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X to block UK access to accounts linked to terrorist groups in Ofcom agreement https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/15/x-ofcom-agreement-block-uk-access-accounts-linked-banned-terrorist-groups #X #ElonMusk #Technology #Internet #Ofcom #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #SocialMedia #DigitalMedia #Media #UkNews
X to block UK access to accounts linked to terrorist groups in Ofcom agreement

Media regulator announces commitments by Elon Musk’s platform to crack down on terrorist and hate content

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World news | The GuardianMay 8
Palestine Action activist says he ‘did the right thing’ over protest at arms firm site https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/08/palestine-action-activist-says-he-did-the-right-thing-over-protest-at-arms-firm-site #PalestineAction #UkNews #England #Bristol #Protest #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #Gaza #Palestine
Palestine Action activist says he ‘did the right thing’ over protest at arms firm site

Jordan Devlin, who was acquitted at trial where four co-defendants were convicted, says he was saving lives

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World news | The GuardianMay 6
Met set up specialist unit as antisemitic hate crime in London hits two-year high https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/06/met-police-specialist-unit-antisemitic-hate-crime-london-high #MetropolitanPolice #Antisemitism #UkNews #Police #London #Judaism #Race #HateCrime #Society #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #Crime
Met sets up specialist unit as antisemitic hate crimes in London hit two-year high

Team of 100 extra officers is aimed at providing ‘more consistent model of protection’ for Jewish communities

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World news | The GuardianMay 6
Proxies carrying out antisemitic attacks in UK could face 14 years in prison https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/06/proxies-carrying-out-antisemitic-attacks-in-uk-could-face-14-years-in-prison #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #CounterterrorismPolicy #Antisemitism #HateCrime #UkNews #Politics #KingsSpeech #Iran
Proxies carrying out antisemitic attacks in UK could face 14 years in prison

Plans to be included in king’s speech will allow tougher action against proxies for foreign powers such as Iran

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World news | The GuardianMay 1
Friday briefing: How rising antisemitism is striking fear into the everyday lives of British Jews https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/01/friday-briefing-how-rising-antisemitism-is-striking-fear-into-the-everyday-lives-of-british-jews #UkNews #Antisemitism #HateCrime #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #KeirStarmer #Politics
Friday briefing: How rising antisemitism is striking fear into the everyday lives of British Jews

In today’s newsletter: The events in Golders Green this week are the latest in a line of attacks on the Jewish community that have led many to question their future in the UK

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World news | The GuardianApr 30
UK terrorism threat level raised to ‘severe’ after Golders Green attack https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/30/uk-terrorism-threat-level-raised-to-severe-after-golders-green-attack #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #CounterterrorismPolicy #UkNews #ShabanaMahmood #London #Politics
UK terrorism threat level raised to ‘severe’ after Golders Green attack

Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre’s assessment means terror attack ‘highly likely’

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World news | The GuardianApr 30
Neo-Nazi who planned mass gun attack convicted after MI5 undercover sting https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/30/neo-nazi-who-planned-mass-gun-attack-convicted-after-mi5-undercover-sting #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #Crime #TheFarRight #UkNews
Neo-Nazi who planned mass gun attack convicted after MI5 undercover sting

Senior police officer warns of young people being drawn into violent extremism as Alfie Coleman found guilty

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World news | The GuardianApr 27
Britain becoming ‘soft target’ for Russian propaganda, says security expert https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/27/britain-becoming-soft-target-for-russian-propaganda-says-security-expert #DefencePolicy #UkNews #Russia #Technology #DigitalMedia #SocialMedia #UsNews #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism
Britain becoming ‘soft target’ for Russian propaganda, says security expert

Fiona Hill tells MPs UK is ‘vulnerable’ because it does not educate people on how to deal with information warfare

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World news | The GuardianApr 25
Security vetting stepped up after MP is given bodyguard with far-right links https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/25/security-vetting-stepped-up-after-mp-is-given-bodyguard-with-far-right-links #Politics #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #CounterterrorismPolicy #UkNews
Security vetting stepped up after MP is given bodyguard with far-right links

Extra social media checks brought in amid growing threat to politicians from extremists

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World news | The GuardianApr 24
Starmer pledges to bring forward law proscribing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/24/starmer-pledges-law-proscribing-iran-revolutionary-guards #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #Antisemitism #Politics #Iran #UkNews #CounterterrorismPolicy
Starmer pledges to bring forward law proscribing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

Prime minister tells Jewish leaders legislation against malign state actors will go before parliament in July

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