomb
John Downey, 61, of County Donegal, Ireland, was arrested at Gatwick Airport on Sunday.He was accused of being responsible for a car bomb left in South Carriage Drive which killed solders as they rode through the park to the Changing of the Guard. The ex
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