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University chief 'in denial over campus extremism'

13.10.11
The Government's former terrorism watchdog today accused the head of the London university attended by the "underpants bomber" of "walking around blindfold" over campus extremism.... more

'Underwear bomber' pleads guilty

12.10.11
The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a US airliner on Christmas Day 2009 with a bomb in his underwear has pleaded guilty... more

'Don't accuse London universities of being hotbeds for terrorists,' says head of UCL

11.10.11
Feature: As UCL graduate 'the underwear bomber' goes on trial in America, the head of his ex-college tells Martin Bentham ministers are wrong to panic about radicalised students... more

Terrorist whose real weapon was his voice

30.09.11
He was designated a 'global terrorist' but Anwar al-Awlaki's greatest weapon was not guns or bombs but the power of his words... more

Heathrow body scan without blushes

05.09.11
Body scanners which allow security checks without displaying graphic images of passengers could be introduced at Heathrow airport... more

UCL chief hits out at policy on extremism

17.06.11
The head of the university where the 'underpants bomber' was a student has launched an attack on the Government's anti-extremism strategy... more

Health staff recruited as eyes and ears of new anti-terror drive

06.06.11
Hospitals will be told to identify patients and staff who could be engaged in extremism, under a new government counter-terrorism blueprint ... more

Theresa May: Universities should do more to tackle Islamic extremism

06.06.11
The Home Secretary has criticised universities for their 'complacency' in tackling radicalisation and Islamic extremism on campus... more

US-born cleric seen as next threat: Fears extremist could launch new wave of terror

03.05.11
Security experts warn that the US-born extremist preacher Anwar al-Awlaki could inspire a new generation of al Qaeda supporters following the death of Osama bin Laden... more

Family man, five-a-side footballer... and terrorist

28.02.11
Rajib Karim effortlessly hid his double life as a ruthless jihadist from work colleagues and football teammates.... more

'Challenge but don't censor the campus radicals'

18.02.11
Offensive ideas should be expected at universities and students must not be censored, a report on campus extremism said... more

Al Qaeda militants are active in Britain, warns Home Secretary

03.11.10
Al Qaeda militants linked to the extremists behind the Yemen cargo bomb plot are operating in Britain, Theresa May warned... more

Cargo bomb plot sparks Yemen hunt for al Qaeda

02.11.10
Yemen charges the suspected al Qaeda mastermind behind a wave of attacks on the West with plotting to kill foreigners in a crackdown prompted by the cargo bomb plot... more

Universities ‘need watchdogs to guard against extremism'

18.10.10
Every university should employ a religions watchdog to check that student groups are not inviting extremists to campuses, experts say... more

'Underpants bomber' fires legal team in US court

14.10.10
Accused airline underpants bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has dismissed his legal team and will represent himself in court in Detroit... more

UCL staff will be given training to identify potential terrorists

08.10.10
Lecturers at University College London will be trained to spot students at risk of becoming terrorists after a former student allegedly tried to blow up a plane, it was revealed... more

Australia to jail airline bomb hoaxers for 10 years

14.06.10
Australia will jail bomb hoaxers for up to 10 years as part of new anti-terror laws... more

Video shows 'Christmas Day bomber' training with al Qaeda

27.04.10
A video surfaces showing accused Christmas Day bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab training with al Qaeda in Yemen... more

Muslim students could sue UCL for releasing details

01.04.10
University College London could face legal action after the personal details of nearly a thousand Muslim students were handed over to police... more

Three more arrested in anti-terror dawn raids

04.03.10
Three more men have been arrested for alleged terrorist fund raising in a series of dawn raids, police said... more

There’s nothing ‘safe’ about letting fanatics preach

27.01.10
Imagine a society at a London university invites well-known racists to address its members. One student then attempts a copy of David Copeland’s nail-bombing spree. Now substitute "white supremacist" for "Islamic fanaticist" and you have what is going on at UCL... more

Alleged bomber was not radicalised here, claim Islamic Society members

25.01.10
Students at a London university today denied allegations that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was radicalised while president of the college's Islamic Society... more

UCL head: London colleges must let extremists speak

25.01.10
Radical speakers must be allowed to address students on campus in the interests of free speech, says the head of the college attended by the alleged Detroit jet bomber... more

Tolerating exclusive societies is nail in coffin of university ideals

25.01.10
It is entirely self-serving for Malcolm Grant to say that universities should not police their students... more

Tube staff taught new way to spot train bombers

14.01.10
EXCLUSIVE: Police are using passengers’ body language to spot potential terrorists on London’s Tube and train network... more

Don't let the snow shut down London

08.01.10
This week's wintry weather has brought inevitable transport disruption, but its impact is spreading wider... more

Britain backtracks over advice to US on Detroit bomber

05.01.10
Britain and America’s intelligence relationship was hit by an extraordinary row over the sharing of information on the Christmas Day bomber... more

US failed to act on British suspicions over Christmas Day plane bomber

04.01.10
Britain passed on intelligence to America about the foiled Christmas Day Detroit airline bomber, Downing Street said... more

Smiths lifted by airport scanner surge after failed bombing

04.01.10
Global efforts to improve airline security after the failed Detroit Christmas Day bombing send shares in London scanning firm Smiths Group to a 16-month high... more


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