UK terrorism threat level raised to ‘severe’ after Golders Green attack

The raised threat level follows the attack in Golders Green on Wednesday. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

The UK terrorism threat level has been raised to “severe” by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre after the Golders Green stabbings, meaning a terror attack is thought to be “highly likely”.

The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, described Wednesday’s attack as a vile act of terrorism. “Today, the national threat level has increased to ‘severe’, which means a terrorist attack is considered highly likely,” she said.