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Christmas markets may be at risk of ‘lone wolf’ attacks, security officials fear
The UK's Christmas markets could be a potential target for “lone wolf” terror attacks, according to security officials. In the aftermath of the terror attack on the Liverpool Women's Hospital on Sunday, the country's terror threat level was raised to “severe”, with leaders worried that lone wolf copycats could emerge,
How the UK’s terror threat levels work
Threat levels are designed to give a broad indication of the likelihood of a terrorist attack. There are five different threat levels, with the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) responsible for deciding at which level the UK should sit. The five terror threat levels are: • Low – an attack
Terrorist who massacred 13 people sends Taliban ‘we won’ message from Death Row
A US Army major turned terrorist who shot dead 13 people at a military base in Texas has congratulated the Taliban from his cell on death row. Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas in November 2009, killing 13 people and wounding
Smartphone app could teach Brits how to save lives in a terror attack
The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox An award-winning medical assistance app now includes step by step instructions on how to treat someone injured in a terror attack. CitizensAid launched the enterprise after a study during the 'Stop the
‘Neo-Nazi murder cult’ busted by armed police for ‘preparing terrorist attacks’
A gang of neo-Nazi “murder cult” members linked to Ukraine have been arrested, Russia has claimed. The FSB security service said they made 16 arrests in nine Russian cities, alleging the group were preparing to carry out “terrorist” attacks on civilians and government buildings. The “youth gang” is called M.K.U
Radicalised mum hid phone in bra for jail calls to Islamist extremist ‘husband’
A radicalised British mum who promised she was reforming had secretly spoken to her extremist husband more than 300 times from jail with a phone she stashed in her bra. Victoria Webster, along with ex-girlfriend of Liverpool footballer Sheyi Ojo, Amaani Noor, each sent £50 to terrorists in Syria. Detectives
UK raises terror threat level to severe after attacks in Europe
Britain raised its terror threat level to severe on Tuesday, its second-highest level, following recent attacks in Austria and France. The threat level of severe means an attack in the United Kingdom is considered highly likely. The level had previously been at substantial, meaning an attack is thought to be
France terror attack: 47-year-old ‘decapitated’ in Paris suburb named as teacher Samuel Paty
The teacher killed in a suburb of Paris in an Islamist terror attack was a teacher named Samuel Paty, Sky News has confirmed. Mr Paty, 47, was “assassinated”, France’s president has said. The history teacher, who is said to have discussed images of the Prophet Muhammad with his pupils, was
Brit ISIS fighters dubbed ‘The Beatles’ appear in US court over hostages’ deaths
The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox Two suspected British terrorists accused of belonging to a "notoriously brutal" ISIS cell known as "The Beatles" have appeared in court via a video link in the US. Alexanda Kotey and El