Fifa World Cup under drone terrorism threat, security experts warn Sport Business Fifa World Cup organisers will be on alert amid fears domestic terror cells could surface at next month’s tournament, security experts have warned. The quadrennial tournament heads to North America next month for its next iteration – spanning 104 matches in the United States, Canada and Mexico – and keeping the millions of attending fans [...]
Standard Chartered shares struggle to rebound after US lawmaker triggered $3bn sell-off Banking Shares in Standard Chartered inched higher on Monday, but failed to fully recover from a dramatic sell-off at the end of last week that was triggered by a United States congresswoman. The bank’s stock nudged up by one percent as markets opened, reaching 1,319.50. But, this remained far below the 1,407 price point prior to [...]
Pool Re: The UK’s secret weapon of insuring against terrorism insurance When the private insurance market buckled under the threat of terrorism, the government stepped in to ensure that businesses would not be left alone
Three Iranian men charged with spying offences under National Security Act May 17, 2025 Three Iranian nationals living in London have been charged under the National Security Act with engaging in conduct likely to assist a foreign intelligence service, after an investigation led by counter-terrorism officers, the Metropolitan Police said. Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, of St John’s Wood, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44, of Kensal Rise, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, [...]
UK police arrest seven Iranians in counter-terrorism probes May 4, 2025 Counter-terrorism police have arrested eight men, seven of whom are Iranian nationals, in two separate investigations, the Metropolitan Police said on Sunday. On Saturday, five men, four of whom are Iranian nationals between the ages of 29 and 40, were detained on suspicion of terrorism offences over a plot to target a specific premises. The [...]
Heathrow fire ‘not believed suspicious’ but under Met counter-terror probe March 24, 2025 The cause of the fire which shut down Heathrow Airport is “not believed to be suspicious” but is under investigation by the Met Police counter-terrorism squad, a minister has said. Transport secretary Heidi Alexander updated MPs on the “unprecedented” power outage which shut Britain’s busiest airport over the weekend in the House of Commons on [...]
Manchester bombing anniversary is a reminder to never take security for granted May 22, 2024 Seven years on from the Manchester Arena bombing, the risk landscape has dramatically shifted. So it’s right that venues must do more to protect themselves from terror threats, says Tom Clementi Today marks the anniversary of the Manchester Arena attack in 2017, a senseless terrorist bombing in which 22 innocent people were killed and hundreds [...]
British terrorism reinsurer warns extremists are ‘actively experimenting’ with AI to carry out attacks May 20, 2024 Terrorism sympathisers have recently begun using AI to create optical illusions as one method of distributing propaganda, the report said.