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London much better prepared for terror attack than five years ago March 11, 2022 London is significantly better prepared to deal with a potential terror attack than five years ago, although the capital will never be “entirely safe”, an independent review has found. Lord Toby Harris’ report said “very substantial progress” has been made by the emergency services and other agencies following the 2017 attacks on Westminster Bridge, London [...]
Zoom joins tech counterterrorism group after ‘zoombombing’ attacks and enhanced security risks December 15, 2021 Video-conferencing platform Zoom has joined a counterterrorism organization formed by major tech companies including Meta and Microsoft, the group said today.
Home Secretary: MPs security review under way October 16, 2021 Home Secretary Priti Patel has announced that a review of MPs’ security measures is under way after the fatal stabbing of Essex MP Sir David Amess. As reported by the BBC, Patel said that “acts like this are absolutely wrong and cannot get in the way of our functioning democracy,” adding that appropriate security will [...]
Politicians pay their respects at Sir David Amess’s crime scene October 16, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer are visiting Leigh-on-sea after yesterday’s fatal stabbing of MP Sir David Amess during a meeting with constituents. As reported by the BBC, the two leaders – alongside Home Secretary Priti Patel and House of Commons’ speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle – laid flowers and paid their [...]
Conservative MP calls for suspension of face to face surgeries October 16, 2021 After yesterday’s fatal stabbing of Sir David Amess, Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood has advocated for MPs to stop holding face to face meetings with constituents for the time being. Ellwood, who tried to help the police officer stabbed to death in the 2018 Westminster attack, tweeted this morning: “This is a vital part of our [...]
Joachim Klement, CFA: Three Geo-Economics trends to watch May 4, 2021 | City Talk “Today’s investors need to understand geopolitical trends as a main driving force of markets.” Joachim Klement, CFA Joachim Klement, CFA, has emerged over the last decade as one of the more insightful and compelling voices in finance. Well-reasoned, rigorous, humorous, and occasionally iconoclastic, his perspective, featured either on the Enterprising Investor Blog or on his [...]
Growing risk of attacks on UK in ‘breakdown of world order’, says defence secretary February 9, 2021 Britain is at growing risk of chemical and biological attacks due to a “breakdown of world order”, the defence secretary has warned. In an interview with the Times, Ben Wallace said the internet had proved a “turbo boost” for terrorist groups and nation states seeking information on deadly attacks. “Globally, I think there is a [...]
UK terror threat lowered to ‘substantial’ February 8, 2021 The terror threat level in the UK has dropped from “severe” to “substantial” following a reduction in incidents across Europe. Home secretary Priti Patel announced this morning that the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) has lowered the British national terrorism threat level, while warning that “a terrorist attack is still likely”. Patel said the decision [...]
UK police arrest man over 1974 Birmingham pub bombings November 18, 2020 British counter-terrorism police said on Wednesday they had arrested a man over the 1974 pub bombings in the city of Birmingham which killed 21 people, the deadliest attack on the British mainland in 30 years of Northern Irish violence. The bombings took place in the crowded Mulberry Bush pub and The Tavern in Birmingham, central [...]
Boris Johnson: UK stands ‘steadfast’ with France after Nice terror attack October 29, 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Britain stands “steadfast” with the people of France, after a terror attack in Nice this morning left at least three dead. One woman was decapitated and two others were killed in a knife attack in the Notre Dame Basilica in the centre of the French city at around 9am [...]