Tag: Terrorism

Dec 2021. Domestic Abuse

 Each year around 2.1million people suffer some form of domestic abuse –  1.4 million women (8.5% of the population) and 700,000 men (4.5% of the population).  An estimated 4.6 million women (28% of the adult population) have experienced domestic abuse at some point since the age of 16. A quarter of 13-18 year old girls… Continue reading Dec 2021. Domestic Abuse

Sep 2021. MI5 – The Afghanistan Threat is Real and Present

The risk of another 9/11-style terrorist attack has been heightened following the West’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, the head of MI5 has warned. Ken McCallum, director-general of the Security Service, said there was “no doubt” that events in the country will have “heartened and emboldened” extremists. McCallum said that in addition to giving a “morale boost”… Continue reading Sep 2021. MI5 – The Afghanistan Threat is Real and Present

Sep 2021. A Crackdown on Jetskis

Ministers are tonight urged to speed-up a crackdown on jet skis plaguing British waters. A leading MP called on the Government to press ahead with curbs on the powerful machines he says are blighting parts of the coast. Plaid Cymru’s Hywel Williams blasted the Tories for delays to fresh laws he hopes will finally tackle… Continue reading Sep 2021. A Crackdown on Jetskis

Sep 2021. We Need to Talk about Pakistan

Now that the Taliban have taken over Afghanistan with rapid speed and are moving toward declaring their so-called Islamic Emirate, the development will have far-reaching implications for Pakistan’s jihadi landscape. The Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan and the accompanying triumphant narrative are a boon for the Pakistani jihadis. They will draw strength and inspiration from the… Continue reading Sep 2021. We Need to Talk about Pakistan

Jul 2021. Danyal Hussein

A man who stabbed two sisters at random in a supposed demonic pact – a “sacrifice” he seemingly believed would enable him to win the lottery – has been found guilty of their murder. Danyal Hussein, 19, killed Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman at Fryent Country Park in Wembley on 6 June 2020. He repeatedly… Continue reading Jul 2021. Danyal Hussein

Tommy Robinson Part 19

Former English Defence League (EDL) leader Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court, London, where he and Kevin Carroll, also a former EDL leader, are to go on trial for allegedly trying to defy a ban on marching to the scene of the murder of soldier Lee Rigby via a major mosque.

Tommy Robinson highlights the Assaults going on in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Three teenagers were arrested after an elderly couple were coughed at and assaulted. Police said the couple were approached by three males before one coughed in their faces in Paynes Park in Hitchin shortly before 1pm. One of the victims, a woman in her 70s,… Continue reading Tommy Robinson Part 19

Terrorism in Northern Ireland Part 2

It’s slow business for global terrorists these days with all the targets banged up under Covid house arrest. But there’s one place in the United Kingdom where it has been pretty much business as usual for violent extremism. Northern Ireland’s police service has just released its security assessment for 2020. This contains some startling information… Continue reading Terrorism in Northern Ireland Part 2

Terrorism in Northern Ireland Part 1

Sectarian violence in Northern Ireland flared for three decades during "the Troubles," pictured here. Even today, uneasy feelings simmer among those who live there.

There is a great deal of half truth lies and pure propaganda peddled about the conflict in Northern Ireland that has to date led to the deaths of nearly 4,000 people mostly in Ulster. This would be comparable with over 100,000 deaths if the conflict was being fought in England and over a million if… Continue reading Terrorism in Northern Ireland Part 1