Ed Miliband indicates development and climate will be at heart of UK foreign policy Exclusive: Foreign secretary to take up World Bank seat and play active role in shaping changes to global lender The Guardian - UK · Jul 26
Palestine protests could be stopped, Starmer suggests following Golders Green attack There have been calls to ban the marches over claims they ‘incubate’ antisemitism Evening Standard · May 2
Police ‘reviewing’ whether protests can go ahead after UK terror threat level raised The Stop the War Coalition is planning a major demonstration in London on May 16 to mark Nakba Day The Independent UK · Apr 30
Pro-Palestine campaigners vow to go ahead with London march despite 'antisemitism' accusations Activists rejected accusations they supported ‘hate marches’ following the terror attack on two Jewish men in Golders Green Evening Standard · Apr 30
Iran terror threat to London: Starmer slams 'malign state actors' after arson attacks on Jewish sites in city More than 20 people have been arrested after a series of arson incidents at Jewish-linked venues in the capital Evening Standard · Apr 23
Iranian IRGC hardliners 'heading to UK', says Nigel Farage's Reform UK amid London arson attacks The failure to stop the ‘small boats’ crisis is a ‘real and active threat’ to national security, says Reform UK’s home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf Evening Standard · Apr 22
'To A Big Company Like Firestone, That’s No Big Deal': Mechanic Turns Down Customer. Then He Gets A Call That Makes Him Regret It The old adage that "time is money" gets hammered into our heads pretty strongly in a recent TikTok clip that features an independent mechanic paying the price for trying to help out an in-need motorist. The lesson was so severe that he said he’s considering charging a non-refundable deposit for… Motor1 · Apr 2
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 · Mar 18
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 · Jan 13
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 · Jan 13
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 · Dec 24, 2025
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 · Jul 15, 2025
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 · Jul 7, 2025
We must act to stop radicalisation through smartphones, terror watchdog says Terror laws watchdog said smartphones have made radicalisation even easier since July 2005 The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2025
Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025 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.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025 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
Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025 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.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2025 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 Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025 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.
Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024 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’.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2024 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
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2024 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 · Jul 23, 2024 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 · Mar 10, 2024 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 · Feb 13, 2024 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.