A terror attack on the UK is highly likely and a case of "when, not if", the head of the Met Police has said. Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe cited recent atrocities in Europe and a number of foiled plots in the...
Britain’s national security strategy is being eroded by a failure to plan for Brexit, MPs and peers have warned, in a scathing assessment of the UK’s potential to defend itself from future threats. The joint parliamentary committee on the national security strategy (NCS) said the lack...
Northern Ireland could become a back-door route for Isil terrorists to launch an attack on the UK, security sources fear. The alarm has been raised with ministers that the region is an easy target for Islamic groups seeking to launch plots in the UK because the Prevent...
Isis supporters have released a new video calling for terror attacks in London, Berlin and Rome against a backdrop that suggests the terror group's propaganda machine may be in crisis. The video, called “Fight them, Allah will punish them by your hands”, calls on extremists to “kill (infidels) wherever...
The first task of Britain's new cybersecurity centre will be to work with the Bank of England, the government has announced. The work will involve setting standards for the financial sector in terms of resilience to the type of cyber threats which could undermine the UK...
London City Airport (LCA) is located on a former docklands site and is the only London airport which is actually based inside the city. LCA are constantly working on projects to improve their service offer and make their customer experience as smooth and hassle free...
A court order demanding that Apple Inc help the U.S. government unlock the encrypted iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters is shaping up as a crucial test case of how far the government can go in forcing technology companies to help security and...
British police said Friday they had arrested a teenager on hacking charges, as media reports said the youth was suspected of cracking the personal accounts of top US intelligence officials. The news followed a series of bold hacking attacks for which credit was claimed by someone...
A shopping centre in east London has been evacuated following a "suspicious incident". Stratford Broadway was cordoned off this morning while police investigate an alert at the Stratford Centre. Newham MPS said: “Police dealing with a suspicious incident within Stratford Mall, E15. “Please be aware of road closures...
MPs are to receive “enhanced” security measures for their homes and constituency offices amid heightened terrorism fears. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) said “recent events” had led to a review of security arrangements and that additional funding would be available for MPs who want to...