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Terror laws watchdog: under-16s should be off social media

Jonathan Hall KC told the Press Association the alternative of trying to regulate online content is too massive a task.

Evening Standard

Israelis demonised as a ‘vehicle for hatred of Jews’, says UK terror laws watchdog

Jonathan Hall calls for police forces to clamp down on racial hatred based on nationality

The Guardian - UK

UK should ban children from social media because they cannot cope with toxic hate speech, terror watchdog warns

Jonathan Hall, the government’s independent reviewer of terrorism, said in a speech at the Policy Exchange think that ‘the question of how to regulate the online space is the most urgent question of our day’

The Independent UK

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Manchester Arena plotter’s alleged prison attack sparks call for US-style rewards system

Report recommends adoption of US-style punishment and rewards for most dangerous inmates

The Guardian - UK

Children investigated over Russian and Iranian plots against UK, says police chief

Teenagers suspected of being hired by criminals paid to carry out acts on behalf of states, it is understood

The Guardian - UK

US air strikes on Iran were absolutely necessary, says Patel

US defence forces attacked Iranian nuclear sites near Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan last month.

Evening Standard

We must act to stop radicalisation through smartphones, terror watchdog says

Terror laws watchdog said smartphones have made radicalisation even easier since July 2005

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Prison officers told to wear body armour in high-security jails after attacks

It comes after one staff member required emergency surgery after being stabbed by an inmate at HMP Long Lartin.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer praised Adolescence. Now he needs to show he’s learned from it

The government balked at protecting children from the perils of social media. TV has made the issues plain; now politics must do its job, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Government secrecy fuelled Southport attack conspiracy theories, say Tories

Labour minister Lucy Rigby denied an accusation by Helen Grant that the Government accelerated conspiracy theories around the attack last year.

Evening Standard

Extreme online violence may be linked to rise of ‘0 to 100’ killers, experts say

Criminal justice specialists call for new approach to identify emerging type of murderer with no prior convictions

The Guardian - UK

Expanding terror definition could ‘overwhelm’ police and MI5, says watchdog

Jonathan Hall has been tasked with reviewing the scope of terror laws in the wake of the Southport attack.

The Independent UK

Terror law does not adequately deal with those who travel abroad – watchdog

Jonathan Hall KC said ‘long-standing difficulties continue to bedevil the prosecution of individuals who have travelled to terror zones’.

Evening Standard

AI increasingly used for sextortion, scams and child abuse, says senior UK police chief

The fast-developing technology is providing opportunities in ‘any crime type’ – and police must ‘move fast’ to catch up

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The Guardian - UK

Southport attack: PM warns Badenoch and Jenrick against undermining police

Keir Starmer’s appeal at PMQs follows Tory leadership candidates questioning police handling of investigation

The Independent UK

State threat law watchdog calls for greater transparency from tech giants

Jonathan Hall KC suggested a new law may be needed to grant greater access to social media data.

The Guardian - UK

Three Tory ex-home secretaries warn against politicising anti-extremism

Exclusive: Intervention by Priti Patel, Sajid Javid and Amber Rudd comes just before Michael Gove is due to unveil official definition of extremism

WEKU

Lafayette High School student named 2024 Lexington Youth Poet Laureate

The National Youth Poet Laureate focuses to identify, celebrate, and honor teen poets that show commitment to artistic excellence, civic engagement, youth leadership, and social justice.

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The Independent UK

Met Police abused anti-terror laws by arresting French publisher, review says

Ernest Moret was detained by police at London St Pancras station under counter-terror powers

The Guardian - UK

UK must repatriate more nationals in Syria, says terrorism policy adviser

Britain has been urged by UN to help young children in Syrian detention camps

The Guardian - UK

UK must label Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as terror group, says thinktank

Report from rightwing thinktank calls for tougher sanctions on Iran as October expiry of UN sanctions looms

The Guardian - UK

MI5 told to share key facts with MPs after Manchester Arena security failures

Bombing inquiry brings call from terror watchdog for franker approach at spy agency

The Independent UK

Shamima Begum return would not be a ‘moral exoneration’, says terror watchdog

Jonathan Hall KC said failing to permit her to return could lead the UK to be an ‘outlier’ in Europe.

The Independent UK

Shamima Begum should be allowed to come back to UK, says terror watchdog

Ms Begum was 15 when she travelled from Bethnal Green, east London, through Turkey and into territory controlled by the so-called Islamic State.

Liverpool Echo

Face of thug who broke his wife's back and refused to take her to hospital

Jonathan Hall continued kicking his partner as she lay on floor even after she pleaded for him to stop

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