‘A teenager who showed warning signs to authorities that he could carry out a terrorist attack has been found guilty of 2017’s Parsons Green Tube bombing.’
BBC News, 16th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A couple who planned an Isis-inspired terror attack in the UK after meeting on a dating website have been jailed. Munir Mohammed was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 14 years, while accomplice Rowaida El-Hassan was jailed for 12 years and five more under licence conditions.’
The Independent, 22nd February 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Families of the victims of the IRA Hyde Park bombing have been awarded legal aid to fund civil action against a suspect.’
The Independent, 6th February 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man and woman have been found guilty of plotting a “devastating” terror attack in the UK using a homemade bomb.’
BBC News, 8th January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two men who were wrongly convicted of carrying out the Birmingham pub bombings in 1974 have supported calls for the alleged bombers to be named publicly to end a “double injustice”.’
BBC News, 6th December 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Manchester man who planned to detonate pipe bomb on a plane has had his sentence increased by 4 years.’
Attorney General's Office, 9th November 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A teenager has been convicted of trying to import explosives from the dark web with intent to endanger life.’
BBC News, 8th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Families of victims of the Birmingham pub bombings have been granted permission to challenge a coroner who ruled out naming alleged suspects during inquests into the tragedy.’
BBC News, 20th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two teenagers have today (24 August) been found guilty of manslaughter after they threw a lit marine distress flare into a car where a man was sleeping.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 24th August 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A judge has criticised airport security for making the “erroneous and potentially dangerous” conclusion that a pipe bomb in a passenger’s luggage was not viable, as the would-be attacker was jailed for 18 years.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd August 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who tried to smuggle a pipe bomb on to a flight from Manchester to Italy has been sentenced to 18 years in jail.’
The Guardian, 23rd August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Lawyers involved in the reopened Birmingham pub bombings inquest are considering requesting the same to happen over IRA blasts in Guildford.’
BBC News, 4th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A teenager who plotted to bomb an Elton John concert on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who sold controlled chemicals from a back garden laboratory has today (June 30) been sent to prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 30th June 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘IRA members who planted bombs that destroyed two Birmingham pubs in 1974 could be “named and shamed” in the resumed inquest into the 21 deaths in the atrocity, a hearing has been told.’
The Guardian, 31st May 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former altar boy has been jailed for 15 years for planting a home-made bomb on a busy Tube train.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A would-be terrorist who improvised detonator parts from fairy lights has been found guilty of attempting to make a pressure-cooker bomb.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A scientist who lost three fingers when a suspicious package exploded as he handled it has been compensated by the Ministry of Defence.’
BBC News, 21st May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A gang of seven men that caused explosions at cash machines around England and Scotland has been jailed for a total of 92 years.’
The Guardian, 20th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A teenage white supremacist who lauded the killer of MP Jo Cox as a hero has been found guilty of making a pipebomb.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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