Rapid review of extremism announced - as Yvette Cooper accuses Southport rioters of 'hijacking grief'
Monday, 2 September 2024 Yvette Cooper has announced a "rapid review of extremism" following the violent disorder in towns and cities throughout the UK earlier this summer.
Three police officers, who have been voted Britain's bravest officers, have described confronting, disarming and arresting the Southport killer Axel Rudakubana. Sky News
The officers who confronted the Southport killer have described, for the first time publicly, how they disarmed him - as they joined a list of 70 officers.. Sky News
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper hails the new “one in, one out” agreement with France on illegal migrant Channel crossings, following “six-seven years of small-boats chaos”. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says the decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist group is about protecting national security, rather than preventing the "lawful right to protest". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The home secretary says the government inherited a "broken" immigration system in which there was an increase of visas being issued without "proper checks and systems in place". Yvette Cooper's comments come after a cross-party committee of MPs said the Home Office had failed to check whether foreign workers were leaving the UK or staying to work illegally. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Yvette Cooper says crimes like shoplifting have "gone up far too high in recent years" and that they "haven't been taken seriously enough". The home secretary has announced that hundreds of towns will see an increased police presence to crack down on theft and anti-social behaviour. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The UK’s home secretary has decided to proscribe Palestine Action and will lay an order before Parliament next week to make membership and support for the protest group illegal. Yvette Cooper confirmed the move after Palestine Action vandalised two planes inside RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on Friday. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Thomas Birley, aged 27, received a nine-year prison sentence for arson at a hotel housing asylum seekers amid anti-Muslim riots. He admitted to starting the fire... IndiaTimes
Elon Musk has been excluded from the UK's International Investment Summit due to his controversial social media posts criticizing UK policies on prison... IndiaTimes