CTP North East leads counter-terrorism operations in the region, coordinating investigations and safeguarding communities amid ongoing terror-linked incidents.
Counter-terrorism police have arrested twelve people across the country in connection with a possible threat to the UK Ijtima event in Suffolk. The festival at Shrubland Hall ended early as a precaution. Police say eight men and four others are in custody, with ongoing searches at multiple addresses.
Police are pursuing multiple lines of inquiry into the death of Ann Widdecombe, moving Counter Terrorism Policing to lead the investigation after new information and an arrest on terrorism-related suspicion. The 78-year-old former MP was found with serious injuries at her Devon home last Thursday. A 28-year-old man has been rearrested, while other arrests were earlier made.
Ann Widdecombe has been killed in Devon after a targeted assault. Police say the killing appears deliberate; a 28-year-old man is detained on terrorism offences. A counter-terrorism inquiry is running in parallel to the murder investigation as officers seek to understand motive and planning.
Police have arrested a 46-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman in Romford as part of a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation into a suspected arson attack on a memorial wall in Golders Green. The wall was not damaged; detectives have linked the probe to a wider series of attacks on Jewish-linked sites in north-west London.
Two men linked to Ukraine and Romania have been convicted at London's Old Bailey of conspiring to commit arson and damaging property tied to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. A Russian-speaking Telegram handler, named El Money, directed the attacks to sow fear and disrupt UK politics. Sentencing is set for Friday as authorities stress the incident’s broader implications for security and foreign interference.
Police Scotland has charged a 36-year-old man after five men were wounded in a sequence of attacks across west and north Edinburgh on 19 June. Videos show a bare-chested man carrying a long weapon and battering a restaurant door; three victims required hospital treatment. Counter-terrorism officers are supporting the inquiry and prosecutors have received a report.