UK: Man charged with encouraging terrorism appears in court

A man described in court as a “political activist” has appeared at the Old Bailey charged with encouraging terrorism over social media posts relating to the Charlie Hebdo attack. Majid Novsarka, otherwise known as Majid Freeman, attended the London court Read More …

UK: Four men are arrested in joint operation in East London and Leicestershire by anti-terror police

Armed police have stormed an east London property with a chainsaw – as four men were arrested for plotting a terror attack. Dramatic video shows a squad of gun-toting officers bursting into a house on Ilfracombe Gardens in Goodmayes, Redbridge, Read More …

UK: Upperton Road in Leicester closed as explosive device is pulled from Grand Union Canal

Officers from Leicestershire Police closed a road in Leicester last night after a suspected explosive device was pulled from the river. Officers closed a section of Upperton Road and Western Boulevard around Swan Bridge at around 6.35pm yesterday. A suspected explosive device had Read More …

Leicestershire: ‘Unexploded devices’ found in river near King Power Stadium, police cordon off towpath

People fishing with powerful magnets have once again found what are thought to be unexploded devices in the River Soar in Leicester. A group searching a section of the water near Leicester’s King Power Stadium retrieved what they believed to be two Read More …