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Elon Musk’s X not facing action from UK government over posts inciting violence in Belfast

Any official reprimand will come from regulator Ofcom, but not for at least two months

The Guardian - UK

Did police anti-racism policies lead to appalling treatment of Henry Nowak and if not, what did?

Analysis of evidence and interviews with experts suggests focus by rightwing critics on race misses reality of police failures

The Guardian - UK

Shabana Mahmood warns of ‘dangerous undercurrent’ after murder of Henry Nowak

Home secretary’s condenmation of ‘misinformation and inflammatory commentary’ comes after death threats to police

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Chris Kaba BBC Panorama documentary complaint partly upheld by Ofcom

Gang member Chris Kaba was shot dead by police officer Martyn Blake after trying to ram his way past police cars in Streatham, south-east London

Evening Standard

Epstein’s victims ignored while UK’s interests take priority, former prosecutor says

Nazir Afzal says police moving at pace when files relate to state interests while alleged survivors of sexual abuse are neglected

The Guardian - UK

A Known Stalker Was Able to Get Within Feet of Prince Harry Twice During His Recent Trip to the U.K.

"It should not be left to two office staff to act as extra eyes and ears or provide a physical barrier," a friend said of Harry's security situation in the U.K. "That should not happen. It is only going to take one motivated, lone individual for this to go south…

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Tory and Reform politicians endanger trials with immigration ‘hysteria’, say former ministers

Former attorney general Dominic Grieve among those criticising politicians for risking contempt of court

The Guardian - UK

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Foreign policy was a ‘driver of 7/7 attacks’, says former counter-terror chief

On July 7 2005, four suicide bombers targeted the capital’s transport network, killing 52 people and injuring more than 770.

Evening Standard

Foreign policy was a ‘driver of 7/7 attacks’, says former counterterror chief Neil Basu

On July 7 2005, four suicide bombers targeted the capital’s transport network, killing 52 people and injuring more than 770

The Independent UK

Iraq war ‘made extremists of people’: ex-police terrorism chief looks back at 7/7

Exclusive: Former Met officer Neil Basu says there is link between UK foreign policy and radicalisation, and atrocity did lasting damage to race relations

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Neil Basu on racism, riots and quitting the Met: ‘When policing is bad, it’s the worst’

He was the most senior Asian officer in British policing, tipped for the top job of Met commissioner. But then came Black Lives Matter and the murder of Sarah Everard – and he couldn’t stay silent any more

The Guardian - UK

Expanding terror definition could ‘overwhelm’ police and MI5, says watchdog

Jonathan Hall has been tasked with reviewing the scope of terror laws in the wake of the Southport attack.

The Independent UK

Ex-UK counter terror chief brands government plan to extend terrorism definition a ‘mistake’

Former Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner Neil Basu warns violent individuals could ‘revel’ in being called a terrorist and says ‘lone wolf’ description risks glorifying perpetrators

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Evening Standard

Review of terror law would be a mistake, experts warn PM after Southport murders

Sir Keir Starmer announced a review of terror laws to address ‘extreme violence carried out by loners, misfits, young men in their bedrooms’.

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers pledge to overhaul terror laws amid Southport murders outcry

Keir Starmer says social media platforms must also act to remove extreme content that is inspiring violence

The Guardian - UK

Curb extremism now or face new terrorist threats, Labour warned

Experts say measures announced so far are not enough to turn the tide

The Independent UK

Salisbury poisonings could be an ‘act of war’, thought former counter terrorism chief

Former head of UK counter-terrorism policing, Neil Basu, was speaking as an inquiry into how Dawn Sturgess was fatally poisoned six years ago continues

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The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel’s ‘laughable’ claims of two-tier policing putting officers at risks

Neil Basu, ex-head of counter-terrorism, says former home secretary’s remarks are divisive and untrue

The Independent UK

Worst far-right violence should be treated as terrorism, former police chief says

Former counter-terror chief Neil Basu said a bid to torch an asylum seeker hotel was an ‘attempt at a modern-day lynching’

The National (Scotland)

Ex-police chief likens far-right riots in England and Northern Ireland to terrorism

AN ex-police chief has said that some violence during the far-right riots seen across England and Northern Ireland has “crossed the line into…

The Guardian - UK

Worst far-right violence should be treated as terrorism, says ex-police chief

Neil Basu, former head of UK counter-terrorism, condemned rampaging rioters as ‘bullies and cowards’

The Guardian - UK

Starmer refuses to criticise Farage after Southport conspiracy theory accusations

PM says his focus is on victims as former counter-terror official says Clacton MP is ‘giving the EDL succour’

The National (Scotland)

Nigel Farage accused of stoking up Southport violence by former counter-terror chief

A FORMER counter-terrorism police chief has accused Reform UK leader Nigel Farage of helping incite violence that broke out in Southport after the…

The Guardian - UK

Former counter-terror chief accuses Farage of inciting Southport violence

Neil Basu says Reform UK leader is ‘creating conspiracy theories’ by questioning whether truth is being ‘withheld’

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