<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Security - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Security news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:29:00 +0100</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[‘Digital fog of war’ around Iranian cyberattacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkHostilities on the digital front have intensified since the outbreak of war between the US, Israel and Iran, with many cyberattacks claimed by Iranian groups, as more advanced actors move in the shadows. Companies, infrastructure and surveillance cameras have suffered cyberattacks since the end of February. Pro-Iranian group Handala claimed to have snatched 50,000 emails [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/digital-fog-of-war-around-iranian-cyberattacks-80775/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/digital-fog-of-war-around-iranian-cyberattacks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/digital-fog-of-war-around-iranian-cyberattacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US military says aircraft crash in Iraq killed 4 crew members]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA US KC?135 aerial refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq killing four crew members, the military said Friday, adding that the incident was not caused by &ldquo;hostile fire.&rdquo; A second plane involved in the incident, which the military said occurred at 2:00 pm Eastern Time (1900 GMT) Thursday, landed safely. &ldquo;Four of six crew members [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-military-says-aircraft-crash-in-iraq-killed-4-crew-members-80770/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-military-says-aircraft-crash-in-iraq-killed-4-crew-members/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-military-says-aircraft-crash-in-iraq-killed-4-crew-members/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman moves to boost B-21 Raider output]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are ramping up production capacity for the B-21 Raider to field the new bomber more quickly. The company describes the program as a demonstration of its performance on complex aerospace projects and its commitment to delivering advanced capabilities at what it calls the speed of need. Northrop Grumman [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-grumman-moves-to-boost-b-21-raider-output-80765/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/northrop-grumman-moves-to-boost-b-21-raider-output/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/northrop-grumman-moves-to-boost-b-21-raider-output/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US military ‘not ready’ to escort tankers through Hormuz Strait]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe US military is currently &ldquo;not ready&rdquo; to escort tankers through the critical Strait of Hormuz because all its assets are focused on striking Iran, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday. Wright&rsquo;s comments came as an attack on two oil tankers off Iraq killed at least one person, and oil prices briefly soared past $100. [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-military-not-ready-to-escort-tankers-through-hormuz-strait-80761/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-military-not-ready-to-escort-tankers-through-hormuz-strait/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-military-not-ready-to-escort-tankers-through-hormuz-strait/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US says Iran campaign cost $11 billion in six days]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe opening week of the war against Iran cost the United States more than $11.3 billion, lawmakers were told in a Pentagon briefing, according to a New York Times report underscoring the pace at which the conflict is consuming weapons and resources. The Times, citing unnamed sources familiar with Tuesday&rsquo;s closed-door briefing, said members of [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-iran-campaign-cost-11-billion-in-six-days-80757/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-says-iran-campaign-cost-11-billion-in-six-days/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-says-iran-campaign-cost-11-billion-in-six-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyberattack Disrupts Operations at MedTech Giant Stryker]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA cybersecurity incident affecting Stryker Corporation&mdash;one of the world&rsquo;s largest manufacturers of medical devices&mdash;has drawn renewed attention to the growing cyber risks facing healthcare suppliers and critical medical technology providers. While the full scope of the breach is still being investigated, the event highlights the potential consequences when cyberattacks intersect with the healthcare supply chain. [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/cyberattack-disrup]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/cyberattack-disrupts-operations-at-medtech-giant-stryker/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/cyberattack-disrupts-operations-at-medtech-giant-stryker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel strikes central Beirut as Lebanon death toll tops 630]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIsrael carried out a strike in the heart of Beirut on Wednesday for a second time since Lebanon was dragged into the Middle East war, as the death toll in the country climbed past 630. In New York, around 30 countries backing the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon voiced concern over the fighting in the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-strikes-central-beirut-as-lebanon-death-toll-tops-630-80749/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israel-strikes-central-beirut-as-lebanon-death-toll-tops-630/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israel-strikes-central-beirut-as-lebanon-death-toll-tops-630/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patriot missile defense system deployed in central Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTurkey said Tuesday a Patriot missile defence system was being deployed in the centre of the country, a day after NATO intercepted a second ballistic missile fired from Iran in Turkish airspace. The move was announced after a phone call between Turkey&rsquo;s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran&rsquo;s Masoud Pezeshkian, with the Iranian president denying [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/patriot-missile-defense-system-deployed-in-central-turkey-80734/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/patriot-missile-defense-system-deployed-in-central-turkey/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/patriot-missile-defense-system-deployed-in-central-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran says missile attacks to continue, US talks ‘not on agenda’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIran&rsquo;s foreign minister said Tuesday that talks with the United States were not on the agenda as their war entered its 11th day. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think talking with the Americans would be on our agenda anymore,&rdquo; Abbas Araghchi told PBS News, saying Tehran had a &ldquo;very bitter experience&rdquo; during previous negotiations with the US. On [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-says-missile-attacks-to-continue-us-talks-not-on-agenda-80730/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-says-missile-attacks-to-continue-us-talks-not-on-agenda/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-says-missile-attacks-to-continue-us-talks-not-on-agenda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI robotics manager resigns over Pentagon deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA robotics manager at OpenAI said Saturday that she had resigned over the artificial intelligence giant&rsquo;s deal with the US government to allow its technology&rsquo;s deployment for war and domestic surveillance. The company behind ChatGPT secured a defense contract with the Pentagon last month, hours after rival Anthropic refused to agree to unconditional military use [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/openai-robotics-manager-resigns-over-pentagon-deal-80743/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/openai-robotics-manager-resigns-over-pentagon-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/openai-robotics-manager-resigns-over-pentagon-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic takes Trump administration to court over Pentagon row]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAnthropic filed suit Monday against the Trump administration, alleging the US government retaliated against the AI company for refusing to let its Claude AI model be used for autonomous lethal warfare and mass surveillance of Americans. In the 48-page complaint, filed in federal court in San Francisco, Anthropic seeks to have its designation as a [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/anthropic-takes-trump-administration-to-court-over-pentagon-row-80738/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/anthropic-takes-trump-administration-to-court-over-pentagon-row/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/anthropic-takes-trump-administration-to-court-over-pentagon-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sikorsky Ramps Up Production of New Variant S-92 Helicopter]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkSikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) is preparing to build the first production batch of S-92A+&trade; helicopters, the latest variant of its flagship commercial heavy-lifter. A+ model aircraft will be manufactured and assembled in Stratford and Owego, New York, for a new head-of-state transport customer, and anticipated orders from Head of State and offshore-energy [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/sikorsky-ramps-up-production-of-new-variant-s-92-helicopter-80716/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sikorsky-ramps-up-production-of-new-variant-s-92-helicopter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sikorsky-ramps-up-production-of-new-variant-s-92-helicopter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qatar arrests 313 people for sharing attacks footage, ‘rumors’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkQatari authorities have arrested more than 300 people for sharing images and what they described as &ldquo;misleading information&rdquo; during days of attacks by Iran, the interior ministry said on Monday. The arrests echo measures across the Gulf as Iran targets airports, military bases, energy installations and residential areas with daily drones and missiles. Those arrested [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/qatar-arrests-313-people-for-sharing-attacks-footage-rumors-80707/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/qatar-arrests-313-people-for-sharing-attacks-footage-rumors/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/qatar-arrests-313-people-for-sharing-attacks-footage-rumors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan to deploy counter-strike missiles closer to China]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkJapan will deploy a batch of long-range, counter-strike missiles in a southwest region near China by the end of March, officials said Monday. The Ground Self-Defense Force plans to position its Type 12 surface-to-ship missiles, with a reported range of 1,000 kilometres (620 miles), in Kumamoto, Kyushu region, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told a [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-to-deploy-counter-strike-missiles-closer-to-china-80702/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-to-deploy-counter-strike-missiles-closer-to-china/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-to-deploy-counter-strike-missiles-closer-to-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global arms exports soar on European demand: study]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkGlobal weapons flows grew by almost 10 percent in the past five years, with Europe more than tripling imports, a report showed on Monday. The surge in European countries can be explained, in part at least, by the fact they are buying in weapons to supply to Ukraine and because they are seeking to boost [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/global-arms-exports-soar-on-european-demand-study-80726/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/global-arms-exports-soar-on-european-demand-study/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/global-arms-exports-soar-on-european-demand-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kremlin says nuclear weapons in Finland would threaten Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussia said on Friday it saw Finland&rsquo;s move to lift restrictions on hosting nuclear weapons as a potential threat and vowed to respond if Helsinki followed through with the plan. A Russia neighbor and NATO member since 2023, Finland said on Thursday it planned to lift restrictions prohibiting nuclear weapons on its soil, in order [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/kremlin-says-nuclear-weapons-in-finland-would-threaten-russia-80712/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/kremlin-says-nuclear-weapons-in-finland-would-threaten-russia/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/kremlin-says-nuclear-weapons-in-finland-would-threaten-russia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea’s Kim oversees naval destroyer, cruise missile test]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests this week of his country&rsquo;s naval destroyer, claiming Pyongyang is in the process of &ldquo;arming the Navy with nuclear weapons&rdquo;, state media reported Thursday. The tests, including a launch of a sea-to-surface cruise missile, come shortly after Kim led a major once-in-five-years Party Congress, at which he [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-koreas-kim-oversees-naval-destroyer-cruise-missile-test-80697/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-koreas-kim-oversees-naval-destroyer-cruise-missile-test/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-koreas-kim-oversees-naval-destroyer-cruise-missile-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman Expands Aircraft Protection to Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkFor the first time, Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) is providing its Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system to Germany, reinforcing the company&rsquo;s position as a leading developer of advanced aircraft survivability systems, with a broadening presence in Europe. CIRCM, a U.S. Army program of record, acts as a high-tech shield when installed on the outside of [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-grumman-expands-aircraft-protection-to-germany-80721/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/northrop-grumman-expands-aircraft-protection-to-germany/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/northrop-grumman-expands-aircraft-protection-to-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finland to allow nuclear weapons on its soil: government]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkFinland said Thursday it planned to lift restrictions prohibiting nuclear weapons on its soil, in order to bring the country in line with NATO&rsquo;s deterrence policy after joining the alliance in 2023. &ldquo;The government proposal would make it possible in future to bring a nuclear weapon into Finland, or to transport, deliver or possess one [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/finland-to-allow-nuclear-weapons-on-its-soil-government-80693/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/finland-to-allow-nuclear-weapons-on-its-soil-government/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/finland-to-allow-nuclear-weapons-on-its-soil-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US says it has sunk more than 30 Iranian ships]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States has sunk more than 30 Iranian ships during the ongoing war, while ballistic missile and drone attacks by Tehran&rsquo;s forces are down substantially, a top US military officer said Thursday. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re now up over 30 ships (sunk), and in just the last few hours, we hit an Iranian drone carrier ship, roughly [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-it-has-sunk-more-than-30-iranian-ships-80689/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-says-it-has-sunk-more-than-30-iranian-ships/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-says-it-has-sunk-more-than-30-iranian-ships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Middle East war enters seventh day as Israel strikes Beirut]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe raging Iran war, which has spread across the Middle East and beyond, entered its seventh day Friday after Israeli forces announced a &ldquo;next phase&rdquo; in the conflict and bombed Beirut&rsquo;s southern suburbs. The Israeli military had earlier issued an unprecedented evacuation warning for the entire area &mdash; &ldquo;save your lives and evacuate your residences [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/middle-east-war-enters-seventh-day-as-israel-strikes-beirut-80685/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/middle-east-war-enters-seventh-day-as-israel-strikes-beirut/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/middle-east-war-enters-seventh-day-as-israel-strikes-beirut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-minister adds to UK calls for ban on political donations in cryptocurrency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Labour&rsquo;s Rushanara Ali plans to intervene in elections bill amid warnings of foreign interferenceA former Labour minister has added her voice to those of a growing list of experts and senior MPs calling for a ban on political donations in cryptocurrency as concerns grow over foreign interference in British elections.Rushanara Ali, the Labour MP who helped draft the elections bill when she was a minister in the communities department, called for the government to strengthen the l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ex-minister-adds-to-uk-calls-for-ban-on-political-donations-in-cryptocurrency/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ex-minister-adds-to-uk-calls-for-ban-on-political-donations-in-cryptocurrency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How an undercover cop foiled an IS plot to massacre Britain’s Jews – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Guardian&rsquo;s community affairs correspondent, Chris Osuh, reports on the plot by two IS terrorists to massacre Jews in Manchester, and how it was thwarted by an undercover stingWalid Saadaoui had once worked as a holiday entertainer, organising dance shows and quizzes at a resort in his native Tunisia. After moving to the UK and marrying a British woman, he became a restaurateur and an avid keeper of birds.All the while, however &ndash; as the Guardian&rsquo;s community affairs correspon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/how-an-undercover-cop-foiled-an-is-plot-to-massacre-britains-jews-podcast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/how-an-undercover-cop-foiled-an-is-plot-to-massacre-britains-jews-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owen Jones on Palestine Action high court win | The Latest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The co-founder of Palestine Action has won a legal challenge to the home secretary&rsquo;s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws. Palestine Action was the first direct action protest group to be proscribed. The decision was widely condemned and was defied by a civil disobedience campaign, during which more than 2,000 people have been arrested. From July last year, being a member of &ndash; or showing support for &ndash; the group became an offence punishable by up to 14 years in pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/owen-jones-on-palestine-action-high-court-win-the-latest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/owen-jones-on-palestine-action-high-court-win-the-latest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men jailed for life over plot to attack Greater Manchester’s Jewish community]]></title><description><![CDATA[An undercover operative stopped the pair from carrying out what could have been UK&rsquo;s deadliest terrorist attackTwo men have been jailed for life after attempting to stage one of the UK&rsquo;s deadliest terrorist attacks before it was thwarted by an undercover operative.Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, who had sworn allegiance to Islamic State (IS), planned a marauding firearms attack targeting Greater Manchester&rsquo;s Jewish community. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/two-men-jailed-for-life-over-plot-to-attack-greater-manchesters-jewish-community/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/two-men-jailed-for-life-over-plot-to-attack-greater-manchesters-jewish-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opponents of Palestine Action ban celebrate court ruling that proscription is unlawful – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[People opposed to the UK ban on Palestine Action celebrated after the group won a legal challenge to the home secretary&rsquo;s decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws. Palestine Action was the first direct action protest group to be proscribed under anti-terrorism law, which categorised it alongside the likes of Islamic State. The government decision attracted widespread condemnation as well as a civil disobedience campaign defying the ban, during which more than 2,000 people have be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/opponents-of-palestine-action-ban-celebrate-court-ruling-that-proscription-is-unlawful-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/opponents-of-palestine-action-ban-celebrate-court-ruling-that-proscription-is-unlawful-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who would want to lead the ‘British FBI’? | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposed National Police Service, encompassing counter-terrorism and regional crime units along with the duties of the National Crime Agency, will be unmanageable, writes Peter SommerThe National Police Service (NPS) is the fourth or fifth iteration of a &ldquo;British FBI&rdquo;, not the third (What is Shabana Mahmood proposing in &lsquo;biggest ever&rsquo; policing reforms? 26 January). Before the Serious And Organised Crime Agency and the National Crime Agency, we had a National Crime Squ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/who-would-want-to-lead-the-british-fbi-letter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/who-would-want-to-lead-the-british-fbi-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother of man jailed in Syria for Islamic State links calls for his repatriation to UK or Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sally Lane fears son Jack Letts, who left UK aged 18, may face death penalty if airlifted to Iraq under US operationThe mother of a British-born man detained for nearly nine years without trial in Syria has called for his repatriation to the UK or Canada as the US plans to airlift 7,000 Islamic State-linked prisoners from Syria to Iraq.Sally Lane, the mother of Jack Letts, 30, said she was &ldquo;frantically trying to find out as much as possible&rdquo; and that it was unclear if he would face t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mother-of-man-jailed-in-syria-for-islamic-state-links-calls-for-his-repatriation-to-uk-or-canada/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mother-of-man-jailed-in-syria-for-islamic-state-links-calls-for-his-repatriation-to-uk-or-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three men charged after ‘highly targeted attacks’ against Pakistani dissidents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alleged attacks took place in Cambridgeshire and Buckinghamshire against two prominent supporters of jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran KhanThree men have been charged after a series of &ldquo;highly targeted&rdquo; attacks against two Pakistani dissidents living in Britain.Police carried out a series of seven raids and arrests this week in London, Essex and the Midlands after four attacks, which began on Christmas Eve. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/three-men-charged-after-highly-targeted-attacks-against-pakistani-dissidents/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/three-men-charged-after-highly-targeted-attacks-against-pakistani-dissidents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Counter-terrorism police investigating ‘highly targeted’ attacks on Pakistani dissidents in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: victims in hiding after attacks involving physical assault, attempted arson and the use of firearms Scotland Yard&rsquo;s counter-terrorism command is investigating a series of &ldquo;highly targeted&rdquo; attacks on two Pakistani dissidents living in Britain which may bear the hallmarks of states using criminal proxies to silence their critics.One person has been arrested after a series of four attacks which began on Christmas Eve. One of the attacks involved a firearm. Continue rea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/counter-terrorism-police-investigating-highly-targeted-attacks-on-pakistani-dissidents-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/counter-terrorism-police-investigating-highly-targeted-attacks-on-pakistani-dissidents-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK approves Chinese ‘mega embassy’ in London after reassurances from spy chiefs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critics expected to mount legal challenge to plans for vast complex at Royal Mint Court amid security concernsThe communities secretary, Steve Reed, has given permission for China to build a vast new embassy near the Tower of London after spy chiefs told him that the risks to UK national security could be controlled and dealt with.The decision paves the way for Keir Starmer to visit Beijing in the coming weeks &ndash; though local residents plan to legally challenge the decision, potentially del]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-approves-chinese-mega-embassy-in-london-after-reassurances-from-spy-chiefs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-approves-chinese-mega-embassy-in-london-after-reassurances-from-spy-chiefs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There can be no exclusions’: how Hillsborough law hit a roadblock]]></title><description><![CDATA[What was meant to be a triumph for Keir Starmer has become mired in disagreement with victims&rsquo; familiesIt was meant to be a triumphant moment. After almost 16 months of briefing from Whitehall sources that Keir Starmer would never be able to keep his promise to introduce the Hillsborough law, the prime minister was introduced at the Labour conference by Margaret Aspinall.Aspinall, whose son James, 18, was one of the 97 people killed in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, has with other bereave]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/there-can-be-no-exclusions-how-hillsborough-law-hit-a-roadblock/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/there-can-be-no-exclusions-how-hillsborough-law-hit-a-roadblock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Mint Court residents plan legal challenge if Chinese ‘mega embassy’ in London approved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claims of &lsquo;government interference&rsquo; in decision on plans for vast outpost near Tower of LondonResidents of Royal Mint Court plan to mount a legal challenge within weeks if Steve Reed, the local government secretary, approves China&rsquo;s plans to build a vast new embassy at the site by the Tower of London on Tuesday.Mark Nygate, the treasurer of the local Royal Mint Court Residents&rsquo; Association, said people living near the proposed development had concerns about &ldquo;governm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/royal-mint-court-residents-plan-legal-challenge-if-chinese-mega-embassy-in-london-approved/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/royal-mint-court-residents-plan-legal-challenge-if-chinese-mega-embassy-in-london-approved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK arresting Palestine Action supporters is censoring free speech, says US official]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Rogers says prosecuting people for &lsquo;merely&rsquo; expressing support &lsquo;does more harm than good&rsquo;Arresting supporters of Palestine Action is &ldquo;censoring&rdquo; their free speech and &ldquo;does more harm than good&rdquo;, a Trump administration official has said.Sarah Rogers, the US undersecretary for public diplomacy, was asked in an interview with the news platform Semafor whether the British government should allow supporters of the proscribed terror group to protes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-arresting-palestine-action-supporters-is-censoring-free-speech-says-us-official/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-arresting-palestine-action-supporters-is-censoring-free-speech-says-us-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Withdraw Hillsborough law amendment, urge Liverpool and Manchester mayors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Draft creates &lsquo;too broad an opt-out&rsquo; for intelligence chiefs to decide what information is released after major incidentThe mayors of Liverpool and Manchester have said an amendment to the Hillsborough law should be withdrawn, saying it does not do enough to prevent future cover-ups.The Liverpool city region mayor, Steve Rotheram, and the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, said the amendment &ldquo;creates too broad an opt-out&rdquo; by allowing intelligence officials to decide]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/withdraw-hillsborough-law-amendment-urge-liverpool-and-manchester-mayors/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 17:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/withdraw-hillsborough-law-amendment-urge-liverpool-and-manchester-mayors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hillsborough law to be delayed over security services concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers hope to reach compromise after MPs and families said bill went too far in shielding intelligence officersThe government is to delay the progress of the Hillsborough law while ministers thrash out a compromise, amid concerns from MPs and families over how it will apply to serving intelligence officers.The bill will enforce a duty of candour on public officials and contractors to tell the truth in the aftermath of disasters. But concerns were raised by campaigners that it went too far in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/hillsborough-law-to-be-delayed-over-security-services-concerns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/hillsborough-law-to-be-delayed-over-security-services-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK ministers should explain compensation payment to Guantánamo detainee, Dominic Grieve says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former attorney general urges more clarity on British spy agencies&rsquo; role in Abu Zubaydah&rsquo;s torture by CIAMinisters should explain why the UK has paid compensation to a Palestinian man who was tortured by the CIA and is still being held in Guant&aacute;namo Bay, according to a former attorney general.Abu Zubaydah, the first man subjected to CIA waterboarding, was reported by the BBC to have been awarded a payment that may amount to hundreds of thousands of pounds because of the role o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-ministers-should-explain-compensation-payment-to-guantnamo-detainee-dominic-grieve-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-ministers-should-explain-compensation-payment-to-guantnamo-detainee-dominic-grieve-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slowly but surely, a state can repress its people. Why is the UK channelling Viktor Orbán’s Hungary? | Lydia Gall]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know enough about the erosion of civil rights to fear what I now see in the UKLydia Gall is a senior Europe researcher at Human Rights WatchRight to protest is under attack in England and Wales, reports warnI saw, at first hand, the slow erosion of the rule of law in Hungary. It began not with a single shocking act but with quiet legal changes that narrowed space for dissent; each step justified as reasonable or necessary, until suddenly, democracy itself felt like a performance rather than a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/slowly-but-surely-a-state-can-repress-its-people-why-is-the-uk-channelling-viktor-orbns-hungary-lydia-gall/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/slowly-but-surely-a-state-can-repress-its-people-why-is-the-uk-channelling-viktor-orbns-hungary-lydia-gall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families affected by Manchester Arena attack say MI5 must be more open to scrutiny]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a letter to Keir Starmer, they say MI5 failed them and the Security Service must be included in a law to stop cover-upsFamilies affected by the Manchester Arena bombing have said MI5 failed them and must be more open to scrutiny.In a letter sent to the prime minister seen by the BBC, the families demanded the Security Service be fully included in a new law designed to stop cover-ups in public life. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/families-affected-by-manchester-arena-attack-say-mi5-must-be-more-open-to-scrutiny/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/families-affected-by-manchester-arena-attack-say-mi5-must-be-more-open-to-scrutiny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers cannot go on ignoring the Shamima Begum case, for two important reasons]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fate of the woman who left the UK at 15 in search of Islamic State raises wider questions about citizenshipWhile many aspects of UK political polling have shifted drastically since 2019, the public&rsquo;s view on Shamima Begum has remained largely fixed: a big majority do not want the now 26-year-old woman back in the UK.In 2019, Sajid Javid, then home secretary, stripped the Londoner of her UK citizenship on the grounds that she was a security threat, having travelled as a schoolgirl with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ministers-cannot-go-on-ignoring-the-shamima-begum-case-for-two-important-reasons/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 18:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ministers-cannot-go-on-ignoring-the-shamima-begum-case-for-two-important-reasons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[European human rights court questions UK decision to strip Shamima Begum of citizenship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Begum&rsquo;s lawyers argue she was child trafficking victim when she travelled to live under IS in Syria in 2015The European court of human rights has questioned the UK government over its 2019 decision to remove Shamima Begum&rsquo;s British citizenship.Lawyers in Europe have asked how Begum&rsquo;s treatment complies with the UK&rsquo;s responsibilities to victims of trafficking. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/european-human-rights-court-questions-uk-decision-to-strip-shamima-begum-of-citizenship/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 18:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/european-human-rights-court-questions-uk-decision-to-strip-shamima-begum-of-citizenship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We refuse to be afraid’: solidarity and vigilance in British Jewish community targeted by IS plot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life goes on in a vibrant Greater Manchester neighbourhood after a plan for an attack was thwarted&ldquo;They tried to kill us. They failed. Let&rsquo;s eat,&rdquo; Andrew Walters said.It is an old Jewish joke that&rsquo;s as relevant as ever in Greater Manchester in the face of today&rsquo;s threats. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/we-refuse-to-be-afraid-solidarity-and-vigilance-in-british-jewish-community-targeted-by-is-plot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/we-refuse-to-be-afraid-solidarity-and-vigilance-in-british-jewish-community-targeted-by-is-plot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A heavy moral burden as Palestine Action hunger strikers risk death | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr David Nicholl and Dr John Kalk discuss medical ethics in relation to the care of prisoners on hunger strike, and Dr Jonathan Fluxman calls on Labour to act now before the worst happensWe are not involved in the medical management of the Palestine Action hunger strikers, though we have experience of previous such protests (Families of Palestine Action hunger strikers seek urgent meeting with Lammy, 22 December). The ethical issues are well established: respect for consent, confidentiality, ass]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/a-heavy-moral-burden-as-palestine-action-hunger-strikers-risk-death-letters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/a-heavy-moral-burden-as-palestine-action-hunger-strikers-risk-death-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My blood is boiling, brother’: the foiled plot to massacre Jews on streets of Greater Manchester]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein thought &lsquo;zero hour&rsquo; had finally arrived until undercover operative thwarted themWhen Walid Saadaoui recruited Amar Hussein to join him in a pogrom on the streets of Greater Manchester, Hussein wept with joy.For years, the two men had been sleeper agents for the Islamic State terrorist group. Each had lived quietly in Britain for years, waiting for the right moment to stage an attack, and for the right person to give them the support to make it happen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/my-blood-is-boiling-brother-the-foiled-plot-to-massacre-jews-on-streets-of-greater-manchester/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/my-blood-is-boiling-brother-the-foiled-plot-to-massacre-jews-on-streets-of-greater-manchester/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK aid cuts take 40% from funds to counter Russian threat in western Balkans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funding to tackle misinformation and cyber-attacks, and boost democracy, cut from &pound;40m to &pound;24mKeir Starmer&rsquo;s raid on overseas aid has led to a 40% cut in funds for countering Russian aggression and misinformation in a region of Europe described by the prime minister as vital to the UK&rsquo;s national security.British funding committed to bolstering the western Balkans, where Russia has been accused of sowing division and creating destabilisation, has been cut from &pound;40m l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-aid-cuts-take-40-from-funds-to-counter-russian-threat-in-western-balkans/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-aid-cuts-take-40-from-funds-to-counter-russian-threat-in-western-balkans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How far must UK go to fend off threat of foreign interference in its elections?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Closing funding loopholes and re-empowering the watchdog would go some way to tackling an urgent issueUK to hold inquiry into foreign financial interference in domestic politicsRussia has been attempting to meddle with western democracy for years, but successive governments led by Boris Johnson and others have insisted that the UK&rsquo;s electoral system can withstand its influence.That argument was recently blown apart by the conviction of former Reform politician Nathan Gill, jailed for 10 ye]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/how-far-must-uk-go-to-fend-off-threat-of-foreign-interference-in-its-elections/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/how-far-must-uk-go-to-fend-off-threat-of-foreign-interference-in-its-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK spying laws could result in overreach and real harm, says review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Hall KC warns of people being wrongly investigated and of impact on journalists and thinktanksEspionage offences in the UK&rsquo;s new National Security Act are so broadly defined that they &ldquo;will result in cases of real harm&rdquo; with people wrongly investigated, according to the first review of state threats legislation.Jonathan Hall KC, an independent reviewer appointed by the home secretary, said the 2023 law had to be monitored against &ldquo;misuse and overreach&rdquo; beca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-spying-laws-could-result-in-overreach-and-real-harm-says-review/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-spying-laws-could-result-in-overreach-and-real-harm-says-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe ready to lead ‘multinational force’ in Ukraine as part of US peace plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposal is part of new package of security guarantees, backed by the White House, that could mark breakthrough in reaching agreementEurope is ready to lead a &ldquo;multinational force&rdquo; in Ukraine as part of a US proposal for a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, European leaders have said.In a statement, the leaders of the UK, France, Germany and eight other European countries said troops from a &ldquo;coalition of the willing&rdquo; with US support could &ldquo;assist in the reg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/europe-ready-to-lead-multinational-force-in-ukraine-as-part-of-us-peace-plan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/europe-ready-to-lead-multinational-force-in-ukraine-as-part-of-us-peace-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain caught in ‘space between peace and war’, says new head of MI6]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blaise Metreweli says world &lsquo;more dangerous and contested now than for decades&rsquo; as AI and new technologies emergeBritain is caught in &ldquo;a space between peace and war&rdquo; complicated by the rise of artificial intelligence and other technologies dominated by powerful individuals and corporations, according to the new head of MI6.Blaise Metreweli, giving her first speech in the job, accused Russia of being insincere about Ukraine peace negotiations but made minimal reference to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/britain-caught-in-space-between-peace-and-war-says-new-head-of-mi6/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/britain-caught-in-space-between-peace-and-war-says-new-head-of-mi6/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The frontline is everywhere’: new MI6 head to warn of growing Russian threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blaise Metreweli expected to say UK faces new &lsquo;age of uncertainty&rsquo; in speech identifying Kremlin as key threatAssassination plots, sabotage, cyber-attacks and the manipulation of information by Russia and other hostile states mean that &ldquo;the frontline is everywhere&rdquo;, the new head of MI6 will warn on Monday.Blaise Metreweli, giving her first speech in the job, is expected to say the UK faces a new &ldquo;age of uncertainty&rdquo; where the rules of conflict are being rewrit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-frontline-is-everywhere-new-mi6-head-to-warn-of-growing-russian-threat/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-frontline-is-everywhere-new-mi6-head-to-warn-of-growing-russian-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security stepped up in UK’s Jewish communities after Bondi beach shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police increase patrols around synagogues and other venues as tens of thousands celebrate HanukahBondi beach shooting &ndash; live updatesBritish police forces are stepping up security in Jewish communities after the antisemitic terror attack that left 12 people dead on Bondi beach in Australia.The Metropolitan police said they were increasing their presence around synagogues and other venues in London, where tens of thousands of Jews are celebrating Hanukah. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/security-stepped-up-in-uks-jewish-communities-after-bondi-beach-shooting/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 15:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/security-stepped-up-in-uks-jewish-communities-after-bondi-beach-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m not going to hide again’: Stakeknife report met with relief by victims’ families]]></title><description><![CDATA[Killings of suspected IRA informers brought shame and fear but relatives have opportunity to step out of shadowsMI5 impeded inquiry into Stakeknife agent who murdered for IRA, says official reportBritain&rsquo;s &lsquo;golden egg&rsquo;: how IRA agent Freddie Scappaticci was protected to the endWhen Freddie Scappaticci&rsquo;s &ldquo;nutting squad&rdquo; murdered suspected IRA informers the dead men&rsquo;s families entered a singular hell.To have a father, brother or son dumped by a roadside, b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/im-not-going-to-hide-again-stakeknife-report-met-with-relief-by-victims-families/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/im-not-going-to-hide-again-stakeknife-report-met-with-relief-by-victims-families/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MI5 impeded inquiry into Stakeknife agent who murdered for IRA, says official report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nine-year investigation paints highly critical picture of agency&rsquo;s handling of double agentWho was Stakeknife? MI5 mole at the heart of IRABritain&rsquo;s security services allowed a top agent inside the IRA to commit murders and then impeded a police investigation into the affair, according to a damning official report.MI5 helped the double agent known as Stakeknife to evade justice from a &ldquo;perverse sense of loyalty&rdquo; that outlasted Northern Ireland&rsquo;s Troubles, the police]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-impeded-inquiry-into-stakeknife-agent-who-murdered-for-ira-says-official-report/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-impeded-inquiry-into-stakeknife-agent-who-murdered-for-ira-says-official-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s ‘golden egg’: how IRA agent Freddie Scappaticci was protected to the end]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Agent Stakeknife&rsquo;, who carried out sadistic killings then was helped to relocate to England, only once saw the inside of a courtroomMI5 impeded inquiry into Stakeknife agent who murdered for IRA, says official report&lsquo;I&rsquo;m not going to hide again&rsquo;: Stakeknife report met with relief by victims&rsquo; familiesWhen Freddie Scappaticci, 77, suffered the stroke on the morning of 16 February 2023 that would kill him, he had not worked for two decades.It was nevertheless in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/britains-golden-egg-how-ira-agent-freddie-scappaticci-was-protected-to-the-end/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/britains-golden-egg-how-ira-agent-freddie-scappaticci-was-protected-to-the-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who was Stakeknife? MI5 mole at heart of IRA – timeline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Agent who &lsquo;committed grotesque, serious crime&rsquo; is widely believed to have been Freddie Scappaticci, who died in 2023The UK government has been urged to name the army&rsquo;s top spy in the Provisional IRA after an independent investigation into his activities.Operation Kenova found that more lives were probably lost than saved through the operation of Stakeknife, an agent who &ldquo;committed grotesque, serious crime&rdquo; including torture and murder. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/who-was-stakeknife-mi5-mole-at-heart-of-ira-timeline/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/who-was-stakeknife-mi5-mole-at-heart-of-ira-timeline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince Harry’s UK security under review after he wrote to Mahmood, reports say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home Office has reportedly ordered threat assessment amid long-running dispute over Duke of Sussex&rsquo;s safetyUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesThe Duke of Sussex&rsquo;s security arrangements while visiting the UK are reportedly to be reviewed after a direct request from him to the home secretary.Prince Harry, who lost a high-profile legal claim against the government over the decision to remove his right to automatic taxpayer-funded police protection, wrote privately to the home secret]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prince-harrys-uk-security-under-review-after-he-wrote-to-mahmood-reports-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prince-harrys-uk-security-under-review-after-he-wrote-to-mahmood-reports-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK terror watchdog warns national security plan ignores escalating online threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent reviewer says need to protect against online threats is now as important as need for robust armed forcesThe UK&rsquo;s independent reviewer of terrorism laws has criticised the government&rsquo;s latest national security strategy for failing to take online threats more seriously, despite Keir Starmer claiming it would result in &ldquo;a hardening and sharpening of our approach&rdquo; in the face of Russian menace.Jonathan Hall KC said it was &ldquo;a very surprising omission&rdquo; t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-terror-watchdog-warns-national-security-plan-ignores-escalating-online-threats/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-terror-watchdog-warns-national-security-plan-ignores-escalating-online-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author tells high court her public support for group means her books could disappear from UK stores altogetherThe Irish author Sally Rooney has told the high court she is highly unlikely to be able to publish new work in the UK while the ban on Palestine Action remains in effect because of her public support for the group.On the second day of the legal challenge to Palestine Action&rsquo;s proscription, the effect on Rooney, who said her books could disappear from UK stores altogether, was held]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sally-rooney-says-she-will-be-unable-to-publish-books-in-uk-while-palestine-action-banned/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sally-rooney-says-she-will-be-unable-to-publish-books-in-uk-while-palestine-action-banned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ban on Palestine Action is repugnant and should be lifted, high court told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co-founder&rsquo;s lawyer says group is part of an &lsquo;honourable tradition&rsquo; of direct action and civil disobedienceThe proscription of Palestine Action is a repugnant, unprecedented and disproportionate interference with the right to protest, the high court has heard.On the first day of a legal challenge to the ban brought by co-founder Huda Ammori, her lawyer said the group had been engaged in an &ldquo;honourable tradition&rdquo; of direct action and civil disobedience prior to prosc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ban-on-palestine-action-is-repugnant-and-should-be-lifted-high-court-told/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ban-on-palestine-action-is-repugnant-and-should-be-lifted-high-court-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Replacement of judge in Palestine Action ban legal challenge ‘deeply concerning’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unusual last-minute change means panel of three will now hear case rather than Mr Justice ChamberlainConcerns have been raised after the judge who was expected to hear a legal challenge to the ban on Palestine Action was replaced at the last minute without explanation.Mr Justice Chamberlain had granted permission for the judicial review and said that he would preside over the trial but it has emerged that a panel of three different judges, convened as a divisional court, will instead hear the ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/replacement-of-judge-in-palestine-action-ban-legal-challenge-deeply-concerning/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/replacement-of-judge-in-palestine-action-ban-legal-challenge-deeply-concerning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MI5 ‘very relaxed’ about proposed Chinese super-embassy in London, sources say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior Security Service officers told Commons speaker in private meeting they can tackle espionage risks MI5 officers told the House of Commons speaker at a private meeting that they can tackle the risks of a proposed Chinese super-embassy in London, opening the door to its approval.The Guardian understands that in a meeting held with Lindsay Hoyle in the summer, senior figures from the Security Service indicated they were &ldquo;very relaxed&rdquo; about the prospect of a 20,000 sq metre embass]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-very-relaxed-about-proposed-chinese-super-embassy-in-london-sources-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-very-relaxed-about-proposed-chinese-super-embassy-in-london-sources-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK holds talks with LinkedIn on clamping down on Chinese espionage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government wants social media platforms to be less attractive for foreign agents after recent intelligence warningsThe government is holding talks with LinkedIn on how it can clamp down on prolific Chinese espionage activity after a rare interference alert was issued by MI5.The National Protective Security Authority, which is part of the UK&rsquo;s security services, is speaking to social media platforms about making them less attractive for foreign agents, a government official told the Guardia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-holds-talks-with-linkedin-on-clamping-down-on-chinese-espionage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-holds-talks-with-linkedin-on-clamping-down-on-chinese-espionage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advisers told ministers banning Palestine Action could make it more popular]]></title><description><![CDATA[Briefing paper warned proscription could also heighten Muslim-Jewish tensions and be seen as favouring IsraelMinisters banned Palestine Action despite being told by their advisers it could &ldquo;inadvertently enhance&rdquo; the group&rsquo;s profile, an official government document shows.The briefing paper was written three months before the proscription of the group, which was set up to take direct action to halt UK arms supplies to Israel. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/advisers-told-ministers-banning-palestine-action-could-make-it-more-popular/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/advisers-told-ministers-banning-palestine-action-could-make-it-more-popular/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal experts and politicians criticise process used to ban Palestine Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent commission says definition of terrorism relied on by ministers is too broad and more parliamentary oversight is neededLegal experts, former government ministers and an ex-MI6 director have criticised the process used to ban Palestine Action.The members of an independent commission set up by the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law said the definition of terrorism was too broad and better parliamentary oversight and judicial scrutiny was needed. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/legal-experts-and-politicians-criticise-process-used-to-ban-palestine-action/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/legal-experts-and-politicians-criticise-process-used-to-ban-palestine-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lammy says he was not ‘equipped with the details’ when facing questions on mistaken prisoner release at PMQs – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereDavid Lammy, the deputy PM and justice secretary, has welcomed the fact that Billy Smith is back in custody, but described the spike in release mistakes as &ldquo;unacceptable&rdquo;.According to PA Media, Lammy said:William Smith is back in custody. The spike in mistaken releases is unacceptable.We&rsquo;re modernising prison systems &ndash; replacing paper with digital tools to cut errors. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/lammy-says-he-was-not-equipped-with-the-details-when-facing-questions-on-mistaken-prisoner-release-at-pmqs-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 18:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/lammy-says-he-was-not-equipped-with-the-details-when-facing-questions-on-mistaken-prisoner-release-at-pmqs-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far-right extremists outnumber Islamists in anti-terror programme referrals, data shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Total referrals reach record high, with 21% being due to &lsquo;extreme rightwing concerns&rsquo; and 10% to Islamist ideologyMore suspected far-right extremists were referred to the government&rsquo;s anti-terrorism programme Prevent last year than those suspected of Islamist extremism, annual figures show.In total, 8,778 referrals were made because of suspicions of extremist radicalisation in the year to March 2025, 27% more than the previous year and the highest number of referrals in a singl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/far-right-extremists-outnumber-islamists-in-anti-terror-programme-referrals-data-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/far-right-extremists-outnumber-islamists-in-anti-terror-programme-referrals-data-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Counter-terror police investigate claim UK university halted research after Chinese pressure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sheffield Hallam University ordered professor to cease human rights study into Uyghurs forced labour in ChinaAn investigation into allegations that a British university was subjected to pressure from Beijing authorities to halt research about human rights abuses in China has been referred to counter-terrorism police.The Guardian reported on Monday morning that Sheffield Hallam University, home to the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice (HKC) research institution, had ordered professo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/counter-terror-police-investigate-claim-uk-university-halted-research-after-chinese-pressure/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 01:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/counter-terror-police-investigate-claim-uk-university-halted-research-after-chinese-pressure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government rules out public inquiry into Birmingham pub bombings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers suggest independent commission set up to investigate deaths related to Troubles could look into 1974 attackMinisters have ruled out establishing a public inquiry into the IRA&rsquo;s 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.On 21 November 1974, 21 people were killed and 220 injured when bombs were detonated at the Mulberry Bush and Tavern in the Town pubs in Birmingham, in an attack widely believed to have been orchestrated by the Provisional IRA. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/government-rules-out-public-inquiry-into-birmingham-pub-bombings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/government-rules-out-public-inquiry-into-birmingham-pub-bombings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China spy row: Berry knew some of his contacts were non-commercial, messages suggest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Man at centre of abandoned spy case has said he reported to Chinese company with clients that wanted &lsquo;to develop trading links with UK&rsquo;Christopher Berry, the man at the heart of a controversial and now-abandoned Chinese espionage case, appeared to be aware that he was supplying information to a non-commercial client, according to messages seen by the Guardian.In August 2022, Berry sent a voice note saying that &ldquo;they want me to work for them directly instead of going through the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-spy-row-berry-knew-some-of-his-contacts-were-non-commercial-messages-suggest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-spy-row-berry-knew-some-of-his-contacts-were-non-commercial-messages-suggest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British troops to get powers to shoot down drones near military bases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defence secretary will announce measures to combat threat of unmanned aircraft after incursions in EuropeSoldiers are to be given new powers to shoot down unidentified drones believed to be threatening UK military bases in response to a recent spate of incursions and sightings in Europe.John Healey, the defence secretary, will announce the measure at a speech in the City of London on Monday, in which he will also warn of an increased level of Russian drone attacks into Ukraine and eastern Europe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/british-troops-to-get-powers-to-shoot-down-drones-near-military-bases/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 10:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/british-troops-to-get-powers-to-shoot-down-drones-near-military-bases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal challenge to Palestine Action ban can go ahead, court rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judges reject Home Office attempt to block judicial review of group&rsquo;s proscription under Terrorism ActA legal challenge to the ban on Palestine Action can go ahead next month after the court of appeal rejected the Home Office&rsquo;s attempt to block the case.In a blow to the government, on Friday, three judges, led by the lady chief justice, Sue Carr, upheld Mr Justice Chamberlain&rsquo;s decision to grant the Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori a judicial review of the group&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/legal-challenge-to-palestine-action-ban-can-go-ahead-court-rules/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/legal-challenge-to-palestine-action-ban-can-go-ahead-court-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three neo-Nazis jailed for plotting terror attacks on UK mosques and synagogues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Group of &lsquo;like-minded extremists&rsquo; styled themselves after the SS and amassed arsenal of more than 200 weapons Three neo-Nazi extremists who amassed an arsenal of more than 200 weapons and were planning terrorist attacks on mosques and synagogues in England have been jailed for between eight and 11 years.Christopher Ringrose, 35, Marco Pitzettu, 26, and Brogan Stewart, 25, communicated online and formed a group with &ldquo;like-minded extremists&rdquo; who wanted to &ldquo;go to war f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/three-neo-nazis-jailed-for-plotting-terror-attacks-on-uk-mosques-and-synagogues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/three-neo-nazis-jailed-for-plotting-terror-attacks-on-uk-mosques-and-synagogues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head of CPS faces cross-party pressure to explain China spy trial collapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Parkinson called on to give &lsquo;fuller explanation&rsquo; as MI5 expresses frustration over charges being droppedThe director of public prosecutions has come under intense cross-party pressure to explain why the China spy trial collapsed as MI5 expressed frustration at the decision and MPs launched a series of inquiries into how it was taken.The chairs of the home affairs, foreign affairs, justice and national security committees wrote together to Stephen Parkinson, the head of the Cr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/head-of-cps-faces-cross-party-pressure-to-explain-china-spy-trial-collapse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/head-of-cps-faces-cross-party-pressure-to-explain-china-spy-trial-collapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why MPs prefer conspiracy theory over cock-up in China spy case row | John Crace]]></title><description><![CDATA[The facts had changed so MPs simply amended their conspiracy theories to fit the new evidenceIt&rsquo;s all as clear as mud. If Keir Starmer thought that releasing the three witness statements of the deputy national security adviser (DNSA) Matthew Collins late on Wednesday night was going to make the China spy case row go away, then he was in for a big disappointment.There was no way MPs were going to let a story like this out of their clutches. This was their moment to take centre stage. When t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/why-mps-prefer-conspiracy-theory-over-cock-up-in-china-spy-case-row-john-crace/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/why-mps-prefer-conspiracy-theory-over-cock-up-in-china-spy-case-row-john-crace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are angry but resilient,’ Jewish leaders tell Manchester synagogue vigil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of worshippers gather at sombre but defiant vigil a week after attack in which two men were killedDozens of worshippers have gathered at the Manchester synagogue that was attacked on Yom Kippur, vowing to show &ldquo;resolve&rdquo; and not be &ldquo;cowed&rdquo; by terrorism.Amid heavy security a week after the assault in which two men were killed, Jewish community leaders led prayers and speeches in a sombre but defiant 15-minute vigil. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/we-are-angry-but-resilient-jewish-leaders-tell-manchester-synagogue-vigil/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/we-are-angry-but-resilient-jewish-leaders-tell-manchester-synagogue-vigil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why has the UK dropped its trial of two alleged China spies?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecutor hinted at lack of backing from Downing Street but legal experts argue prosecution was still possibleAn extraordinary disclosure by Stephen Parkinson, the director of public prosecutions, on Tuesday evening has triggered a political row over who was behind the sudden abandonment of a high-profile espionage case.Two Britons had been accused of acting as spies for China. One of them, Christopher Cash, was a parliamentary researcher for the Conservative backbencher Alicia Kearns, speciali]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/why-has-the-uk-dropped-its-trial-of-two-alleged-china-spies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/why-has-the-uk-dropped-its-trial-of-two-alleged-china-spies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester synagogue terrorist pledged allegiance to Islamic State in 999 call]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police say Jihad al-Shamie made call to emergency services during attack that resulted in the deaths of two worshippersThe Manchester synagogue terrorist rang 999 during his deadly attack pledging allegiance to the terror group Islamic State, police have said.Jihad al-Shamie, 35, made the call claiming responsibility for the attack after driving his car at worshippers outside Heaton Park synagogue in north Manchester on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur last week. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/manchester-synagogue-terrorist-pledged-allegiance-to-islamic-state-in-999-call/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/manchester-synagogue-terrorist-pledged-allegiance-to-islamic-state-in-999-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal experts question reasoning behind CPS dropping China ‘spies’ case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-DPP Ken Macdonald says prosecutors may have been &lsquo;over-fussy&rsquo; in seeking further assurances from governmentLegal experts have questioned the explanation given by the Crown Prosecution Service for its sudden decision to drop charges against two Britons accused of spying for China amid a political row over who was responsible.The expert lawyers expressed surprise that the CPS thought it needed further assurance from the government that China was an enemy insofar as it posed &ldquo;a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/legal-experts-question-reasoning-behind-cps-dropping-china-spies-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/legal-experts-question-reasoning-behind-cps-dropping-china-spies-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I didn’t realise how much I loved my home town until a terrorist attacked it. I pray unity prevails there | Simon Hattenstone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week&rsquo;s attack on the synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, was also an assault on a model and diverse community. I hope they draw strength from each otherIt&rsquo;s amazing how much of my life has been shaped by Crumpsall when I think about it. Which I hadn&rsquo;t until last Thursday, and the horrific attack on the Heaton Park synagogue. Crumpsall is a small area of north Manchester, 1.2 sq miles with a population of 18,000. When I became seriously ill at the age of nine I was initiall]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/i-didnt-realise-how-much-i-loved-my-home-town-until-a-terrorist-attacked-it-i-pray-unity-prevails-there-simon-hattenstone/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 13:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/i-didnt-realise-how-much-i-loved-my-home-town-until-a-terrorist-attacked-it-i-pray-unity-prevails-there-simon-hattenstone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neighbours of Manchester synagogue attacker say they reported concerns to police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Concerns about apparently fanatical interest in Islam shown by Jihad al-Shamie&rsquo;s family member were reported, Guardian toldNeighbours of the Manchester synagogue attacker reported concerns to police about a family member being &ldquo;radicalised&rdquo; and attempting to &ldquo;preach&rdquo; the Qur&rsquo;an to local children, the Guardian has been told.Police have said Jihad al-Shamie, 35, did not appear to be known to counter-terrorism officials before he attacked a Heaton Park]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/neighbours-of-manchester-synagogue-attacker-say-they-reported-concerns-to-police/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/neighbours-of-manchester-synagogue-attacker-say-they-reported-concerns-to-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China threatened to retaliate against UK over foreign influence rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Chinese officials warned that targeting its security apparatus would negatively affect relationsChina threatened to retaliate against the UK government if ministers targeted parts of its security apparatus under foreign influence rules, the Guardian can disclose.Chinese officials warned the Foreign Office that the move would have negative consequences for relations soon after the Guardian reported it was under consideration, according to two government sources with knowledge of the di]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-threatened-to-retaliate-against-uk-over-foreign-influence-rules/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 20:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-threatened-to-retaliate-against-uk-over-foreign-influence-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An academic was aghast when her partner was accused of IRA activity. After his trial, he confessed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mary Attenborough&rsquo;s nightmare began when the police raided the flat she and Michael Gallagher shared, their memoir reveals, but their relationship prevailedWhen police thundered into their London home in 1996 and arrested Michael Gallagher on suspicion of IRA activity, MaryAttenborough was shocked and indignant.She was an English academic who wrote books on geophysical software and her Scottish partner was a former civil servant who helped homeless alcoholics. The idea of him as an IRA man]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/an-academic-was-aghast-when-her-partner-was-accused-of-ira-activity-after-his-trial-he-confessed/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/an-academic-was-aghast-when-her-partner-was-accused-of-ira-activity-after-his-trial-he-confessed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Manchester, progressives should know this: Jewish people feel very alone. We need you to stand with us | Dave Rich]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;ll be sympathy and heightened security, but in the 1960s when Jewish communities faced attack, there was also solidarity. We need that backYom Kippur is the holiest day in the Jewish year, a day of repentance, prayer, fasting; and now &ndash; for two Jewish families in Manchester &ndash; also a day of mourning. It is also, increasingly, a day when terrorists visit their local synagogue to murder the Jews inside.Six years ago, that terrorist was Stephan Balliet, a German neo-Nazi, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/after-manchester-progressives-should-know-this-jewish-people-feel-very-alone-we-need-you-to-stand-with-us-dave-rich/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/after-manchester-progressives-should-know-this-jewish-people-feel-very-alone-we-need-you-to-stand-with-us-dave-rich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a time of hate and rancour, two Jews sought to pray – and were killed. Let Manchester be a turning point | Jonathan Freedland]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was a horror but amid rising antisemitism, no one can say it was a surprise. There are lessons to learn, and that must start nowIt was the Jewish New Year last week, when the traditional greeting is shana tova: a good year. This time around, you&rsquo;d often hear it in adapted form, as Jews wished each other something more modest: &ldquo;A better year.&rdquo; As if, given the times we live in, &ldquo;good&rdquo; would be too much to ask for; as if we ought to scale down expectations. It tu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/in-a-time-of-hate-and-rancour-two-jews-sought-to-pray-and-were-killed-let-manchester-be-a-turning-point-jonathan-freedland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/in-a-time-of-hate-and-rancour-two-jews-sought-to-pray-and-were-killed-let-manchester-be-a-turning-point-jonathan-freedland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are one community, this will not break us’: Manchester reacts to synagogue attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents come together to insist their diverse neighbourhood will stick togetherManchester synagogue attack: latest updates&ldquo;These people are sent to divide us, but they won&rsquo;t,&rdquo; said Barry Moore, as he walked his dog near the site of the terror attack on Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester.On the gently sloping street where two people were killed and four seriously wounded, neighbours from different faiths pulled together. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/we-are-one-community-this-will-not-break-us-manchester-reacts-to-synagogue-attack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/we-are-one-community-this-will-not-break-us-manchester-reacts-to-synagogue-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six minutes of terror: how Manchester synagogue attack unfolded]]></title><description><![CDATA[Witnesses screamed &lsquo;he&rsquo;s got a bomb&rsquo; and &lsquo;shoot him&rsquo; before suspect was killed by armed policeManchester synagogue attack: latest updatesWorshippers had arrived early for a special morning service at Heaton Park shul in north Manchester. It was Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, and rabbi Daniel Walker was leading prayers in his long white robes. By 9.31am, they were stained with blood.As people made their way to the synagogue, they saw a small blac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/six-minutes-of-terror-how-manchester-synagogue-attack-unfolded/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 02:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/six-minutes-of-terror-how-manchester-synagogue-attack-unfolded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MI5 and counter-terror police on heightened alert after synagogue attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Policing at Jewish places of worship to increase as officials investigate killer&rsquo;s motivations and ties to othersManchester synagogue attack: latest updatesMI5 and counter-terrorism police will operate at a heightened state of alert in the coming weeks, reflecting concern that the Manchester synagogue attack may be followed by others during the period around the second anniversary of the 7 October attack by Hamas on Israel.Policing at synagogues across the country is to be increased. The L]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-and-counter-terror-police-on-heightened-alert-after-synagogue-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-and-counter-terror-police-on-heightened-alert-after-synagogue-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community leaders can help curb false claims online after attacks in UK, say researchers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysis finds swift release of information helps to debunk inflammatory falsehoods on social media&ldquo;Debunking&rdquo; efforts involving police forces, community leaders and local councillors should be deployed to counter misinformation in the wake of serious incidents such as the Southport murders, according to a new analysis.Trust in the UK government and law enforcement is so low that attempts to curb online falsehoods need to be backed up by other sources, said experts at the Centre for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/community-leaders-can-help-curb-false-claims-online-after-attacks-in-uk-say-researchers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/community-leaders-can-help-curb-false-claims-online-after-attacks-in-uk-say-researchers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I shouldn’t have to fight for answers’: David Amess’s daughter on the MP’s murder and her fury at his friends and colleagues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost four years on, Katie Amess thinks she will never recover from losing her father. And she isn&rsquo;t convinced anything has been done to prevent future tragediesThe last time Katie Amess saw her dad, the Conservative MP Sir David Amess, he was dropping her at Heathrow for her flight home to Los Angeles. Usually, she would cry when they said goodbye, but this time neither were sad &ndash; they were both excited. In six weeks, Katie would be back for her wedding.&ldquo;It was going to be in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/i-shouldnt-have-to-fight-for-answers-david-amesss-daughter-on-the-mps-murder-and-her-fury-at-his-friends-and-colleagues/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/i-shouldnt-have-to-fight-for-answers-david-amesss-daughter-on-the-mps-murder-and-her-fury-at-his-friends-and-colleagues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK ban on Palestine Action at odds with international law, says UN rights chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Volker T&uuml;rk says the Home Office proscription restricts right to freedom of expression and peaceful assemblyThe UK government&rsquo;s ban on Palestine Action limits the rights and freedoms of people in the UK and is at odds with international law, the UN human rights chief has said.Volker T&uuml;rk, the UN human rights commissioner, said ministers&rsquo; decision to designate the group a terrorist organisation was &ldquo;disproportionate and unnecessary&rdquo; and called on them to rescind]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-ban-on-palestine-action-at-odds-with-international-law-says-un-rights-chief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-ban-on-palestine-action-at-odds-with-international-law-says-un-rights-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK ban on Palestine Action is an abuse of power, high court told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intelligence assessment before proscription found that vast majority of group&rsquo;s activities were lawful, court hearsAn intelligence assessment before Palestine Action was banned under anti-terrorism laws found that the vast majority of its activities were lawful, a court has heard.Raza Husain KC, appearing for Huda Ammori, a co-founder of the group, said Yvette Cooper&rsquo;s decision to proscribe the group on 5 July was &ldquo;repugnant&rdquo; and an &ldquo;authoritarian and blatant abuse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-ban-on-palestine-action-is-an-abuse-of-power-high-court-told/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-ban-on-palestine-action-is-an-abuse-of-power-high-court-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yvette Cooper to create new offence to cover non-terrorist planning of attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home secretary says criminal offence needs to be introduced to increase police powers after Southport attack A new criminal offence is to be introduced to &ldquo;close the gap&rdquo; between lone, violence-obsessed individuals with no particular ideology and terrorism suspects, the home secretary has said.Yvette Cooper said an offence that would give police the power to apprehend the former long before they acted was needed in the wake of the Southport attack last year. Terrorism suspects can be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/yvette-cooper-to-create-new-offence-to-cover-non-terrorist-planning-of-attacks/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2025 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/yvette-cooper-to-create-new-offence-to-cover-non-terrorist-planning-of-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police may be trying to criminalise all Palestine protests. But we will march on | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protesters will come out on Saturday despite chilling reports of police citing suspected support of a proscribed organisation as grounds for arrest, writes Lindsey GermanYour report that armed police threatened to arrest a protester for holding a Palestine flag, citing grounds that she might support a proscribed terror organisation (Report, 17 July), is truly chilling. It shows that the police are either completely ignorant of the law or &ndash; more likely &ndash; that they are using the proscr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/police-may-be-trying-to-criminalise-all-palestine-protests-but-we-will-march-on-letter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/police-may-be-trying-to-criminalise-all-palestine-protests-but-we-will-march-on-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spies and SAS personnel among 100-plus Britons included in Afghan data leak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sources say leak included details of Britons who endorsed Afghan applications to be brought to UK after Taliban takeoverDetails of members of the SAS are among more than 100 Britons named in the database of 18,700 Afghans, the accidental leak of which by a defence official led to thousands being secretly relocated to the UK.Defence sources said the highly sensitive document contained names and email addresses belonging to people sponsoring or linked to some individual cases. Personal information]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/spies-and-sas-personnel-among-100-plus-britons-included-in-afghan-data-leak/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/spies-and-sas-personnel-among-100-plus-britons-included-in-afghan-data-leak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galileo’s recantation and Palestine Action | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rev Canon Dr Rob Kelsey on having to recant the truth, just like the 17th-century Italian polymathOwen Jones writes well about the &ldquo;grotesque absurdity&rdquo; of an 83-year-old priest being arrested while proclaiming her opposition to genocide and support for Palestine Action (This column does not express support for Palestine Action &ndash; here&rsquo;s why, theguardian.com, 9 July).My MP sent me a long email explaining the government&rsquo;s reasons for proscribing Palestine Action as a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/galileos-recantation-and-palestine-action-letter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/galileos-recantation-and-palestine-action-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prevent scheme missed chances with Amess and Southport killers, report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anderson report recommends potential large expansion of Prevent to include individuals with no fixed ideologyThe Prevent anti-terrorism scheme missed chances to protect the public from the attacker who assassinated the MP Sir David Amess, and from the youth who murdered three young girls at a Southport dance class, an official report has found.The report is by David Anderson, the interim independent reviewer of Prevent, the official scheme to spot potential terrorists and turn them away from vio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prevent-scheme-missed-chances-with-amess-and-southport-killers-report-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prevent-scheme-missed-chances-with-amess-and-southport-killers-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children investigated over Russian and Iranian plots against UK, says police chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teenagers suspected of being hired by criminals paid to carry out acts on behalf of states, it is understoodSchoolchildren have been arrested by detectives investigating Russian and Iranian plots against Britain, a police chief has said, as he warned hostile state aggression was rising and youngsters were at risk.Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Metropolitan police&rsquo;s counter-terrorism unit, said children in their &ldquo;mid teens&rdquo; had been investigated. It is understood they wer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/children-investigated-over-russian-and-iranian-plots-against-uk-says-police-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/children-investigated-over-russian-and-iranian-plots-against-uk-says-police-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legacy Act halted investigations into 202 Troubles-related killings of British soldiers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour set to point to repercussions of Tory Northern Ireland legislation as justification for repealing itInvestigations into the deaths of more than 200 British soldiers were halted by the Conservatives&rsquo; Northern Ireland Legacy Act, Labour will announce, as a justification for its intention to repeal the legislation.Hilary Benn, the Northern Ireland secretary, is expected to tell MPs on Monday afternoon that 202 live inquiries into the Troubles-related killings of members of the armed fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/legacy-act-halted-investigations-into-202-troubles-related-killings-of-british-soldiers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/legacy-act-halted-investigations-into-202-troubles-related-killings-of-british-soldiers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK may need new scheme to detect people obsessed with violence, report to say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Report into Prevent criticises handling of Southport attacker and man who killed MP David AmessA new scheme to detect people who are obsessed with violence before they kill, such as the Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana, should be considered by the government, an official report will say.The report into Prevent, the controversial programme intended to stop people from becoming terrorists, will also find repeated &ldquo;failings&rdquo; in the case of the man who went on to assassinate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-may-need-new-scheme-to-detect-people-obsessed-with-violence-report-to-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-may-need-new-scheme-to-detect-people-obsessed-with-violence-report-to-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ella Baron on the Palestine Action ban – cartoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ella-baron-on-the-palestine-action-ban-cartoon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ella-baron-on-the-palestine-action-ban-cartoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Serious blunder’ over Islamic State murder of Rochdale imam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public report into 2016 killing of imam Jalal Uddin points to two key opportunities missed by authoritiesA &ldquo;serious blunder&rdquo; led to missed opportunities to disrupt a plot by Islamic State extremists to murder an imam in Greater Manchester, a public inquiry has found.Jalal Uddin, 71, was bludgeoned to death with a hammer in a public park in Rochdale by Mohammed Kadir, then aged 24, because he practised a form of Islamic healing known as ruqyah that the terrorist group regarded as blas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/serious-blunder-over-islamic-state-murder-of-rochdale-imam/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/serious-blunder-over-islamic-state-murder-of-rochdale-imam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran’s threat to UK on a par with Russia’s, security report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parliamentary committee says UK is priority target for cyber and physical attacks as well as assassinationsUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesIran&rsquo;s intimidation, including the fear of physical attack and assassination of Iranian dissidents living in the UK, is comparable in scale to the threat posed by Russia, parliament&rsquo;s intelligence and security committee has found.In a report published on Thursday, the committee (ISC) adds that the UK is a priority espionage target for Irani]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/irans-threat-to-uk-on-a-par-with-russias-security-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/irans-threat-to-uk-on-a-par-with-russias-security-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This column does not express support for Palestine Action – here’s why | Owen Jones]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Britain&rsquo;s increasingly authoritarian society, any sort of protest can find itself at odds with the law. You might even go to jailThis piece must be carefully written to avoid my being imprisoned for up to 14 years. That&rsquo;s a curious sentence to say as a newspaper columnist in Britain in 2025. But since the government voted to proscribe the direct action protest group Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act, any statement seen as expressing support could lead to arrest and prosecut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/this-column-does-not-express-support-for-palestine-action-heres-why-owen-jones/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/this-column-does-not-express-support-for-palestine-action-heres-why-owen-jones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iraq war ‘made extremists of people’: ex-police terrorism chief looks back at 7/7]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Former Met officer Neil Basu says there is link between UK foreign policy and radicalisation, and atrocity did lasting damage to race relationsForeign policy was a driver behind the 7 July 2005 attacks on London , with the atrocity leaving a &ldquo;soul-destroying&rdquo; legacy of a rise in hate, a former head of counter-terrorism has said.Neil Basu said governments needed to accept that foreign policy, such as Britain&rsquo;s stance on the Israel-Gaza war, could have a direct effect]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iraq-war-made-extremists-of-people-ex-police-terrorism-chief-looks-back-at-77/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iraq-war-made-extremists-of-people-ex-police-terrorism-chief-looks-back-at-77/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ban on Palestine Action to take effect after legal challenge fails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being a member of, or showing support for, the direct action protest group will be a criminal offence after judge&rsquo;s decisionBeing a member of, or showing support for, Palestine Action will be a criminal offence from Saturday after a last-minute legal challenge to suspend the group&rsquo;s proscription under anti-terrorism laws failed.A ban on Palestine Action, which uses direct action to mainly target Israeli weapons factories in the UK and their supply chain, was voted through by parliame]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ban-on-palestine-action-to-take-effect-after-legal-challenge-fails/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ban-on-palestine-action-to-take-effect-after-legal-challenge-fails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ronald Appleton obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecutor in many of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s most notable terrorism trials, including those of the Shankill Butchers and the La Mon House bombersAs the leading prosecutor in many notorious terrorist trials, Ronald Appleton&rsquo;s list of cases from the savage years of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s Troubles ensured he developed unparalleled experience in bringing those accused of politically inspired violence to justice.His high-profile hearings included cases against the IRA unit responsible for t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ronald-appleton-obituary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ronald-appleton-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister demands overhaul of UK’s leading AI institute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peter Kyle calls for new leadership at Alan Turing Institute and greater focus on defence and national securityThe technology secretary has demanded an overhaul of the UK&rsquo;s leading artificial intelligence institute in a wide-ranging letter that calls for a switch in focus to defence and national security, as well as leadership changes.Peter Kyle said it was clear further action was needed to ensure the government-backed Alan Turing Institute met its full potential. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/minister-demands-overhaul-of-uks-leading-ai-institute/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 11:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/minister-demands-overhaul-of-uks-leading-ai-institute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK spy agencies too slow to realise CIA was mistreating prisoners after 9/11, government admits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government acknowledges UK involvement in detention operations for first time in Guant&aacute;namo inmates caseThe UK government has admitted its intelligence agencies were &ldquo;too slow&rdquo; to realise the CIA was mistreating prisoners in its post-9/11 torture programme, acknowledging in court for the first time British involvement in the US agency&rsquo;s notorious detention operations.The admission was made during a trial that concluded on Friday at the investigatory powers tribunal, whic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-spy-agencies-too-slow-to-realise-cia-was-mistreating-prisoners-after-911-government-admits/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-spy-agencies-too-slow-to-realise-cia-was-mistreating-prisoners-after-911-government-admits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK teenager who killed herself was ‘highly affected’ by terrorism arrest, inquest finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rhianan Rudd died of &lsquo;self-inflicted act&rsquo; after facing charges but coroner says failures in her case were &lsquo;not systemic&rsquo;A vulnerable teenage girl who died five months after terrorism charges against her were dropped was &ldquo;highly affected&rdquo; by her arrest but failures in her case were &ldquo;not systemic&rdquo;, a coroner has concluded.Rhianan Rudd died at a children&rsquo;s home aged 16 in May 2022, as the result of a self-inflicted act, said the chief coroner of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-teenager-who-killed-herself-was-highly-affected-by-terrorism-arrest-inquest-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-teenager-who-killed-herself-was-highly-affected-by-terrorism-arrest-inquest-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frederick Forsyth, Day of the Jackal author and former MI6 agent, dies aged 86]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writer used his experience reporting on De Gaulle&rsquo;s France to plot his thriller, and continued to draw on real-world research for subsequent bestsellers<br />
Frederick Forsyth, the author who turned his adventures as a journalist and work with MI6 into bestselling thrillers, has died after a brief illness aged 86.Forsyth brought a reporter&rsquo;s eye to his fiction, transforming the thriller genre with a series of novels including The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File and The Dogs of War. Com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/frederick-forsyth-day-of-the-jackal-author-and-former-mi6-agent-dies-aged-86/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/frederick-forsyth-day-of-the-jackal-author-and-former-mi6-agent-dies-aged-86/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claims that UK spy agencies aided CIA torture after 9/11 to be heard in rare trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cases filed by two Guant&aacute;namo Bay prisoners allege MI5 and MI6 were complicit in their mistreatmentThe UK government&rsquo;s decades-long efforts to keep details of its intelligence agencies&rsquo; involvement in the CIA&rsquo;s notorious post-9/11 torture programme hidden will face an &ldquo;unprecedented&rdquo; challenge this week as two cases are brought before a secretive court.The cases, filed by two prisoners held at the US military prison at Guant&aacute;namo Bay, will be heard acr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/claims-that-uk-spy-agencies-aided-cia-torture-after-911-to-be-heard-in-rare-trial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/claims-that-uk-spy-agencies-aided-cia-torture-after-911-to-be-heard-in-rare-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bargain Hunt expert jailed for offences under Terrorism Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oghenochuko Ojiri given two-and-a-half-year sentence over failure to report art sales to suspected Hezbollah funderA BBC Bargain Hunt art expert who failed to report a series of high-value art sales to a man suspected of financing the militant group Hezbollah has been jailed for two and a half years.Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, sold artworks worth a total of about &pound;140,000 to Nazem Ahmad, a man designated by US authorities as a suspected financier for the Lebanese organisation, a court hearing w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/bargain-hunt-expert-jailed-for-offences-under-terrorism-act/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/bargain-hunt-expert-jailed-for-offences-under-terrorism-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prevent ‘could be breaching UK equality laws’ over treatment of autistic people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charity &lsquo;deeply concerned&rsquo; about neurodivergent people, who it says are being over-reported to the deradicalisation schemeThe treatment of autistic people who are referred to the government&rsquo;s deradicalisation scheme could be in breach of equality laws, a human rights charity has claimed.The home secretary has been warned that Prevent and Channel, the multi-agency follow-on programme, which seek to identify people at risk of extremism, are overreporting neurodivergent people. Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prevent-could-be-breaching-uk-equality-laws-over-treatment-of-autistic-people/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prevent-could-be-breaching-uk-equality-laws-over-treatment-of-autistic-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK politics: minister defends Labour’s justice record after warnings of threat to public safety – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Housing minister says previous government left prison system in state of &lsquo;criminal neglect&rsquo; amid warnings over early release planGrocery price inflation in the UK jumped to 4.1% in the past month &ndash; the highest level since February 2024 &ndash; driven by the rising cost of butter, chocolate and sun cream.Sarah Butler has more here: UK grocery inflation jumps to highest level in 15 months Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-politics-minister-defends-labours-justice-record-after-warnings-of-threat-to-public-safety-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-politics-minister-defends-labours-justice-record-after-warnings-of-threat-to-public-safety-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s most senior police officer criticises early prison release scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Rowley joins head of MI5 and National Crime Agency in letter to justice ministry to say public could be at risk Britain&rsquo;s most senior police officer has criticised ministers for failing to assess the impact on forces of its plans to release prisoners early.Sir Mark Rowley said the scheme to free thousands of offenders early to ease overcrowded prisons would &ldquo;generate a lot of work for police&rdquo;. The Metropolitan police commissioner added: &ldquo;Every time you put an offende]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uks-most-senior-police-officer-criticises-early-prison-release-scheme/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 11:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uks-most-senior-police-officer-criticises-early-prison-release-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Birmingham Four: terrorist masterminds – or victims of a police fit-up?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In August 2017, four men were jailed for life at the Old Bailey for plotting a terrorist attack. They were caught in an undercover police sting, and their defence lawyers insist their case continues to raise troubling and pressing questions ...On Friday 26 August 2016, Naweed Ali drove to his first day of work at a delivery company in Birmingham. His next door neighbour and close friend Khobaib Hussain had already been working at Hero Couriers for a month. The name seemed appropriate. There was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-birmingham-four-terrorist-masterminds-or-victims-of-a-police-fit-up/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-birmingham-four-terrorist-masterminds-or-victims-of-a-police-fit-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia accused of trying to hack border security cameras to disrupt Ukraine aid]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK says GRU unit accessed cameras near crossings, military installations and rail stations at key European locationsRussia tried to hack into border security cameras to spy on and disrupt the flow of western aid entering Ukraine, the UK&rsquo;s intelligence services and its allies have claimed.A unit of Russia&rsquo;s military intelligence services is accused of using a host of methods to target organisations delivering &ldquo;foreign assistance&rdquo;, by hacking into cameras at crossings and r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-accused-of-trying-to-hack-border-security-cameras-to-disrupt-ukraine-aid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-accused-of-trying-to-hack-border-security-cameras-to-disrupt-ukraine-aid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK to proscribe state-backed groups such as Iran’s Revolutionary Guards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Announcement by home secretary Yvette Cooper comes after Iranian nationals charged with spying in BritainMinisters will draw up new laws to ban state-backed groups such as Iran&rsquo;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the face of growing &ldquo;complex&rdquo; threats from foreign powers, Yvette Cooper said on Monday.The home secretary made the announcement after three Iranian nationals were charged on Saturday with spying in the UK. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-to-proscribe-state-backed-groups-such-as-irans-revolutionary-guards/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-to-proscribe-state-backed-groups-such-as-irans-revolutionary-guards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bombing of Pan Am 103 review – this kind, cheesy Lockerbie show just doesn’t work as TV]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was an act of terrorism that rocked the world. But though this well meaning BBC drama has some startling and impressive moments, it mainly forgets to actually find any dramaThe bombing of Pan Am flight 103 on 21 December 1988 was an event so large, so complex and so significant that for a long time it was hard for anyone to take a clear view on it. Many elements remain murky to this day, despite &ndash; or perhaps because of &ndash; it being an act of terror that was unprecedented in its effe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-bombing-of-pan-am-103-review-this-kind-cheesy-lockerbie-show-just-doesnt-work-as-tv/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-bombing-of-pan-am-103-review-this-kind-cheesy-lockerbie-show-just-doesnt-work-as-tv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain, Germany jointly developing missiles: ministers]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkBritain and Germany are working together to develop strike missiles, their defence ministers said Thursday, as Russia&rsquo;s war rages in Ukraine and European powers seek to reduce dependence on US weapons. &ldquo;We together will begin co-leading the development of a new European-developed deep precision strike capability with a range of 2,000 plus kilometres (1,250 miles),&rdquo; [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/britain-germany-jointly-developing-missiles-ministers-80628/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/britain-germany-jointly-developing-missiles-ministers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 03:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/britain-germany-jointly-developing-missiles-ministers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump announces ‘full and immediate’ India-Pakistan ceasefire]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkUS President Donald Trump on Saturday announced a ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan after days of deadly jet fighter, missile, drone and artillery attacks between the nuclear-armed rivals. &ldquo;After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-announces-full-and-immediate-india-pakistan-ceasefire-80622/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/trump-announces-full-and-immediate-india-pakistan-ceasefire/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/trump-announces-full-and-immediate-india-pakistan-ceasefire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan says Indian missiles strike air bases as conflict spirals]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkPakistan&rsquo;s military on Saturday said India launched another wave of missiles targeting three air bases &mdash; including one on the outskirts of the capital &mdash; as the conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours spiralled toward full-blown war. The South Asian countries have exchanged fire since Wednesday, when India launched air strikes on what it called &ldquo;terrorist&rdquo; [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-says-indian-missiles-strike-air-bases-as-conflic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pakistan-says-indian-missiles-strike-air-bases-as-conflict-spirals/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 03:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pakistan-says-indian-missiles-strike-air-bases-as-conflict-spirals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan says India has brought neighbours ‘closer to major conflict’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkPakistan charged India Friday with bringing the nuclear-armed neighbors &ldquo;closer to a major conflict&rdquo;, as the death toll from three days of missile, artillery and drone attacks passed 50. The bloody escalation comes after an attack on tourists last month in the Indian-run part of disputed Kashmir that killed 26 people and which New Delhi [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-says-india-has-brought-neighbours-closer-to-major-conflict-80612/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pakistan-says-india-has-brought-neighbours-closer-to-major-conflict/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 14:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pakistan-says-india-has-brought-neighbours-closer-to-major-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bargain Hunt expert admits failing to report sales to suspected Hezbollah funder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oghenochuko Ojiri, who has appeared on BBC show, pleads guilty to eight offences under Terrorism ActAn art dealer who has appeared as an expert on the BBC programme Bargain Hunt has admitted failing to report his dealings with a suspected Hezbollah financier.The court heard that Oghenochuko Ojiri sold artwork to Nazem Ahmad but did not tell the authorities despite knowing Ahmad had been under US sanctions over links to the proscribed organisation. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/bargain-hunt-expert-admits-failing-to-report-sales-to-suspected-hezbollah-funder/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 13:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/bargain-hunt-expert-admits-failing-to-report-sales-to-suspected-hezbollah-funder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea fires flurry of short-range ballistic missiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired multiple types of short-range ballistic missiles Thursday, South Korea&rsquo;s military said, around a week after leader Kim Jong Un tested a new weapons system for his latest warship. Seoul&rsquo;s military said it had &ldquo;detected the launch of various types of short-range ballistic missiles,&rdquo; the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The missiles were [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-flurry-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-80608/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-flurry-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-flurry-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China vows to stand with Russia in face of ‘hegemonic bullying’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina&rsquo;s Xi Jinping was in Moscow on Thursday for a state visit ahead of the Kremlin&rsquo;s grand Victory Day celebrations, as Ukraine accused Russia&rsquo;s army of launching air strikes just hours into a supposed truce. More than 20 foreign leaders are in Russia to attend a vast military parade on Friday marking 80 years since [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-vows-to-stand-with-russia-in-face-of-hegemonic-bullying-80604/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-vows-to-stand-with-russia-in-face-of-hegemonic-bullying/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 03:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-vows-to-stand-with-russia-in-face-of-hegemonic-bullying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan shoots down 25 Indian drones near military installations]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkPakistan&rsquo;s army said Thursday it shot down 25 Indian drones, a day after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in two decades. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed to retaliate after India launched deadly missile strikes on Wednesday morning, escalating days of gunfire along their border. At least 45 deaths were reported from both [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-shoots-down-25-indian-drones-near-military-installations-80599/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pakistan-shoots-down-25-indian-drones-near-military-installations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 03:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pakistan-shoots-down-25-indian-drones-near-military-installations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkey warns of ‘all-out war’ risk in India-Pakistan clash]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTurkey on Wednesday warned of a risk of &ldquo;all-out war&rdquo; between India and Pakistan, after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbors in two decades. &ldquo;The attack carried out last night by India runs the risk of an all-out war,&rdquo; said a foreign ministry statement after India&rsquo;s deadly missile strikes. &ldquo;We condemn this provocative initiative [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-warns-of-all-out-war-risk-in-india-pakistan-clash-80594/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/turkey-warns-of-all-out-war-risk-in-india-pakistan-clash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/turkey-warns-of-all-out-war-risk-in-india-pakistan-clash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘These people are disposable’: how Russia is using online recruits for a campaign of sabotage in Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moscow&rsquo;s intelligence services have launched a new type of attack on the west, violent but piecemeal and hard to proveSerhiy was just about to board a coach bound for Germany when Polish security services detained him at the bus station in the city of Wroc&#322;aw.In his backpack, the officers found firelighter cubes, a juice bottle filled with paraffin, a lighter, two pocket knives, a mini handsaw and a face mask. Later, when they searched the mobile phone of the 49-year-old Ukrainian ref]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/these-people-are-disposable-how-russia-is-using-online-recruits-for-a-campaign-of-sabotage-in-europe/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/these-people-are-disposable-how-russia-is-using-online-recruits-for-a-campaign-of-sabotage-in-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police and prosecutors’ details shared with Israel during UK protests inquiry, papers suggest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Documents indicate government gave embassy contact details while arms factory protest was investigatedThe UK government shared contact details of counter-terrorism police and prosecutors with the Israeli embassy during an investigation into protests at an arms factory, official documents suggest, raising concerns about foreign interference.An email was sent on 9 September last year by the Attorney General&rsquo;s Office (AGO) to Daniela Grudsky Ekstein, Israel&rsquo;s deputy ambassado]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/police-and-prosecutors-details-shared-with-israel-during-uk-protests-inquiry-papers-suggest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/police-and-prosecutors-details-shared-with-israel-during-uk-protests-inquiry-papers-suggest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Amess’s daughter urges Kneecap to say sorry for alleged ‘kill your MP’ call]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Amess, whose MP father was murdered, condemns Irish rap group&rsquo;s alleged &lsquo;dangerous, violent rhetoric&rsquo;The daughter of the Conservative MP who was stabbed to death has called on the Irish-language rap group Kneecap to apologise over comments in which they allegedly called for politicians to be killed.Counter-terrorism police are assessing a video that has emerged of the west Belfast trio at a November 2023 gig, which appears to show one person from the band saying: &ldquo;T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/david-amesss-daughter-urges-kneecap-to-say-sorry-for-alleged-kill-your-mp-call/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/david-amesss-daughter-urges-kneecap-to-say-sorry-for-alleged-kill-your-mp-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on neighbourhood police: bobbies on the beat can’t do everything | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rises in shoplifting and other crimes require a response. But the police will have to work hard to regain public trustIt is difficult to square last week&rsquo;s announcement of the first tranche of 13,000 extra neighbourhood police, across England and Wales, with the threat of job cuts that also looms over the 43 forces. As in other public services, there is a risk that launching new projects at a time of overstretched budgets will shift resources rather than increase capacity. That said, an ap]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-guardian-view-on-neighbourhood-police-bobbies-on-the-beat-cant-do-everything-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-guardian-view-on-neighbourhood-police-bobbies-on-the-beat-cant-do-everything-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK could target parts of Chinese state under new foreign influence rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Government is weighing up security concerns against economic benefits of closer ties with BeijingThe government could target parts of China&rsquo;s security apparatus under new foreign influence rules, the Guardian has learned.Ministers are considering including parts of the Chinese state accused of interference activities on the enhanced tier of the foreign influence registration scheme (Firs). Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-could-target-parts-of-chinese-state-under-new-foreign-influence-rules/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-could-target-parts-of-chinese-state-under-new-foreign-influence-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Misogynistic content driving UK boys to hunt vulnerable girls on suicide forums]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Police set up taskforce to tackle online violence as young men seek victims on eating disorder forumsYoung men and boys fuelled by &ldquo;strongly misogynistic&rdquo; online material are hunting for vulnerable women and girls to exploit on websites such as eating disorder and suicide forums, senior officers have said.The threat from young males wanting to carry out serious harm is so serious that counter-terrorism officers are joining the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the hunt for th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/misogynistic-content-driving-uk-boys-to-hunt-vulnerable-girls-on-suicide-forums/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/misogynistic-content-driving-uk-boys-to-hunt-vulnerable-girls-on-suicide-forums/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US-China trade war surges, overshadowing Trump climbdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe US-China trade war intensified Thursday, sending the global economy into unknown territory and dampening relief after President Donald Trump&rsquo;s earlier climbdown from a wider tariff onslaught against the rest of the world. The White House clarified that Trump&rsquo;s big hike in tariffs on China announced 24 hours earlier had actually taken his total levies [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-china-trade-war-surges-overshadowing-trump-climbdown-80590/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-china-trade-war-surges-overshadowing-trump-climbdown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-china-trade-war-surges-overshadowing-trump-climbdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US approves $1bn missile sale to Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States on Wednesday announced the approval of a $1.04-billion sale of up to 200 each of AIM-120C and AIM-120D air-to-air missiles and related equipment to Australia. &ldquo;The proposed sale will improve Australia&rsquo;s capability to meet current and future threats by protecting and increasing aircraft survivability,&rdquo; the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-1bn-missile-sale-to-australia-80582/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-approves-1bn-missile-sale-to-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-approves-1bn-missile-sale-to-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon chief says US could ‘revive’ Panama bases]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkUS Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday floated the idea of US troops returning to Panama to &ldquo;secure&rdquo; its strategically vital canal, a suggestion quickly shot down by the country&rsquo;s government. During a visit to Panama, Hegseth suggested that &ldquo;by invitation&rdquo; the United States could &ldquo;revive&rdquo; military bases or naval air stations and rotate deployments [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-chief-says-us-could-revive-panama-bases-80]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pentagon-chief-says-us-could-revive-panama-bases/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pentagon-chief-says-us-could-revive-panama-bases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO chief says China military expansion ‘staggering’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina&rsquo;s expansion of its armed forces is &ldquo;staggering&rdquo;, NATO&rsquo;s chief said on a visit to Japan beginning Tuesday aimed at &ldquo;projecting&rdquo; the alliance&rsquo;s power in the Asia-Pacific region. &ldquo;Let us not be naive about China,&rdquo; secretary general Mark Rutte told the Japan Times. &ldquo;The build-up of their armed forces and investments in their defence industry, [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-chief-says-china-military-expansion-sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nato-chief-says-china-military-expansion-staggering/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nato-chief-says-china-military-expansion-staggering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romanian man arrested after DHL warehouse fire caused by suspected Russian device]]></title><description><![CDATA[Metropolitan police say 38-year-old held on arrival at Stansted airport in connection with 2024 Birmingham blaze and is set to appear in court in JulyA 38-year-old Romanian man has been arrested in connection with a fire at a DHL warehouse in Birmingham that was caused by a suspected Russian incendiary device.Counter-terrorism police have been investigating the fire at the facility in the suburb of Minworth. Nobody was reported injured in last July&rsquo;s blaze, which was dealt with by the loca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/romanian-man-arrested-after-dhl-warehouse-fire-caused-by-suspected-russian-device/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/romanian-man-arrested-after-dhl-warehouse-fire-caused-by-suspected-russian-device/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iranian FM warns Trump against ‘military option’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIran&rsquo;s top diplomat on Tuesday warned US President Donald Trump to put aside a military option ahead of nuclear talks, saying that Tehran will never accept &ldquo;coercion.&rdquo; In an opinion piece published in The Washington Post, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi repeated earlier statements to Iranian state media that a deal would be possible if the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/iranian-fm-warns-trump-against-military-option-80566/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iranian-fm-warns-trump-against-military-option/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iranian-fm-warns-trump-against-military-option/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany says adding explosive drones to weapons arsenal]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkGermany said Friday it would buy explosive drones for the first time as Berlin boosts investments in its armed forces to counter the threat from Russia. The government had signed two contracts to purchase so-called loitering munitions, defence ministry spokesman Mitko Mueller said at a regular press conference. Western militaries have looked to the war [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-says-adding-explosive-drones-to-weapons-arsenal-80561/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-says-adding-explosive-drones-to-weapons-arsenal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-says-adding-explosive-drones-to-weapons-arsenal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US will not let China disrupt Panama Canal: Pentagon chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States will not allow China to jeopardize the operations of the Panama Canal, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned during a visit to the Central American nation on Tuesday. Hegseth is the second senior US official to visit Panama since President Donald Trump took office in January vowing to &ldquo;take back&rdquo; the US-built [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-will-not-let-china-disrupt-panama-canal-pentagon-chief-80557/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-will-not-let-china-disrupt-panama-canal-pentagon-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-will-not-let-china-disrupt-panama-canal-pentagon-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trojan Horses in Space: Cyber Threats Hidden in Satellite Networks]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkMost of us like satellites. They power our televisions. Allow us to find our way home from anywhere on the planet. They keep us connected to our loved ones, and they do it all from space. Floating in low orbit, these silent sentinels provide so much of the infrastructure for our modern lives. And they [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/trojan-horses-in-space-cyber-threats-hidden-in-satellite-networks-80574/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/trojan-horses-in-space-cyber-threats-hidden-in-satellite-networks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/trojan-horses-in-space-cyber-threats-hidden-in-satellite-networks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran says deal can be reached if US shows goodwill]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIran said Tuesday a new nuclear deal could be agreed with the United States provided Tehran&rsquo;s longtime adversary shows sufficient goodwill in upcoming talks, as Israel warned of military action if talks drag on. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran&rsquo;s principal aim remained the lifting of sweeping US sanctions. Their reimposition by President Donald Trump [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-says-deal-can-be-reached-if-us-shows-goodwill-80570/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-says-deal-can-be-reached-if-us-shows-goodwill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-says-deal-can-be-reached-if-us-shows-goodwill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The week in audio: Today; Don’t Cross Kat; Dying for Sex; Inside Counter Terrorism Policing – review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Go-getting Anna Foster joins the BBC&rsquo;s flagship show. Elsewhere, the story of a Brazilian scammer, a moving podcast about love and death, and an insider&rsquo;s guide to tracking down terroristsToday (BBC Radio 4)<br />
Don&rsquo;t Cross Kat (Wondery)<br />
Dying for Sex (Wondery)<br />
Inside Counter Terrorism Policing (Counter Terrorism Policing)It&rsquo;s Monday 31 March, Anna Foster&rsquo;s first day as a Today presenter, and she&rsquo;s not in W1. She&rsquo;s in Thailand, in Mae Sot, on the border with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-week-in-audio-today-dont-cross-kat-dying-for-sex-inside-counter-terrorism-policing-review/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-week-in-audio-today-dont-cross-kat-dying-for-sex-inside-counter-terrorism-policing-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK police chiefs draw up plans for national counter-terrorism force]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Changes could mark biggest overhaul of policing since the 1960sPlans for a new national police body to lead the fight against terrorism and serious organised crime are being drawn up, as UK police chiefs consider the biggest overhaul of policing since the 1960s.Under the proposals, counter-terrorism policing units would gain independence from local forces and become part of a new force covering at least England and Wales, and sitting in a newly created national centre for policing. Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-police-chiefs-draw-up-plans-for-national-counter-terrorism-force/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-police-chiefs-draw-up-plans-for-national-counter-terrorism-force/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince Andrew wrote birthday letters to Xi Jinping, ex-adviser told court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Released court statement says alleged Chinese spy helped draft private letters to Chinese presidentThe Duke of York sent letters directly to China&rsquo;s president, the prince&rsquo;s former senior adviser told a special immigration tribunal, with an alleged Chinese spy advising him on how to write them.Dominic Hampshire, who worked for Andrew from 2019-22, said Andrew had &ldquo;always had a communication channel&rdquo; with Xi Jinping that was &ldquo;accepted&rdquo; and may even have been enc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prince-andrew-wrote-birthday-letters-to-xi-jinping-ex-adviser-told-court/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prince-andrew-wrote-birthday-letters-to-xi-jinping-ex-adviser-told-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger than fiction MI5 tales revealed in first National Archives collaboration]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Guy Burgess&rsquo;s briefcase to microdots secreted in talc, an exhibition reveals remarkable items from the agency&rsquo;s archives &ndash; and the extraordinary stories behind themThe agency that would become MI5, originally known as the Secret Service Bureau, employed just 17 staff in 1914; by the end of the first world war, the number working for Britain&rsquo;s domestic counter-intelligence agency had swelled to 850, including a number of female administrators.While valuable for managi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/stranger-than-fiction-mi5-tales-revealed-in-first-national-archives-collaboration/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 07:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/stranger-than-fiction-mi5-tales-revealed-in-first-national-archives-collaboration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-GCHQ intern admits risking national security with data breach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hasaan Arshad, 25, allegedly transferred data from a top-secret work station to his work mobile phoneA former intern at GCHQ has pleaded guilty to risking national security after he took secret data home.Hasaan Arshad, 25, from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, who appeared in the dock wearing a dark grey suit, a white shirt and a dark brown tie, admitted an offence under the Computer Misuse Act on what would have been the first day of his trial at the Old Bailey. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ex-gchq-intern-admits-risking-national-security-with-data-breach/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ex-gchq-intern-admits-risking-national-security-with-data-breach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prevent chief departs after damning inquiry over Southport attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Stewart had led counter-terrorism programme since 2020, and reviews exposed its basic failures The head of the government&rsquo;s controversial counter-terrorism programme Prevent is leaving his position after a damning inquiry revealed the strategy&rsquo;s failures in relation to the Southport attack.Michael Stewart had spearheaded the programme &ndash; which aims to to stop people from becoming involved in or supporting terrorism &ndash; since September 2020. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prevent-chief-departs-after-damning-inquiry-over-southport-attack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prevent-chief-departs-after-damning-inquiry-over-southport-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A clever agent’: notes from ‘watchers’ of spy Kim Philby made public for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new exhibition at the National Archives in London will reveal the extent of MI5 operation to expose the British double agent who was also Observer reporterSecret surveillance of Britain&rsquo;s &shy;notorious double agent, Kim Philby, made public for the first time in archived documents, reveals how keenly the Security Service wanted to confirm or disprove early suspicions of his high-level treachery.In daily bulletins submitted to MI5 in November 1951, undercover operatives describe how Philb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/a-clever-agent-notes-from-watchers-of-spy-kim-philby-made-public-for-first-time/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/a-clever-agent-notes-from-watchers-of-spy-kim-philby-made-public-for-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump, Hegseth Announce Air Force’s Next Generation Fighter Platform]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkDuring a press conference at the White House today, President Donald J. Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Air Force would proceed with the production of the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter jet platform. Intended to eventually replace the Air Force&rsquo;s fleet of F-22 Raptors, the NGAD platform is a network-connected family [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-hegseth-announce-air-forces-next-generation-fighter-platform-80553/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/trump-hegseth-announce-air-forces-next-generation-fighter-platform/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 23:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/trump-hegseth-announce-air-forces-next-generation-fighter-platform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yemen’s Huthis claim US aircraft carrier attacksnullnullnull]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkYemen&rsquo;s Iran-backed Huthi rebels said they attacked an American aircraft carrier group twice within 24 hours as they prepared for huge rallies on Monday after US strikes left dozens dead. The response from the Huthis follows attacks on Saturday ordered by President Donald Trump that hammered the rebel-held capital, Sanaa, and several other areas, killing [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/yemens-huthis-claim-us-aircraft-carrier-attacks-80549/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/yemens-huthis-claim-us-aircraft-carrier-attacksnullnullnull/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/yemens-huthis-claim-us-aircraft-carrier-attacksnullnullnull/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yemen’s Huthis claim US aircraft carrier attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkYemen&rsquo;s Iran-backed Huthi rebels said they attacked an American aircraft carrier group twice within 24 hours as they prepared for huge rallies on Monday after US strikes left dozens dead. The response from the Huthis follows attacks on Saturday ordered by President Donald Trump that hammered the rebel-held capital, Sanaa, and several other areas, killing [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/yemens-huthis-claim-us-aircraft-carrier-attacks-80549/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/yemens-huthis-claim-us-aircraft-carrier-attacks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/yemens-huthis-claim-us-aircraft-carrier-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colombia warns Trump against drug blacklisting]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkColombia&rsquo;s defense minister on Sunday warned Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration against blacklisting his country for failing to curb drug exports, saying the decision would bring yet more cocaine to the United States. Washington is currently weighing whether to &ldquo;decertify&rdquo; Colombia as a partner in the battle against drugs, a move that could restrict millions in US [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/colombia-warns-trump-against-drug-blacklisting-80545/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/colombia-warns-trump-against-drug-blacklisting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/colombia-warns-trump-against-drug-blacklisting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A spy ring – and a love triangle – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dan Sabbagh reports on three Bulgarian nationals found guilty of spying for Russia in a string of plots around EuropeOn Friday, three UK-based Bulgarian nationals accused of spying for Russia were found guilty of espionage charges at the Old Bailey in London.&ldquo;It begins with a simple request,&rdquo; Dan Sabbagh, the Guardian&rsquo;s defence and security editor, tells Michael Safi. &ldquo;A request from one of the world&rsquo;s most wanted men.&rdquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/a-spy-ring-and-a-love-triangle-podcast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/a-spy-ring-and-a-love-triangle-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decision not to classify Southport killer as a terrorist was right, says UK watchdog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review concluded extending definition to cover extreme violence by &lsquo;loners&rsquo; such as Axel Rudakubana is unhelpfulThe decision not to classify Axel Rudakubana as a terrorist following the Southport murders was right because it would be unhelpful to stretch the definition of terrorism to cover all extreme violence, the UK&rsquo;s terror watchdog has concluded.Jonathan Hall KC wrote that the &ldquo;legal definition of terrorism is already wide and should not be changed any further&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/decision-not-to-classify-southport-killer-as-a-terrorist-was-right-says-uk-watchdog/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/decision-not-to-classify-southport-killer-as-a-terrorist-was-right-says-uk-watchdog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple to appeal against UK government data demand at secret high court hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guardian understands tech company&rsquo;s appeal against Home Office request for encrypted data is to be heard by tribunal on FridayApple&rsquo;s appeal against a UK government demand to access its customers&rsquo; highly encrypted data will be the subject of a secret high court hearing, the Guardian understands.The appeal on Friday will be considered by the investigatory powers tribunal, an independent court that has the power to investigate claims that the UK intelligence services have acted u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/apple-to-appeal-against-uk-government-data-demand-at-secret-high-court-hearing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/apple-to-appeal-against-uk-government-data-demand-at-secret-high-court-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU chief calls for defense ‘surge’, says ‘time of illusions’ over]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkEU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday called for a &ldquo;surge&rdquo; in European defense spending, as the 27-nation bloc faces an aggressive Russia and faltering US support. Addressing lawmakers in Strasbourg, von der Leyen said Europe&rsquo;s security order was &ldquo;being shaken,&rdquo; suggesting the continent could no longer rely on &ldquo;America&rsquo;s full protection&rdquo;. &ldquo;The time [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/eu-chief-calls-for-defense-surge-says-time-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/eu-chief-calls-for-defense-surge-says-time-of-illusions-over/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/eu-chief-calls-for-defense-surge-says-time-of-illusions-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moscow targeted by ‘massive’ Ukrainian drone attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkUkraine targeted Moscow in a &ldquo;massive&rdquo; overnight drone attack, authorities said Tuesday, with Russia&rsquo;s defense ministry claiming it shot down 337 UAVs across the country. &ldquo;The Defense Ministry&rsquo;s air defense continues to repel a massive attack by enemy drones on Moscow,&rdquo; mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram early Tuesday. Russia&rsquo;s military shot down 91 drones [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/moscow-targeted-by-massive-ukrainian-drone-att]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/moscow-targeted-by-massive-ukrainian-drone-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/moscow-targeted-by-massive-ukrainian-drone-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MI5 officers lamented lack of guidance in child terrorism cases, emails reveal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officer who investigated Rhianan Rudd, who killed herself, tells inquest &lsquo;wider conversation&rsquo; needed on such casesMI5 officers investigating a schoolgirl who went on to kill herself after being charged with far-right terror offences had complained of a lack of guidance on handling the growing number of such cases, according to internal emails heard at an inquest.A special evidence session in London heard that intelligence agents working on the case of Rhianan Rudd, who died at the ag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-officers-lamented-lack-of-guidance-in-child-terrorism-cases-emails-reveal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-officers-lamented-lack-of-guidance-in-child-terrorism-cases-emails-reveal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three UK-based Bulgarians found guilty of spying for Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jury convicts Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova and Tihomir Ivanchev over alleged plots around EuropeThe spymaster, the ringleader and the &lsquo;minions&rsquo;: who&rsquo;s who of the spy ring trial&lsquo;Dumbest thing I&rsquo;ve ever done&rsquo;: spy trial&rsquo;s tales of scheming, bluster and a love triangleThree Bulgarian nationals accused of spying for Russia have been found guilty of espionage charges in a trial that heard how they were involved in a string of plots around Europe directed by]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/three-uk-based-bulgarians-found-guilty-of-spying-for-russia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/three-uk-based-bulgarians-found-guilty-of-spying-for-russia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer welcomes Zelenskyy’s offer to work with Trump on Ukraine peace deal – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[PM says any deal must be &lsquo;lasting and secure&rsquo; following fiery Trump-Zelenskyy meeting last week and UK weekend summit. This live blog is closedLisa O&rsquo;Carroll is the Guardian&rsquo;s acting Ireland correspondent.Michelle O&rsquo;Neill, Northern Ireland&rsquo;s first minister, has described a decision to build thousands of lightweight missiles for Ukraine in a Belfast factory as &ldquo;incredulous&rdquo;.I find it really incredulous that at a time when public services are being c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/starmer-welcomes-zelenskyys-offer-to-work-with-trump-on-ukraine-peace-deal-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 18:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/starmer-welcomes-zelenskyys-offer-to-work-with-trump-on-ukraine-peace-deal-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extreme online violence may be linked to rise of ‘0 to 100’ killers, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Criminal justice specialists call for new approach to identify emerging type of murderer with no prior convictionsThe rise of &ldquo;0 to 100&rdquo; killers who go from watching torture, mutilation and beheading videos in their bedrooms to committing murder suggests there could be a link between extreme violence online and in real life, experts have said.Criminal justice experts advocated a new approach, inspired by counter-terrorism, to identify an emerging type of murderer with no prior convic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/extreme-online-violence-may-be-linked-to-rise-of-0-to-100-killers-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/extreme-online-violence-may-be-linked-to-rise-of-0-to-100-killers-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK teenager who killed herself after terror charges ‘was groomed by neo-Nazi’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rhianan Rudd, 16, was referred to Prevent by her mother after becoming &lsquo;fixated on Hitler&rsquo;, inquest toldA teenager who killed herself after becoming the youngest person in the UK to be charged with terror offences had been groomed online by an American &ldquo;neo-Nazi&rdquo;, an inquest has been told.Sixteen-year-old Rhianan Rudd, who was autistic, had been referred to the government&rsquo;s Prevent counter-radicalisation programme by her mother, Emily Carter, the counsel to the inqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-teenager-who-killed-herself-after-terror-charges-was-groomed-by-neo-nazi/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 20:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-teenager-who-killed-herself-after-terror-charges-was-groomed-by-neo-nazi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My wife has put me in the Doge house | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Government Efficiency | White House media | Dictators | Winston Churchill | Trump in Ukraine | Come again?My wife has just said that unless I can give her a list of five accomplishments I&rsquo;ve achieved last week I can forget lunch; a non-response and I&rsquo;m out of here (Kash Patel tells FBI staff to ignore Elon Musk request to list their achievements, 23 February).<br />
John Bailey<br />
St Albans, Hertfordshire&bull; Perhaps MI6 could smuggle copies of the Guardian into the White Hous]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/my-wife-has-put-me-in-the-doge-house-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/my-wife-has-put-me-in-the-doge-house-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coroner to refer findings on 1992 shooting of four IRA members to DPP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice Michael Humphreys says he is obliged to send report of Northern Ireland SAS ambush A coroner who ruled that SAS soldiers were not justified in killing four IRA members in a 1992 ambush in Northern Ireland is to refer his findings to the director of public prosecutions.Justice Michael Humphreys&rsquo; decision is likely to reignite last week&rsquo;s row in the House of Commons, when unionists and Conservative MPs said his ruling earlier this month concluding that the deaths were unwarrant]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/coroner-to-refer-findings-on-1992-shooting-of-four-ira-members-to-dpp/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/coroner-to-refer-findings-on-1992-shooting-of-four-ira-members-to-dpp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian warship in Taiwan Strait ‘undermines peace’, says China]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA Canadian warship passing through the Taiwan Strait &ldquo;undermines peace&rdquo; in the sensitive waterway, China&rsquo;s military said Monday. Beijing views self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory and claims jurisdiction over the body of water that separates the island from the Chinese mainland. The Canadian vessel passed through the strait on Sunday and was the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/canadian-warship-in-taiwan-strait-undermines-peace-says-china-80528/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/canadian-warship-in-taiwan-strait-undermines-peace-says-china/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/canadian-warship-in-taiwan-strait-undermines-peace-says-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chatbot vs national security? Why DeepSeek is raising concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChinese AI chatbot DeepSeek upended the global industry and wiped billions off US tech stocks when it unveiled its R1 program, which it claims was built on cheap, less sophisticated Nvidia semiconductors. But governments from Rome to Seoul are cracking down on the user-friendly Chinese app, saying they need to prevent potential leaks of sensitive [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/chatbot-vs-national-security-why-deepseek-is-raising-concerns-80523/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chatbot-vs-national-security-why-deepseek-is-raising-concerns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chatbot-vs-national-security-why-deepseek-is-raising-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan detects 24 Chinese aircraft as Canadian ship transits waters]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTaiwan said it detected 24 Chinese military aircraft near the island on Sunday as a Canadian warship passed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait. It was the first Canadian naval vessel to transit the waterway this year, Taiwan&rsquo;s foreign ministry said, and came days after two US ships made the passage. The United States and its [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-detects-24-chinese-aircraft-as-canadian-ship-transits-waters-80532/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-detects-24-chinese-aircraft-as-canadian-ship-transits-waters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-detects-24-chinese-aircraft-as-canadian-ship-transits-waters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You don’t see the trauma until suddenly you do’: Lockerbie bombing’s lasting impact on a ‘normal little town’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ongoing trials, documentaries and dramatisations mean the Scottish town remains in the spotlight, willingly or notAt the end of a row of tidy redbrick bungalows in the Scottish town of Lockerbie is an empty plot, carefully landscaped now as a memorial garden. Two red tartan ribbons, tied on a leafless branch perhaps in private remembrance, flutter in a wintry gust.Eleven of the street&rsquo;s residents died when the wing section of Pan Am 103 crashed into Sherwood Crescent with the force of a me]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/you-dont-see-the-trauma-until-suddenly-you-do-lockerbie-bombings-lasting-impact-on-a-normal-little-town/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/you-dont-see-the-trauma-until-suddenly-you-do-lockerbie-bombings-lasting-impact-on-a-normal-little-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MI5 gave courts false evidence about ‘abusive’ neo-Nazi agent, judge rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Informant on far right was alleged to have attacked his partner but claimed his status put him above the lawA high court judge has found that MI5 gave false evidence to three courts as it faced scrutiny over its handling of a neo-Nazi agent alleged to have attacked his partner.The government has ordered an inquiry to determine whether the false information was deliberate and therefore a lie, or an innocent mistake, as the Security Service has told ministers it was. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-gave-courts-false-evidence-about-abusive-neo-nazi-agent-judge-rules/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-gave-courts-false-evidence-about-abusive-neo-nazi-agent-judge-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer ‘not telling truth’ over Gaza family asylum decision, claims Badenoch, after PMQs clash – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition leader says PM was wrong when he said that the decision was taken under the last governmentAfter PMQs there will be an urgent question in the Commons, tabled by the Lib Dem MP Christine Jardine, on &ldquo;the potential security implications of the involvement of Chinese companies including Mingyang in energy infrastructure projects&rdquo;. After that Dan Jarvis, the security minister, will make a statement to mark the publication of the report into Prevent&rsquo;s dealings with Ali Ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/starmer-not-telling-truth-over-gaza-family-asylum-decision-claims-badenoch-after-pmqs-clash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/starmer-not-telling-truth-over-gaza-family-asylum-decision-claims-badenoch-after-pmqs-clash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home Office commission paid ‘incels’ to take part in study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Hundreds of men given &pound;20 or $20 for completing Commission for Countering Extremism surveyHundreds of men who identified as &ldquo;incels&rdquo; or involuntary celibates were paid by a government body to take part in a survey.Academics working for the Home Office&rsquo;s Commission for Countering Extremism (CCE) gave the men &pound;20 or $20 each for completing a 40-minute survey as part of an effort to investigate incel behaviour. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/home-office-commission-paid-incels-to-take-part-in-study/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/home-office-commission-paid-incels-to-take-part-in-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Misspelling of Southport killer’s name may have caused Prevent to close case, MPs told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review finds Axel Rudakubana&rsquo;s surname was incorrect in one of three referrals to scheme to spot potential terroristsThe misspelt name of the Southport killer in the government&rsquo;s database for potential terrorists may have hampered his assessment as a possible mass murderer, an inquiry has disclosed.A rapid learning review of the Prevent programme found that Axel Rudakubana&rsquo;s case was closed &ldquo;prematurely&rdquo; after three referrals for an interest in knives and mass atroc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/misspelling-of-southport-killers-name-may-have-caused-prevent-to-close-case-mps-told/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/misspelling-of-southport-killers-name-may-have-caused-prevent-to-close-case-mps-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer says he wants ‘ambitious security partnership’ with EU]]></title><description><![CDATA[PM says UK does not have to choose between Europe and US, before meeting EU leaders in BrusselsStarmer&rsquo;s EU dinner date a big moment in tightrope actKeir Starmer has said he wants an &ldquo;ambitious security partnership&rdquo; with the EU, while insisting the UK does not have to choose between Europe and the US.The prime minister was speaking before meeting EU leaders in Brussels to discuss security and defence, the first time a British leader has attended a European Council meeting since]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/keir-starmer-says-he-wants-ambitious-security-partnership-with-eu/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/keir-starmer-says-he-wants-ambitious-security-partnership-with-eu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family pays tribute to women of three generations killed in Omagh bombing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mary Grimes, Avril Monaghan, Maura Monaghan and Avril&rsquo;s unborn twins died in 1998 attack, inquiry hearsA family from which women of three generations were killed in the Omagh bombing have spoken about the immeasurable pain caused by the atrocity and said they hope no other family suffers as they have.They were speaking at a public inquiry established to determine whether the attack, the worst in the Troubles in Northern Ireland, could have been prevented. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/family-pays-tribute-to-women-of-three-generations-killed-in-omagh-bombing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/family-pays-tribute-to-women-of-three-generations-killed-in-omagh-bombing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IS fighters in Syria could break free amid Trump aid cut, terrorism expert warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prediction by ex M16 counter-terror director comes as security paused around two main detention facilitiesDonald Trump has thrown into doubt the security and administration of the main two detention facilities in north-east Syria that hold thousands of Islamic State fighters, the former counter-terrorism director of M16 Richard Barrett says.The state of limbo has been caused in the short term by the US president unexpectedly suspending all USAid funding for 90 days, and by long-term uncertainty]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/is-fighters-in-syria-could-break-free-amid-trump-aid-cut-terrorism-expert-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/is-fighters-in-syria-could-break-free-amid-trump-aid-cut-terrorism-expert-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sister of Omagh bombing victim tells inquiry about ‘mind-blowing shock’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paloma Abad Ramos thanks the inquiry chair for the only support her family has felt &lsquo;for many, many years&rsquo;The sister of a 23-year-old Spanish visitor killed in the devastating Omagh bomb has said the public inquiry into the atrocity is allowing the family &ldquo;to close a wound that has been open for 26 years&rdquo;.During the opening day of the resumed inquiry, Paloma Abad Ramos told of the &ldquo;mind-blowing shock&rdquo; she and her family felt in 1998 when they learned the young]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sister-of-omagh-bombing-victim-tells-inquiry-about-mind-blowing-shock/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 20:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sister-of-omagh-bombing-victim-tells-inquiry-about-mind-blowing-shock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Tory Brexit minister Lord Frost rejects party’s claims over Europe-wide customs scheme  – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog is now closed, you can read more of our UK political coverage hereQ: Are doctors able to recognise depression? And can they decide if that affects someone&rsquo;s capacity to make a decision about their health?Whitty says doctors can identify depression. But he says it is harder for them to assess if that is affecting capacity.That&rsquo;s where help from colleagues from psychiatry, mental health more widely, is going to be useful. But that should be good medical practice, in my view,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ex-tory-brexit-minister-lord-frost-rejects-partys-claims-over-europe-wide-customs-scheme-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ex-tory-brexit-minister-lord-frost-rejects-partys-claims-over-europe-wide-customs-scheme-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southport attack: families not told for six months about killer’s Prevent referrals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police knew Axel Rudakubana had been referred three times after his arrest last JulyThe families of those killed or wounded in the Southport attack were not told for six months that the killer had repeatedly been referred to Prevent, the Guardian has learned.Police knew that Axel Rudakubana had been referred three times to the official scheme aiming to stop people becoming terrorists, less than 24 hours after his arrest at the scene of the atrocity on 29 July 2024. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/southport-attack-families-not-told-for-six-months-about-killers-prevent-referrals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/southport-attack-families-not-told-for-six-months-about-killers-prevent-referrals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yvette Cooper to reject call to broaden extremism definition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home Office to maintain focus on Islamist and far-right threats despite report&rsquo;s call for behaviour-based approachYvette Cooper will reject internal Home Office advice to potentially widen the definition of extremism to include violent misogyny and conspiracy theorists, the Guardian understands.A report commissioned in the wake of violent riots after the Southport murders last year suggests authorities should adopt a &ldquo;behaviour-based and ideologically agnostic approach&rdquo; to comb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/yvette-cooper-to-reject-call-to-broaden-extremism-definition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/yvette-cooper-to-reject-call-to-broaden-extremism-definition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Misogyny identified as breeding ground for extremism in UK, says leaked report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The &lsquo;manosphere&rsquo; and Hindu nationalism were also identified by report commissioned after last summer&rsquo;s riotsHindu nationalism, misogyny and the &ldquo;manosphere&rdquo; have been identified as breeding grounds for extremism in a leaked report commissioned by Yvette Cooper after last summer&rsquo;s riots.The home secretary&rsquo;s &ldquo;rapid analytical sprint&rdquo; also dismissed claims of &ldquo;two-tier policing&rdquo; as a &ldquo;rightwing extremist narrative&rdquo;. It ar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/misogyny-identified-as-breeding-ground-for-extremism-in-uk-says-leaked-report/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/misogyny-identified-as-breeding-ground-for-extremism-in-uk-says-leaked-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review to criticise Prevent over Axel Rudakubana and his interest in violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Counter-terrorism scheme should have accepted more help to deal with the Southport killer despite following policyPrevent&rsquo;s assessment of the danger posed by Axel Rudakubana followed policy at the time, an official review will find but it will criticise the scheme for rejecting extra help to tackle his interest in violence.This week the government is expected to publish the review into Prevent&rsquo;s handling of the three referrals of Rudakubana, the last of which was three years before h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/review-to-criticise-prevent-over-axel-rudakubana-and-his-interest-in-violence/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 19:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/review-to-criticise-prevent-over-axel-rudakubana-and-his-interest-in-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review into Axel Rudakubana will criticise Prevent for rejecting his case three times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite following policy, counter-terrorism scheme should have accepted more help to deal with the Southport killerPrevent&rsquo;s assessment of the danger posed by Axel Rudakubana followed policy at the time, an official review will find but it will criticise the scheme for rejecting extra help to tackle his interest in violence.This week the government is expected to publish the review into Prevent&rsquo;s handling of the three referrals of Rudakubana, the last of which was three years before]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/review-into-axel-rudakubana-will-criticise-prevent-for-rejecting-his-case-three-times/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 19:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/review-into-axel-rudakubana-will-criticise-prevent-for-rejecting-his-case-three-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Until we tackle the nihilistic rage behind terrorism, it will stay the menace of our age | Kenan Malik]]></title><description><![CDATA[We need to rethink our understanding of violent attacks such as in Southport, in order to confront the deeper reasons why furious young men kill&lsquo;Britain faces a new threat,&rdquo; Keir Starmer claimed last week after Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders of three young girls in a Taylor Swift dance class in Southport; terror not just from &ldquo;highly organised groups with clear political intent&rdquo; but also &ldquo;acts of extreme violence perpetrated by loners, misfits, young]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/until-we-tackle-the-nihilistic-rage-behind-terrorism-it-will-stay-the-menace-of-our-age-kenan-malik/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/until-we-tackle-the-nihilistic-rage-behind-terrorism-it-will-stay-the-menace-of-our-age-kenan-malik/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Axel Rudakubana: from ‘unassuming’ schoolboy to Southport killer]]></title><description><![CDATA[How a chain of events apparently beginning at school five years ago led to the murder of three girls in horrific atrocityWhen Axel Rudakubana returned to school after the summer holidays five years ago, something had changed. He had turned 13 weeks earlier but this was not the usual difficult transition to teenage life.&ldquo;In year 7 and year 8 he was fairly unassuming. Nothing that would be red flags,&rdquo; said a source close to Range high school in the seaside town of Formby, Merseyside. &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/axel-rudakubana-from-unassuming-schoolboy-to-southport-killer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/axel-rudakubana-from-unassuming-schoolboy-to-southport-killer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kemi Badenoch co-wrote report saying Prevent scheme could ‘alienate communities’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tory leader backed 2015 inquiry but has now criticised Labour for having same concerns about counter-terror strategyKemi Badenoch, who criticised a Labour manifesto that warned the UK&rsquo;s Prevent programme could alienate communities, co-authored a report which expressed concern that the same anti-radicalisation scheme was alienating communities.The Conservative party leader backed an inquiry in 2015 that concluded &ldquo;the public must not be the forgotten partner in the fight against extre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/kemi-badenoch-co-wrote-report-saying-prevent-scheme-could-alienate-communities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/kemi-badenoch-co-wrote-report-saying-prevent-scheme-could-alienate-communities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Declaring Southport attack as terrorism ‘would have given police more time’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DCI Jason Pye says declaration would have given investigators longer to question Axel Rudakubana and compile evidenceThe detective who led the investigation into the Southport atrocity said he would have been &ldquo;happy&rdquo; for it to be declared as terrorism as it would have given officers more time to investigate the killings.However, DCI Jason Pye said there was &ldquo;no ideology&rdquo; behind Axel Rudakubana&rsquo;s attack, although it was &ldquo;assessed on an almost daily basis&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/declaring-southport-attack-as-terrorism-would-have-given-police-more-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/declaring-southport-attack-as-terrorism-would-have-given-police-more-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could the Southport attack have been prevented? – Politics Weekly UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has announced a public inquiry into why authorities failed to stop Axel Rudakubana before he killed three girls in Southport. But is it enough to stop another such attack? John Harris asks the counter-terrorism practitioner Rashad Ali. Plus, the Guardian political correspondent Kiran Stacey explores how Keir Starmer will deal with Donald Trump&rsquo;s return Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/could-the-southport-attack-have-been-prevented-politics-weekly-uk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/could-the-southport-attack-have-been-prevented-politics-weekly-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revised terror laws will not include disruptive protest, says No 10]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keir Starmer says rise in prevalence of solitary attackers after Southport murders should be taken into accountAn overhaul of laws on terrorism after the Southport murders will not expand the definition to take in disruptive but non-violent protest, Downing Street has said, as MPs and senior lawyers warned about potential risks to the plan.Keir Starmer announced the review, to be led by Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of terrorism laws, after Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to stabbing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/revised-terror-laws-will-not-include-disruptive-protest-says-no-10/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/revised-terror-laws-will-not-include-disruptive-protest-says-no-10/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK experts warn of dangers of violent content being readily available online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofcom figures show number of people seeing material depicting or encouraging violence or injury has risenSix minutes before Axel Rudakubana left home to murder three girls at a Southport dance class, he searched for a video of the Sydney church attack in which a bishop was stabbed while livestreaming a sermon.<br />
That video from last April, which is still available online, was among Rudakubana&rsquo;s internet history, which officials said showed his &ldquo;obsession with extreme violence&rdquo;.<br />
T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-experts-warn-of-dangers-of-violent-content-being-readily-available-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-experts-warn-of-dangers-of-violent-content-being-readily-available-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK ministers pledge to overhaul terror laws amid Southport murders outcry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keir Starmer says social media platforms must also act to remove extreme content that is inspiring violenceTerrorism laws will be overhauled and technology companies be pressured to remove a &ldquo;tidal wave&rdquo; of online violent content that is inspiring acts of murder, ministers have said amid growing anger over the Southport stabbings.After it emerged Axel Rudakubana had accessed violent content in his bedroom before he stabbed three girls to death in July, Keir Starmer said it could not]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-ministers-pledge-to-overhaul-terror-laws-amid-southport-murders-outcry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-ministers-pledge-to-overhaul-terror-laws-amid-southport-murders-outcry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southport killer will be treated as a terrorist in jail, Yvette Cooper tells MPs – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home secretary also says inquiry into the attack will cover wider threat posed by youth violenceStarmer says nothing will be off the table in the inquiry.There are also questions about the accountability of the Whitehall and Westminster system &ndash; a system that is far too often driven by circling the institutional wagons, that does not react until justice is either hard won by campaigners, or until appalling tragedies like this [take place].Time and again we see this pattern, and people are]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/southport-killer-will-be-treated-as-a-terrorist-in-jail-yvette-cooper-tells-mps-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/southport-killer-will-be-treated-as-a-terrorist-in-jail-yvette-cooper-tells-mps-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer says he will change terror legislation to deal with lone killers – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister said the government would change terrorism legislation to more effectively deal with a changing threat posed by lone killers. In a statement at Downing Street on the Southport attacks in which three girls were killed last year, Starmer said: 'We also see acts of extreme violence perpetrated by loners, misfits, young men in their bedroom, accessing all manner of material online, desperate for notoriety, sometimes inspired by traditional terrorist groups, but fixated on that ext]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/keir-starmer-says-he-will-change-terror-legislation-to-deal-with-lone-killers-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/keir-starmer-says-he-will-change-terror-legislation-to-deal-with-lone-killers-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer vows to change terror laws to deal with lone killers]]></title><description><![CDATA[PM defends decision not to disclose Southport killer&rsquo;s violent history and promises to tackle &lsquo;new threat&rsquo; in UKUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesDowning Street will change the laws to ensure that lone killers with &ldquo;extreme individualised violence&rdquo; are charged with terrorism, Keir Starmer has said, defending his decision not to disclose the Southport killer&rsquo;s violent history.The prime minister said there would be a public inquiry into the state failure th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/keir-starmer-vows-to-change-terror-laws-to-deal-with-lone-killers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/keir-starmer-vows-to-change-terror-laws-to-deal-with-lone-killers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southport murderer bought weapons and ricin-making equipment two years before attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Axel Rudakubana bought items on Amazon to make lethal poison three years after he came to attention of authoritiesWarning: contains descriptions of violence that readers may find upsettingUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesThe Southport killer, Axel Rudakubana, bought a cache of deadly weapons, including equipment to make the lethal poison ricin, on Amazon at least two years before he murdered three young girls last summer, it can be revealed.The &ldquo;extremely violent&rdquo; 18-year-old b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/southport-murderer-bought-weapons-and-ricin-making-equipment-two-years-before-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/southport-murderer-bought-weapons-and-ricin-making-equipment-two-years-before-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southport killer’s father stopped him taking taxi to ex-school before attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Axel Rudakubana also threatened to attack teachers and pupils with a hockey stick after being excludedThe Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was stopped by his father from taking a taxi to a school he was expelled from days before he murdered three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.The teenager was seen getting into a taxi outside his home just minutes before students at his former school left for the summer holidays last July. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/southport-killers-father-stopped-him-taking-taxi-to-ex-school-before-attack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 17:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/southport-killers-father-stopped-him-taking-taxi-to-ex-school-before-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Axel Rudakubana was referred to counter-extremism scheme three times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Teenager who has admitted murdering three young girls in Southport was first referred to Prevent in 2019The teenager who murdered three young girls at a dance class in Southport was referred three times to Prevent, the government&rsquo;s scheme to stop terrorist violence, the Guardian has learned.One of the referrals followed concerns about Axel Rudakubana&rsquo;s potential interest in the killing of children in a school massacre, it is understood. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/axel-rudakubana-was-referred-to-counter-extremism-scheme-three-times/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/axel-rudakubana-was-referred-to-counter-extremism-scheme-three-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Axel Rudakubana: a ‘ticking timebomb’ who murdered three girls in Southport]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rudakubana, an isolated teenager obsessed with genocide, carried out the worst attack on children in Britain since DunblaneAxel Rudakubana seemed, on the face of it, an unthreatening figure: a quiet boy from a God-fearing family, slightly built and small for his age. He showed passion for acting &ndash; once even playing Doctor Who in a BBC Children in Need advert, wearing spectacles and an oversized trenchcoat &ndash; but friends said he lacked the confidence for the big stage.He was on the boo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/axel-rudakubana-a-ticking-timebomb-who-murdered-three-girls-in-southport/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 12:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/axel-rudakubana-a-ticking-timebomb-who-murdered-three-girls-in-southport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nazi-obsessed terrorist given life sentence for Worcestershire attack on asylum seeker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Callum Parslow said he was &lsquo;angry and frustrated&rsquo; about Channel crossings when he stabbed young man at a hotelA Nazi-obsessed terrorist who tried to stab an asylum seeker to death in a protest over Channel crossings has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 22 years and eight months.Callum Parslow repeatedly stabbed Nahom Hagos, 25, in the attack at a hotel previously used to house asylum seekers in Worcestershire on 2 April last year. Parslow, who has Adolf Hitler&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nazi-obsessed-terrorist-given-life-sentence-for-worcestershire-attack-on-asylum-seeker/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nazi-obsessed-terrorist-given-life-sentence-for-worcestershire-attack-on-asylum-seeker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers consider ban on all UK public bodies making ransomware payments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prohibition would bring the NHS, schools and local councils into line with government departments Schools, the NHS and local councils will be banned from making ransomware payments under government proposals to tackle hackers.In a crackdown on such cyber-attacks, operators of critical national infrastructure will be barred from bowing to demands when criminal gangs hold IT systems hostage. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ministers-consider-ban-on-all-uk-public-bodies-making-ransomware-payments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ministers-consider-ban-on-all-uk-public-bodies-making-ransomware-payments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philby had to choose ‘between suicide and prosecution’ before 1963 defection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Files released by National Archives reveal moment double agent was confronted by MI6 officer Nicholas ElliotCambridge spy Kim Philby said his choice was &ldquo;between suicide and prosecution&rdquo; in a confession shortly before the high-ranking M16 double agent fled on a Russian steamer in 1963, according to previously secret documents.Philby, the &ldquo;third man&rdquo; in the Cambridge Five ring, was confronted by his friend, the MI6 officer Nicholas Elliott, who had been sent by the British]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/philby-had-to-choose-between-suicide-and-prosecution-before-1963-defection/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/philby-had-to-choose-between-suicide-and-prosecution-before-1963-defection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curb extremism now or face new terrorist threats, Labour warned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts say measures announced so far are not enough to turn the tideLabour must reverse years of &shy;political failure on extremism to stop it &shy;fuelling more disorder, violence and terrorism in Britain, leading figures have said.Neil Basu, the former head of counter-terrorism policing, and Dame Sara Khan, previously the government&rsquo;s counter-extremism tsar, warned that proposals unveiled last month would not be enough to address a toxic pool of hatred, conspiracy theories and &ldquo;d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/curb-extremism-now-or-face-new-terrorist-threats-labour-warned/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/curb-extremism-now-or-face-new-terrorist-threats-labour-warned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Observer view on the New Orleans attack: lone terrorist threat calls for wisdom, not divisive rhetoric | Observer editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump blaming immigration will do nothing to counter the pernicious and lethal online influence posed by ISThe FBI says the man who drove a speeding truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, early on New Year&rsquo;s Day, killing 14 people, acted alone. Bureau officials also believe they know the man&rsquo;s motive. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, an American citizen from Texas who served eight years in the US army, some of it in Afghanistan, was &ldquo;100% inspired&rdquo; by Islamic St]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-observer-view-on-the-new-orleans-attack-lone-terrorist-threat-calls-for-wisdom-not-divisive-rhetoric-observer-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-observer-view-on-the-new-orleans-attack-lone-terrorist-threat-calls-for-wisdom-not-divisive-rhetoric-observer-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beijing slams US over potential Chinese drone ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina said on Friday it would take &ldquo;all necessary measures&rdquo; in response to the United States announcing it was considering restrictions on commercial Chinese drones for national security reasons. On Thursday, the United States Commerce Department said it was considering new rules to address risks posed by drones made with technology from foreign adversaries such [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/beijing-slams-us-over-potential-chinese-drone-ban-80518/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/beijing-slams-us-over-potential-chinese-drone-ban/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/beijing-slams-us-over-potential-chinese-drone-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journalists who were unlawfully spied on have ‘no doubt’ UK reporters are still targeted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast-based Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey won landmark victory that PSNI&rsquo;s surveillance was unlawfulTwo investigative journalists who a tribunal ruled were unlawfully spied on by police have said that they are in &ldquo;no doubt&rdquo; reporters continue to be targeted in the UK.In a landmark judgment, the investigatory powers tribunal (IPT) found last week that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Metropolitan police unlawfully carried out covert surveillance on Bel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/journalists-who-were-unlawfully-spied-on-have-no-doubt-uk-reporters-are-still-targeted/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/journalists-who-were-unlawfully-spied-on-have-no-doubt-uk-reporters-are-still-targeted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Pick and mix of horror’ online pushes young people to violence, UK police chief says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Counter-terrorism leader says there is often no ideology behind &lsquo;grotesque fascinations&rsquo; with extreme contentMore young people, including children aged 10, are viewing a &ldquo;pick and mix of horror&rdquo; on the web that pushes them towards violence, a UK counter-terrorism leader has said.Deputy assistant commissioner Vicki Evans of the Metropolitan police, the senior national coordinator for counter-terrorism, said the nature of radicalisation had changed and warned of a &ldquo;ra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pick-and-mix-of-horror-online-pushes-young-people-to-violence-uk-police-chief-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pick-and-mix-of-horror-online-pushes-young-people-to-violence-uk-police-chief-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young terrorism suspects could avoid prosecution in plan for diversion scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minister hope plan will deter young people from extremism amid rise in arrests of under-18s for offencesYoung terrorism suspects could avoid prosecution if they agree to a diversion scheme, in a new government plan to cope with the post-lockdown surge in youngsters drawn to violent extremism.The youth diversion orders are part of a host of changes announced by the Labour government, including a new tsar to ensure Prevent &ndash; the official scheme to deter people from terrorism &ndash; is as ef]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/young-terrorism-suspects-could-avoid-prosecution-in-plan-for-diversion-scheme/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/young-terrorism-suspects-could-avoid-prosecution-in-plan-for-diversion-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs consider naming Chinese ‘spy’ linked to Prince Andrew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allegations raise calls for caution in UK over bid to re-establish China linksMPs fear the government is moving too fast to re-establish UK-China relations as some consider naming the alleged spy who used his relationship with Prince Andrew to get access to the heart of the British establishmentMinisters will come under pressure this week to set a timeline to revive the foreign influence registration scheme (FIRS), which had been delayed until next year, and to put China on the enhanced category]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mps-consider-naming-chinese-spy-linked-to-prince-andrew/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 21:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mps-consider-naming-chinese-spy-linked-to-prince-andrew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is H6, the Chinese businessman with links to Prince Andrew?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What do we know about former civil servant who some claim is regarded as a close confidant of the Duke of York?A Chinese businessman who some have claimed is regarded as a close confidante of the Duke of York lost his appeal against a decision to bar him from entering the UK on national security grounds. Known only as H6, who is he and what are his links to Prince Andrew? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/who-is-h6-the-chinese-businessman-with-links-to-prince-andrew/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 18:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/who-is-h6-the-chinese-businessman-with-links-to-prince-andrew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince Andrew ‘invited alleged Chinese spy to Buckingham Palace’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businessman known as H6 also reportedly entered St James&rsquo;s Palace and Windsor Castle at duke&rsquo;s invitationA businessman accused of being a Chinese spy was invited to Buckingham Palace and other royal residences by the Duke of York, it has been reported.The man &ndash; who was banned from Britain by the government on national security grounds &ndash; visited Buckingham Palace twice, and also entered St James&rsquo;s Palace and Windsor Castle at the invitation of Andrew, the Times repor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prince-andrew-invited-alleged-chinese-spy-to-buckingham-palace/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 16:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prince-andrew-invited-alleged-chinese-spy-to-buckingham-palace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince Andrew says he ‘ceased all contact’ with alleged Chinese spy after government advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statement from the Duke of York says he met the businessman through &lsquo;official channels&rsquo; and &lsquo;nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed&rsquo;The Duke of York has said he &ldquo;ceased all contact&rdquo; with the businessman accused of being a Chinese spy after receiving advice from the government.Prince Andrew met the individual through &ldquo;official channels&rdquo; with &ldquo;nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed&rdquo;, a statement from his office said. Continue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prince-andrew-says-he-ceased-all-contact-with-alleged-chinese-spy-after-government-advice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prince-andrew-says-he-ceased-all-contact-with-alleged-chinese-spy-after-government-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos of Birmingham DHL fire suggest device could have downed plane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Images consistent with fire from magnesium-based device, suspected to be part of Russian sabotage plotPhotographs of the fire caused by a suspected Russian incendiary device at a DHL facility in Birmingham in July have backed up intelligence assessments that the blast was strong enough to have brought down a cargo plane.One image appears to show when the booby-trapped item, hidden in a massage device, caught fire. A distinctive bright light emerges from the top of a crate of parcels being moved]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/photos-of-birmingham-dhl-fire-suggest-device-could-have-downed-plane/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 19:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/photos-of-birmingham-dhl-fire-suggest-device-could-have-downed-plane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will emergence of HTS in Syria raise level of global terrorism threats?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intelligence chiefs have to decisively analyse the risk posed by group once affiliated to islamists al-QaidaWhen Sir Richard Moore, the head of MI6, warned in a speech given 10 days ago that he had &ldquo;never seen the world in a more dangerous state&rdquo; Syria was mentioned just once. The context was that jihadist terrorism was on the retreat in the country, but after the lightning success of the rebel offensive, questions will inevitably be asked again.Intelligence chiefs are now having to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/will-emergence-of-hts-in-syria-raise-level-of-global-terrorism-threats/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 19:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/will-emergence-of-hts-in-syria-raise-level-of-global-terrorism-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politicians’ ‘inflammatory language’ part of failure to tackle extremism, UK report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report calls for &lsquo;radical rethink&rsquo; of how ministers approach extremism, amid risk of declining trust in democracy and institutionsPoliticians have been criticised for using &ldquo;inflammatory language&rdquo; and peddling conspiracy theories in a report that finds government policies are failing to prevent extremism spreading and taking root in the UK.The report from Dame Sara Khan, a former counter-extremism commissioner, urges a &ldquo;radical rethink&rdquo; of how ministers tackle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/politicians-inflammatory-language-part-of-failure-to-tackle-extremism-uk-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 11:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/politicians-inflammatory-language-part-of-failure-to-tackle-extremism-uk-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MI5 forced to ‘pare back’ counter-terrorism work due to rogue states, says chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ken McCallum says service must make &lsquo;uncomfortable choices&rsquo; as it faces more aggression from Russia, China and IranMI5 has had to &ldquo;pare back&rdquo; its counter-terrorism focus because of the growing threat from Russia and other hostile states, the security agency&rsquo;s boss has said.Ken McCallum, the director general of MI5, said the agency has to look at its &ldquo;finite&rdquo; resources and make &ldquo;uncomfortable choices&rdquo;. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-forced-to-pare-back-counter-terrorism-work-due-to-rogue-states-says-chief/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 00:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-forced-to-pare-back-counter-terrorism-work-due-to-rogue-states-says-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Khalife: the spy who blew his own cover – and exposed gaping holes in UK security]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the ex-British army soldier was found guilty last week of passing secrets to Iran, it set off alarm bells over the military&rsquo;s vulnerability to the threat of infiltrationOn 9 November 2021, a call was made to MI5&rsquo;s public hotline for reporting national security concerns. The man did not give his name but identified himself as a soldier in the British army &ndash; and the concern he was reporting was himself.The anonymous caller told the UK&rsquo;s domestic security service he had]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/daniel-khalife-the-spy-who-blew-his-own-cover-and-exposed-gaping-holes-in-uk-security/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/daniel-khalife-the-spy-who-blew-his-own-cover-and-exposed-gaping-holes-in-uk-security/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abandoning Ukraine means ‘infinitely higher’ long-term security costs, MI6 chief says]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Putin allowed to reduce Ukraine to vassal state &lsquo;he will not stop there&rsquo;, Richard Moore says in plea to TrumpAbandoning Ukraine would jeopardise British, European and American security and lead to &ldquo;infinitely higher&rdquo; costs in the long term, the head of MI6 has warned in a speech that amounted to a plea to Donald Trump to continue supporting Kyiv.Richard Moore, giving a rare speech, said he believed Vladimir Putin &ldquo;would not stop&rdquo; at Ukraine if he was allowe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/abandoning-ukraine-means-infinitely-higher-long-term-security-costs-mi6-chief-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2024 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/abandoning-ukraine-means-infinitely-higher-long-term-security-costs-mi6-chief-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia behind 'staggeringly reckless' sabotage in Europe, says head of MI6 &ndash;&nbsp;video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The head of Britain&rsquo;s foreign intelligence service said Russia was conducting a 'staggeringly reckless' sabotage campaign against Ukraine's western allies, and intelligence services were working to stop the consequences from spiralling out of control. Richard Moore said that were Vladimir Putin to succeed in reducing Ukraine to a vassal state, he would not stop there. He was speaking on Friday alongside Nicolas Lerner, the head of France&rsquo;s external intelligence agency, the DGSE, at a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-behind-staggeringly-reckless-sabotage-in-europe-says-head-of-mi6-ndashnbspvideo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2024 15:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-behind-staggeringly-reckless-sabotage-in-europe-says-head-of-mi6-ndashnbspvideo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terror suspect on FBI’s most wanted list arrested in north Wales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, was wanted in connection with two office building bombings in 2003One of the FBI&rsquo;s most wanted fugitives has been arrested in the Welsh countryside.Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, has been on the FBI&rsquo;s &ldquo;most wanted terrorists&rdquo; list for almost two decades for his alleged involvement in two office building bombings in San Francisco in 2003. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/terror-suspect-on-fbis-most-wanted-list-arrested-in-north-wales/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 20:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/terror-suspect-on-fbis-most-wanted-list-arrested-in-north-wales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families of Manchester Arena bomb victims cannot continue suing MI5, judges rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 300 people had sued MI5 on grounds its failure to prevent the 2017 atrocity breached their human rightsThe families of the Manchester Arena bomb victims have said they are &ldquo;extremely disappointed&rdquo; after judges ruled they could not continue their legal action against MI5.More than 300 people affected by the suicide blast had sued the Security Service on the grounds that its failure to prevent the atrocity on 22 May 2017 breached their human rights. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/families-of-manchester-arena-bomb-victims-cannot-continue-suing-mi5-judges-rule/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/families-of-manchester-arena-bomb-victims-cannot-continue-suing-mi5-judges-rule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM must prioritise Birmingham pub bombings inquiry, say victims’ families]]></title><description><![CDATA[Relatives of those killed in 1974 attack urge government on its 50th anniversary to set up statutory inquiryRelatives of the victims of the Birmingham pub bombings have said &ldquo;England&rsquo;s biggest unsolved mass murder of the 20th century&rdquo; should be at the top of the government&rsquo;s list as they renewed their calls for a public inquiry on the 50th anniversary of the atrocity.On 21 November 1974, 21 people were killed and 220 injured when bombs exploded in two Birmingham pubs, in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pm-must-prioritise-birmingham-pub-bombings-inquiry-say-victims-families/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pm-must-prioritise-birmingham-pub-bombings-inquiry-say-victims-families/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia’s updated nuclear ‘red line’ adds uncertainty: experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussia&rsquo;s new nuclear doctrine reflects its hopes to deter Ukraine&rsquo;s allies from a greater role in the war by establishing red lines hedged with added ambiguity, experts say. Moscow warned on Tuesday that it would respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time, as President Vladimir Putin issued a [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/russias-updated-nuclear-red-line-adds-uncertainty-experts-80514/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russias-updated-nuclear-red-line-adds-uncertainty-experts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russias-updated-nuclear-red-line-adds-uncertainty-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iraq accuses Israel of seeking pretext for future attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIraq has accused Israel of attempting to legitimize an attack on its territory, after the Israeli foreign ministry protested to the United Nations about attacks by Iraqi militants. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a loose alliance of armed groups backed by Iran, has claimed almost daily drone attacks targeting Israel in recent months, which they [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/iraq-accuses-israel-of-seeking-pretext-for-future-attack-80510/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iraq-accuses-israel-of-seeking-pretext-for-future-attack/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iraq-accuses-israel-of-seeking-pretext-for-future-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia vows response after Ukraine fires long-range US missiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussia warned on Tuesday that it would respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time, as President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat on the 1,000th day of the war. A senior official told AFP that a strike on Russia&rsquo;s Bryansk region earlier on Tuesday &ldquo;was carried out by [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-vows-response-after-ukraine-fires-long-range-us-missiles-80506/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-vows-response-after-ukraine-fires-long-range-us-missiles/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-vows-response-after-ukraine-fires-long-range-us-missiles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salisbury inquiry: novichok bottle may have been ‘re-sealed’ after poisoning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian agents suspected of nerve agent attack may have used portable heat sealer during &lsquo;missing 33 minutes&rsquo;Two Russian agents suspected of carrying out the Salisbury nerve agent poisoning may have used a portable heat sealer to repackage a fake perfume bottle containing novichok during a &ldquo;missing 33 minutes&rdquo; when they vanished from CCTV cameras shortly after the attack, an inquiry heard.The police counter-terrorism chief who leads the investigation said it was possible]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/salisbury-inquiry-novichok-bottle-may-have-been-re-sealed-after-poisoning/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 19:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/salisbury-inquiry-novichok-bottle-may-have-been-re-sealed-after-poisoning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salisbury novichok inquiry: container hunt like looking for ‘needle in haystack’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Counter-terrorism police chief tells of difficulty ofsearch for vessel with poison after attack on Sergei SkripalHunting for the container of nerve agent used in the attack on the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was like &ldquo;searching for a needle in a haystack&rdquo;, a counter-terrorism forensics chief has said.Keith Asman, the head of forensics and digital investigations for the police&rsquo;s south-east region counter-terrorism unit, told the inquiry into the Wiltshire poisonings that o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/salisbury-novichok-inquiry-container-hunt-like-looking-for-needle-in-haystack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/salisbury-novichok-inquiry-container-hunt-like-looking-for-needle-in-haystack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Minuscule’ amount of novichok could have been fatal, scientist tells inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Witness from Porton Down laboratory says &lsquo;many lethal doses&rsquo; of nerve agent were applied to Sergei Skripal&rsquo;s doorA &ldquo;minuscule&rdquo; amount of the nerve agent used in the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal &ndash; as small as a sixth of a grain of salt &ndash; could have been enough to prove fatal, a government scientist has told an inquiry.The scientist, an expert in chemical and biological weapons, said &ldquo;many lethal doses&rdquo; of novichok were daubed on t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/minuscule-amount-of-novichok-could-have-been-fatal-scientist-tells-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/minuscule-amount-of-novichok-could-have-been-fatal-scientist-tells-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tony Blair’s former chief of staff appointed PM’s national security adviser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Powell led talks on Chagos Islands in September and played key role in Good Friday agreementJonathan Powell, the former chief of staff to Tony Blair, has been appointed as Keir Starmer&rsquo;s national security adviser in a further sign that leading figures from the New Labour era are returning to the government.The veteran former diplomat, who played a significant role in the Northern Ireland peace deal struck in 1998 and served Blair for a decade, will be responsible for advising on t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/tony-blairs-former-chief-of-staff-appointed-pms-national-security-adviser/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/tony-blairs-former-chief-of-staff-appointed-pms-national-security-adviser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Incendiary device plot targeting UK may have been dry run for US and Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suspect DHL package bound for Britain that started fire in Leipzig possibly part of Russian plan to cause &lsquo;mayhem&rsquo;An incendiary device hidden in a DHL package that caught fire in Germany in July was due to be sent by air to the UK as part of a suspected Russian sabotage plot that may also have been a dry run for a similar attack on the US and Canada.The device, reported to have been secreted in shipments of massage pillows and erotic gadgets, started a fire on the ground in Leipzig t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/incendiary-device-plot-targeting-uk-may-have-been-dry-run-for-us-and-canada/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 22:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/incendiary-device-plot-targeting-uk-may-have-been-dry-run-for-us-and-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan detects 37 Chinese aircraft near island]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTaiwan said it detected 37 Chinese fighter jets, drones and other aircraft near the self-ruled island on Sunday as Beijing carried out &ldquo;long-distance&rdquo; training flights. China has ramped up military activity around Taiwan in recent years as Beijing pressures Taipei to accept its claims of sovereignty over the island. The Chinese aircraft were spotted from [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-detects-37-chinese-aircraft-near-island-80498/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-detects-37-chinese-aircraft-near-island/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 03:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-detects-37-chinese-aircraft-near-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US bomber joins air drill with South Korea, Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkSouth Korea, Japan, and the United States on Sunday conducted a joint air drill involving a heavy bomber, Seoul&rsquo;s military said, in response to North Korea&rsquo;s latest long-range missile test. The exercise took place three days after Pyongyang launched one of its most powerful and advanced solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), which experts say could [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-bomber-joins-air-drill-with-south-korea-japan-80494/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-bomber-joins-air-drill-with-south-korea-japan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 03:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-bomber-joins-air-drill-with-south-korea-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: English neo-Nazi who stabbed asylum seeker was serial stalker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terrorist Callum Parslow was previously jailed for sending 10 women sexually explicit and misogynistic messages, and targeted a former GB News presenterA neo-Nazi terrorist who was found guilty last month of the attempted murder of an asylum seeker is a prolific online stalker who had previously been jailed and referred to the Prevent counter-terrorism scheme, the Observer can reveal.Callum Parslow was convicted on 25 October of attempted murder after stabbing an asylum seeker at a hotel in Apri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/revealed-english-neo-nazi-who-stabbed-asylum-seeker-was-serial-stalker/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 15:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/revealed-english-neo-nazi-who-stabbed-asylum-seeker-was-serial-stalker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China says holds first dual aircraft carrier drills in South China Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina has conducted its first military drills with its two operational aircraft carriers in the contested South China Sea, state media said Thursday. State media did not specify when the exercises with the Liaoning and Shandong vessels took place, though it said the broader naval mission had overlapped with public holidays that spanned late September [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-says-holds-first-dual-aircraft-carrier-drills-in-south-china-sea-80489/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-says-holds-first-dual-aircraft-carrier-drills-in-south-china-sea/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-says-holds-first-dual-aircraft-carrier-drills-in-south-china-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea fires ICBM as US, Seoul slam Russia deployment]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea said Thursday it had test-fired one of its newest and most powerful missiles to boost its nuclear deterrent, Kim Jong Un&rsquo;s first weapons test since being accused of sending soldiers to Russia. Seoul had warned a day earlier that the nuclear-armed North was preparing to test-fire another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) or even [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-icbm-as-us-seoul-slam-russia-deployment-80484/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-icbm-as-us-seoul-slam-russia-deployment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-icbm-as-us-seoul-slam-russia-deployment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian defence ministry says held fresh nuclear drills]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussia said Tuesday its army held fresh nuclear drills under the supervision of President Vladimir Putin, who recently called for changes to rules on the use of Moscow&rsquo;s nuclear deterrent. Putin has raised the prospect of using nuclear weapons during Moscow&rsquo;s offensive in Ukraine several times and last month suggested Russia broaden its rules on [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-defence-ministry-says-held-fresh-nuclear-drills-80479/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russian-defence-ministry-says-held-fresh-nuclear-drills/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 05:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russian-defence-ministry-says-held-fresh-nuclear-drills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DoD Tests AI Software, Advances to Improve Physical Security Posture]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkHours before dawn, under the veil of a new moon, two figures in military fatigues grapple like Greco-Roman wrestlers within the razor wire perimeter of the Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, Kentucky. Their movements are rigid but discreet, each maneuvering for leverage beneath the orange glow of the floodlights lining the depot&rsquo;s security fence. [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/dod-tests-ai-software-advances-to-improve-physical-security-posture-80474/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/dod-tests-ai-software-advances-to-improve-physical-security-posture/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/dod-tests-ai-software-advances-to-improve-physical-security-posture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan shifting back to nuclear to ditch coal, power AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkGlinting in the sun by the world&rsquo;s biggest nuclear plant, the Sea of Japan is calm now. But as the huge facility gears up to restart, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa has a new tsunami wall, just in case. Japan pulled the plug on nuclear power after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, but with the G7&rsquo;s dirtiest energy mix, it [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-shifting-back-to-nuclear-to-ditch-coal-power-ai-80465/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-shifting-back-to-nuclear-to-ditch-coal-power-ai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-shifting-back-to-nuclear-to-ditch-coal-power-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran warns will defend itself after Israeli strikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIran warned on Saturday it would defend itself after Israeli air strikes killed at least four soldiers and further stoked fears of a full-scale war in the Middle East. Israel warned Iran would &ldquo;pay a heavy price&rdquo; if it responded to the strikes, and the United States, Germany and Britain demanded Tehran not escalate the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-warns-will-defend-itself-after-israeli-strikes-80461/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-warns-will-defend-itself-after-israeli-strikes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-warns-will-defend-itself-after-israeli-strikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan says China holds ‘combat’ patrol after latest US arms sales]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina deployed fighter jets and drones as part of a &ldquo;joint combat readiness patrol&rdquo; around Taiwan on Sunday, Taipei said, as Beijing slammed the latest round of US arms sales to the island. The US State Department on Friday approved a $2 billion arms sale package for Taiwan, including advanced surface-to-air missile systems and radar. [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-says-china-holds-combat-patrol-after-latest-us-arms-sales-80456/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-says-china-holds-combat-patrol-after-latest-us-arms-sales/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-says-china-holds-combat-patrol-after-latest-us-arms-sales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US approves $2 bn arms sales to Taiwan including missiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe US State Department on Friday approved a $2 billion arms sale package for Taiwan including advanced surface-to-air missile systems and radar, a move that could provoke Beijing. The sale, which awaits approval by Congress, includes several anti-aircraft systems, including NASAMS and 123 missiles totaling $1.16 billion, according to the agency responsible for the sale. [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-2-bn-arms-sales-to-taiwan-including-missiles-80469/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-approves-2-bn-arms-sales-to-taiwan-including-missiles/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 07:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-approves-2-bn-arms-sales-to-taiwan-including-missiles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Amess’s daughter says Prevent anti-terror scheme ‘isn’t fit for purpose’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Amess criticises Home Office failures that meant the murdered MP&rsquo;s killer went unmonitored for yearsThe daughter of the murdered MP David Amess has criticised Home Office failures that meant her father&rsquo;s killer was unmonitored for years before the attack, saying the Prevent programme &ldquo;isn&rsquo;t fit for purpose&rdquo;.Speaking to the Sunday Times, Katie Amess condemned the fact her father&rsquo;s killer was known to authorities but his case was closed due to &ldquo;an ad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/david-amesss-daughter-says-prevent-anti-terror-scheme-isnt-fit-for-purpose/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 16:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/david-amesss-daughter-says-prevent-anti-terror-scheme-isnt-fit-for-purpose/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese hackers targeted Trump, Vance phones: report]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChinese hackers have targeted phones used by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance, US media reported Friday. The New York Times, quoting people familiar with the matter, said the hacking attempt appeared to be part of a wide-ranging intelligence collection effort by Chinese hackers. The newspaper said it involved the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-hackers-targeted-trump-vance-phones-report-80447/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinese-hackers-targeted-trump-vance-phones-report/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2024 02:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinese-hackers-targeted-trump-vance-phones-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lebanon says Israeli strike kills 3 journalists]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkLebanon said an Israeli air strike killed three journalists on Friday, in an attack on the country&rsquo;s south that the minister of information branded as a &ldquo;war crime&rdquo;. Pro-Iran Lebanese television channel Al Mayadeen said a cameraman and broadcast engineer were killed in the strike targeting a journalists&rsquo; residence in Hasbaya, south Lebanon. Another TV [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/lebanon-says-israeli-strike-kills-3-journalists-80437/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/lebanon-says-israeli-strike-kills-3-journalists/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/lebanon-says-israeli-strike-kills-3-journalists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaza rescuers say children among 20 killed in Israeli strikes on Khan Yunis]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkGaza&rsquo;s civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes hit two homes at dawn on Friday in Khan Yunis, the territory&rsquo;s main southern city, killing at least 20 people including children. Fourteen people were killed in a strike that hit the home of the Al-Fara family, and a separate air raid killed another six, according to [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/gaza-rescuers-say-children-among-20-killed-in-israeli-strikes-on-khan-yunis-80432/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gaza-rescuers-say-children-among-20-killed-in-israeli-strikes-on-khan-yunis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gaza-rescuers-say-children-among-20-killed-in-israeli-strikes-on-khan-yunis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan president says ‘won’t yield an inch’ in defence of island’s territory]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTaiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Friday the island will not cede an inch of its territory, as China maintains military pressure on Taipei to accept its claim of sovereignty. Lai made the remarks during a visit to the Kinmen islands off China for the 75th anniversary of a victory over communist forces in the Battle [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-president-says-wont-yield-an-inch-in-defence-of-islands-territory-80428/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-president-says-wont-yield-an-inch-in-defence-of-islands-territory/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-president-says-wont-yield-an-inch-in-defence-of-islands-territory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia approves near 30 percent rise in defence spending]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussian lawmakers voted for a budget on Thursday that will see defence spending surge by almost 30 percent next year, as the Kremlin diverts huge resources to its Ukraine offensive. Moscow had already ramped up military spending to levels not seen since the Soviet Union era, pumping out missiles and drones to fire on Ukraine [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-approves-near-30-percent-rise-in-defence-spending-80419/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-approves-near-30-percent-rise-in-defence-spending/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-approves-near-30-percent-rise-in-defence-spending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US approves $7.3 bn sale of F-16 upgrades for Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States on Wednesday announced the approval of a $7.3 billion sale of upgrades for Poland&rsquo;s F-16 warplanes, boosting the defenses of a NATO member that shares a lengthy border with war-torn Ukraine. &ldquo;This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and national security of the United States by improving the security of [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-7-3-bn-sale-of-f-16-upgrades-for-poland-80442/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-approves-73-bn-sale-of-f-16-upgrades-for-poland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-approves-73-bn-sale-of-f-16-upgrades-for-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK and Germany sign ‘milestone’ defence deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkLondon and Berlin on Wednesday hailed a &ldquo;milestone&rdquo; in military cooperation, as they signed a new defence pact that would see German submarine-hunting planes operate from British bases and counter threats from Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Europe&rsquo;s two biggest defence spenders said the Trinity House Agreement, signed by defence ministers John Healey [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-and-germany-sign-milestone-defence-deal-80423/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-and-germany-sign-milestone-defence-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-and-germany-sign-milestone-defence-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China says reached ‘resolution’ with India on contested border issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina said Tuesday it had reached a &ldquo;resolution&rdquo; with India over issues related to their disputed border, after New Delhi said it had struck a deal with Beijing for military patrols along the frontier. China and India, the world&rsquo;s two most populous nations, are intense rivals and have regularly accused each other of trying to [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-says-reached-resolution-with-india-on-contested-border-issues-80415/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-says-reached-resolution-with-india-on-contested-border-issues/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-says-reached-resolution-with-india-on-contested-border-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advanced US missile system ‘in place’ in Israel: Pentagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAn advanced THAAD missile defense battery is now &ldquo;in place&rdquo; in Israel, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said, as Washington seeks to help shield the country against Iranian attacks. The deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system comes as Israel prepares to hit back against Iran for a major ballistic missile attack earlier [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/advanced-us-missile-system-in-place-in-israel-pentagon-80407/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/advanced-us-missile-system-in-place-in-israel-pentagon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/advanced-us-missile-system-in-place-in-israel-pentagon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran says neighbors won’t allow use of their ‘soil or airspace’ for attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIran&rsquo;s neighbors have pledged they will not allow the use of their &ldquo;soil or airspace&rdquo; for any attack, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday, as Israel weighs a retaliation for the Islamic republic&rsquo;s missile strike. &ldquo;All our neighbors have assured us that they won&rsquo;t allow their soil or airspace to be used against the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-says-neighbors-wont-allow-use-of-their-soil-or-airspace-for-attack-80403/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-says-neighbors-wont-allow-use-of-their-soil-or-airspace-for-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-says-neighbors-wont-allow-use-of-their-soil-or-airspace-for-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia to buy advanced US missiles in $4.7 bn deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAustralia announced Tuesday a $4.7 billion deal to arm its navy with cutting-edge US medium and long-range missiles at a time of rapidly escalating military tensions in the Asia-Pacific. The agreement, hailed by Canberra as a &ldquo;significant milestone&rdquo;, retools Australia&rsquo;s naval defences in line with a new strategy unveiled this year to deter China&rsquo;s &ldquo;coercive [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-to-buy-advanced-us-missiles-in-4-7-bn-deal-80397/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/australia-to-buy-advanced-us-missiles-in-47-bn-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/australia-to-buy-advanced-us-missiles-in-47-bn-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China launches live-fire exercise in Taiwan Strait]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina&rsquo;s military began a live-fire exercise near Taiwan on Tuesday, maintaining pressure on the self-ruled island after staging large-scale drills and President Xi Jinping called for troops to prepare for war. China&rsquo;s Communist Party has never ruled the island, but it claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has said it will not renounce [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-launches-live-fire-exercise-in-taiwan-strait-80393/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-launches-live-fire-exercise-in-taiwan-strait/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-launches-live-fire-exercise-in-taiwan-strait/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enabling autonomous naval warfare with off-the-shelf systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNaval warfare continues to evolve, with uncrewed systems poised to play a critical role as near-peer adversaries expand their fleets. These technologies will help the U.S. Navy project power and enhance mission execution capabilities. Northrop Grumman, a leader in autonomous systems technology, has developed two key autonomous capabilities for smaller uncrewed aerial systems (UAS): Helix [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/enabling-autonomous-naval-warfare-with-off-the-shelf-systems]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/enabling-autonomous-naval-warfare-with-off-the-shelf-systems/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/enabling-autonomous-naval-warfare-with-off-the-shelf-systems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army space takes global stage, talks enduring partnership at UK Defence Space Conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIn an age when space is becoming more congested and dangerous as the dependence of both military operations and civil society on space is increasing, the longstanding special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is evolving to the new frontier of space as a warfighting domain. Representatives from U.K. Space Command, U.S. [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-space-takes-global-stage-talks-enduring-partnership-at-uk-defence-space-conference-80383/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/army-space-takes-global-stage-talks-enduring-partnership-at-uk-defence-space-conference/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/army-space-takes-global-stage-talks-enduring-partnership-at-uk-defence-space-conference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US imposes curbs on firms over support of Pakistan, Iran weapons programs]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States added more than two dozen entities to a trade blacklist Monday over alleged support of weapons and drone development programs in Pakistan and Iran, and for other issues including aiding Russia&rsquo;s war effort in Ukraine. The 26 targets, mostly in Pakistan, China and the United Arab Emirates, were said to have violated [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-imposes-curbs-on-firms-over-support-of-pakistan-iran-weapons-programs-80411/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-imposes-curbs-on-firms-over-support-of-pakistan-iran-weapons-programs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-imposes-curbs-on-firms-over-support-of-pakistan-iran-weapons-programs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Middle East killings may bring back terror attacks to UK, says ex-MI6 chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir John Sawers says intelligence agencies should be &lsquo;on their toes&rsquo; after deaths of Hamas and Hezbollah leadersA return of Islamic extremist terror attacks on British soil could be triggered by the killings of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, the former head of MI6 has said.Sir John Sawers said police and intelligence agencies in Britain should be &ldquo;on their toes&rdquo; after changes of leadership at terrorist organisations in the Middle East. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/middle-east-killings-may-bring-back-terror-attacks-to-uk-says-ex-mi6-chief/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 14:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/middle-east-killings-may-bring-back-terror-attacks-to-uk-says-ex-mi6-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain joins Europe long-range missile program]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkBritain is joining a European initiative to develop long-range missiles, UK defence secretary John Healey announced on Thursday, as the continent seeks to strengthen its air defenses. &ldquo;We are making a UK commitment to the long-range missile program, a formal commitment alongside Germany, France, Poland and a couple of others,&rdquo; Healey said on the sidelines [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/britain-joins-europe-long-range-missile-program-80367/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/britain-joins-europe-long-range-missile-program/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/britain-joins-europe-long-range-missile-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[German UNIFIL warship intercepts drone off Lebanon]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA German warship deployed as part of the UN&rsquo;s peacekeeping force in Lebanon has shot down a drone off the Lebanese coast, the German army said Thursday. &ldquo;An unidentifiable unmanned aerial vehicle was detected in the vicinity&rdquo; of the &ldquo;Ludwigshafen am Rhein&rdquo; corvette and was &ldquo;brought down in a controlled manner&rdquo;, an army spokesman said. [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/german-unifil-warship-intercepts-drone-off-lebanon-80372/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/german-unifil-warship-intercepts-drone-off-lebanon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/german-unifil-warship-intercepts-drone-off-lebanon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US imposes sanctions on firms over Russia drones used on Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States unveiled sanctions Thursday targeting China-based companies linked to the production of drones that Russia has deployed in its war against Ukraine. These mark the first US sanctions on Chinese entities &ldquo;directly developing and producing complete weapons systems in partnership with Russian firms,&rdquo; the US Treasury Department said. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-imposes-sanctions-on-firms-over-russia-drones]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-imposes-sanctions-on-firms-over-russia-drones-used-on-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-imposes-sanctions-on-firms-over-russia-drones-used-on-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan says China tested two missiles during war games]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina test-fired two missiles during a day of military drills around Taiwan, a Taiwanese security official said, adding they were directed inland and not at the self-ruled island. Beijing deployed a record number of military aircraft as well as warships and coast guard vessels to encircle Taiwan on Monday, in the fourth round of large-scale [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-says-china-tested-two-missiles-during-war-games-80362/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-says-china-tested-two-missiles-during-war-games/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 04:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-says-china-tested-two-missiles-during-war-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech giants go nuclear in AI arms race]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe artificial intelligence arms race has gone nuclear. Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are now looking to outgun each other with announcements on atomic energy, which they hope will power a technology that is consuming electricity at an alarming rate. The US tech juggernauts, convinced that AI is technology&rsquo;s next big chapter, are investing billions to [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/tech-giants-go-nuclear-in-ai-arms-race-80352/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/tech-giants-go-nuclear-in-ai-arms-race/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 04:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/tech-giants-go-nuclear-in-ai-arms-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China toughens Taiwan stance over president’s sovereignty defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina has reacted more robustly to Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te&rsquo;s rhetoric defending the island&rsquo;s sovereignty than his predecessor&rsquo;s, with fiery threats and war games analysts say will likely intensify. Since Lai succeeded Tsai Ing-wen in May, China has staged two large-scale military drills around the island &mdash; most recently on Monday &mdash; and verbally attacked [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-toughens-taiwan-stance-over-presidents-sovereignty]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-toughens-taiwan-stance-over-presidents-sovereignty-defense/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 04:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-toughens-taiwan-stance-over-presidents-sovereignty-defense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Guards chief warns will hit Israel ‘painfully’ if attacks Iranian targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIran&rsquo;s Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami warned Thursday of further retaliation against Israel if it attacks Iranian targets, which Israel has vowed to do after Iran&rsquo;s missile attack on October 1. &ldquo;If you make a mistake and attack our targets, whether in the region or in Iran, we will strike you again painfully,&rdquo; Salami said [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-guards-chief-warns-will-hit-israel-painfully-if-attacks-iranian-targets-80343/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-guards-chief-warns-will-hit-israel-painfully-if-attacks-iranian-targets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 04:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-guards-chief-warns-will-hit-israel-painfully-if-attacks-iranian-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airbus to cut up to 2,500 jobs in space division]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAirbus announced plans Wednesday to cut up to 2,500 jobs in its struggling space and defence division, in the latest sign of trouble for the European aerospace industry. The division, which employs 35,000 people, has been struggling as demand for satellites has fallen and as a consequence Airbus said it was necessary to adapt its [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-to-cut-up-to-2500-jobs-in-space-division-80340/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/airbus-to-cut-up-to-2500-jobs-in-space-division/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 04:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/airbus-to-cut-up-to-2500-jobs-in-space-division/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia’s aim is to ‘create havoc’ if it is behind DHL fires, says air freight expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goal seems to be for people &lsquo;to lose confidence in the system&rsquo;, says head of industry body after devices found in Birmingham and LeipzigIf Russia is proved to be behind an incendiary device plot that caused fires at two parcels warehouses in July, it will be evidence that Moscow is aiming to disrupt western confidence, an expert has said.The dangerous packages, which caught light at DHL sites in Birmingham and Leipzig, are not thought to have been sophisticated but in both cases appe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russias-aim-is-to-create-havoc-if-it-is-behind-dhl-fires-says-air-freight-expert/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russias-aim-is-to-create-havoc-if-it-is-behind-dhl-fires-says-air-freight-expert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon bets on nuclear power to fuel AI ambitions]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAmazon announced significant investments in nuclear energy on Wednesday, joining other tech giants in aiming to meet the high electric power demands of artificial intelligence using atomic energy. As companies including Microsoft, Amazon, and Google rapidly expand their global data center capabilities, they are actively seeking new electricity sources. Amazon has signed three agreements to [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/amazon-bets-on-nuclear-power-to-fuel-ai-ambitions-80357/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/amazon-bets-on-nuclear-power-to-fuel-ai-ambitions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 04:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/amazon-bets-on-nuclear-power-to-fuel-ai-ambitions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West’s spy chiefs alarmed at recklessness of Russian counterparts]]></title><description><![CDATA[After expulsion of hundreds of embassy-based spies, Kremlin is using riskier and less conventional methodsA developing Russian campaign of arson, sabotage and even murder plots has left western intelligence agencies alarmed over the past year.The ramping up of activity has come as the Kremlin&rsquo;s spy apparatus recovered from the initial shock of seeing 450 agents posing as diplomats expelled from Europe in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/wests-spy-chiefs-alarmed-at-recklessness-of-russian-counterparts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/wests-spy-chiefs-alarmed-at-recklessness-of-russian-counterparts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia suspected of planting device on plane that caused UK warehouse fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Police investigate whether spies placed incendiary package that caught alight in BirminghamCounter-terrorism police are investigating whether Russian spies planted an incendiary device on a plane to Britain that later caught fire at a DHL warehouse in Birmingham, the Guardian can reveal.Nobody was reported injured in the fire on 22 July at a warehouse in the suburb of Minworth that handles parcels for delivery, and the blaze was dealt with by the local fire brigade and by staff. Conti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-suspected-of-planting-device-on-plane-that-caused-uk-warehouse-fire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-suspected-of-planting-device-on-plane-that-caused-uk-warehouse-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US will send THAAD missile defense system to Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States is set to deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to Israel, along with the necessary troops to operate it, according to a Pentagon announcement on Sunday. This move follows a warning from Iran, urging the U.S. to keep its military forces away from Israel. Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-will-send-thaad-missile-defense-system-to-israel-80324/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-will-send-thaad-missile-defense-system-to-israel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-will-send-thaad-missile-defense-system-to-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s shows of force against Taiwan]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina launched military drills around Taiwan on Monday, sending jets and warships in a &ldquo;warning&rdquo; to &ldquo;separatists&rdquo; on the self-ruled island. It is the latest show of force by Beijing, which sees Taiwan as its territory and vows to take it back by force if necessary. AFP takes a look at China&rsquo;s increasing efforts at [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-shows-of-force-against-taiwan-80317/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinas-shows-of-force-against-taiwan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinas-shows-of-force-against-taiwan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China military encircles Taiwan in ‘warning’ drills]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina deployed fighter jets and warships to encircle Taiwan on Monday, in drills Beijing said were aimed at sending a &ldquo;stern warning&rdquo; to &ldquo;separatist&rdquo; forces on the self-ruled island. Beijing has not ruled out using force to bring Taiwan under its control and Monday&rsquo;s drills represent its fourth round of large-scale war games in just [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-military-encircles-taiwan-in-warning-drills-80311/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-military-encircles-taiwan-in-warning-drills/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-military-encircles-taiwan-in-warning-drills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a first, SpaceX ‘catches’ megarocket booster after test flight]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkSpaceX successfully &ldquo;caught&rdquo; the first-stage booster of its Starship megarocket Sunday as it returned to the launch pad after a test flight, a world first in the company&rsquo;s quest for rapid reusability. The &ldquo;super heavy booster&rdquo; had blasted off attached to the Starship rocket minutes earlier, then made a picture-perfect controlled return to the same [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/in-a-first-spacex-catches-megarocket-booster-after-test-flight-80335/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/in-a-first-spacex-catches-megarocket-booster-after-test-flight/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/in-a-first-spacex-catches-megarocket-booster-after-test-flight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nuclear deterrence still at heart of great power strategy: experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNuclear-armed powers have no intention of giving up the atom bomb as part of their military strategy, experts said after the Nobel Peace Prize committee urged against any weakening of the nuclear &ldquo;taboo&rdquo;. Awarding this year&rsquo;s peace prize to Japan&rsquo;s Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors pushing for a nuclear weapons [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/nuclear-deterrence-still-at-heart-of-great-power-strategy-experts-80330/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nuclear-deterrence-still-at-heart-of-great-power-strategy-experts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 10:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nuclear-deterrence-still-at-heart-of-great-power-strategy-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenagers as young as 13 under suspicion for UK far-right terrorism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts blame &lsquo;hateful soup&rsquo; of social media content as MI5 boss points to threefold increase in under-18s being investigatedTeenagers as young as 13 are coming under suspicion of engaging in terrorism after being exposed to a toxic cocktail of easily accessible far-right extremism online, experts have warned.Insiders describe &ldquo;a horrible hateful soup&rdquo; of social media content where children can &ldquo;pick and mix&rdquo; terrorist narratives, including the Terrorgram netw]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/teenagers-as-young-as-13-under-suspicion-for-uk-far-right-terrorism/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/teenagers-as-young-as-13-under-suspicion-for-uk-far-right-terrorism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli retaliation threat sparks call in Iran for nuclear weapons]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkWith the prospect of Israeli retaliation for Iran&rsquo;s missile attack looming, some Iranian hardliners want their government to revise its nuclear doctrine to pursue atomic weapons. Israel has vowed to launch a &ldquo;deadly, precise, and surprising&rdquo; attack on Iran in retaliation for its second-ever direct strike on Israeli territory. On October 1, Iran launched 200 [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-retaliation-threat-sparks-call-in-iran-for-nuclear-weapons-80306/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israeli-retaliation-threat-sparks-call-in-iran-for-nuclear-weapons/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 14:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israeli-retaliation-threat-sparks-call-in-iran-for-nuclear-weapons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-UK soldier denies passing secrets to Iran intelligence]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA former British Army soldier allegedly broke out of prison strapped to the underside of a food delivery truck while detained on suspicion of passing secret information to Iranian intelligence, a prosecutor said on Wednesday. Daniel Khalife, 23, is on trial accused of both the break-out and passing information to Iran for cash while posted [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/ex-uk-soldier-denies-passing-secrets-to-iran-intelligence-80300/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ex-uk-soldier-denies-passing-secrets-to-iran-intelligence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ex-uk-soldier-denies-passing-secrets-to-iran-intelligence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran warns Israel not to attack its infrastructure]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIran warned Israel on Tuesday against attacking any of its infrastructure amid fears of a possible Israeli assault on oil or nuclear sites following Iran&rsquo;s missile barrage last week. &ldquo;Any attack against infrastructure in Iran will provoke an even stronger response,&rdquo; state television quoted Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as saying. He spoke after Israel said [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-warns-israel-not-to-attack-its-infrastructure-80295/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-warns-israel-not-to-attack-its-infrastructure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-warns-israel-not-to-attack-its-infrastructure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bombing Brighton: The Plot to Kill Thatcher review – her shaky post-blast interview says it all]]></title><description><![CDATA[This careful, intelligent documentary about the 1984 IRA attack on the Conservative party conference is largely a study of its target &ndash; and her failure to understand the issues that led to itBombing Brighton: The Plot to Kill Thatcher is a documentary with a gap in the middle. Its main interviewee is the Brighton bomber himself, Patrick Magee, who in 1984 placed an explosive device in the Grand hotel, timed to explode during the Conservative party conference. It did so in the early hours o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/bombing-brighton-the-plot-to-kill-thatcher-review-her-shaky-post-blast-interview-says-it-all/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/bombing-brighton-the-plot-to-kill-thatcher-review-her-shaky-post-blast-interview-says-it-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MI5 chief: UK facing growing threat from Islamic State, Russia and Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ken McCallum says agency facing &lsquo;one hell of a job&rsquo; to counter efforts to stage assassinations and terror attacksThe head of MI5 has said his agency has &ldquo;one hell of a job&rdquo; to do as the threat from Islamic State has returned while Iran and Russia engage in intensifying efforts to undertake assassination and sabotage plots in the UK.Ken McCallum said a revival of IS in Afghanistan in particular had brought a resumption of efforts by the Islamist group to export terrorism,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-chief-uk-facing-growing-threat-from-islamic-state-russia-and-iran/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-chief-uk-facing-growing-threat-from-islamic-state-russia-and-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MI5 chief: UK facing threat from Iran, Russia and Islamic State – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The head of MI5 has said his agency has 'one hell of a job' to do as the threat from Islamic State has returned while Iran and Russia engage in intensifying efforts to undertake assassination and sabotage plots in the UK. In an annual speech, the Security Service director general, Ken McCallum, also accused Iran of being behind 'plot after plot' on British soil. He said Russia&rsquo;s GRU military intelligence agency was engaged in 'a sustained mission to generate mayhem on British and European]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-chief-uk-facing-threat-from-iran-russia-and-islamic-state-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-chief-uk-facing-threat-from-iran-russia-and-islamic-state-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philippines, South Korea agree to deepen maritime cooperation]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Philippines and South Korea committed Monday to deepening maritime cooperation, their presidents said, in the face of China&rsquo;s assertion of its claims over the South China Sea. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos met in Manila and agreed to closer ties between their coast guards. Yoon said they [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/philippines-south-korea-agree-to-deepen-maritime-cooperation-80286/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/philippines-south-korea-agree-to-deepen-maritime-cooperation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 04:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/philippines-south-korea-agree-to-deepen-maritime-cooperation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli strikes hit central Syria army positions: defense ministry]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Syrian defence ministry said Israel had launched air strikes on military positions in central Syria on Sunday, reporting no casualties. Since Syria&rsquo;s civil war erupted in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in the country, mainly targeting army positions and Iran-backed fighters, including Lebanon&rsquo;s Hezbollah. The strikes have increased in recent days, [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-strikes-hit-central-syria-army-positions-defense-ministry-8]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israeli-strikes-hit-central-syria-army-positions-defense-ministry/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israeli-strikes-hit-central-syria-army-positions-defense-ministry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran says its allies ‘will not back down’ in war with Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIran&rsquo;s supreme leader vowed in a rare address on Friday that his allies around the region would keep fighting Israel, as he defended his country&rsquo;s missile strike on its foe. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei&rsquo;s address in Tehran followed Iran&rsquo;s second-ever direct attack on Israel. It was also the first since exchanges of fire between Tehran-backed Hezbollah [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-says-its-allies-will-not-back-down-in-war-with-israel-80276/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-says-its-allies-will-not-back-down-in-war-with-israel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-says-its-allies-will-not-back-down-in-war-with-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel preparing response to Iran attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAn Israeli official told AFP on Saturday that the military is &ldquo;preparing a response&rdquo; to the Iranian missile barrage that targeted Israel earlier this week. &ldquo;The IDF (Israeli military) is preparing a response to the unprecedented and unlawful Iranian attack on Israeli civilians and Israel,&rdquo; the military official said on condition of anonymity as he [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-preparing-response-to-iran-attack-80271/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israel-preparing-response-to-iran-attack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israel-preparing-response-to-iran-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan approve plan for first nuclear power plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkKazakhstan has approved a plan to build its first nuclear power station in a referendum, overcoming lingering resentment over massive radiation exposure from Soviet-era nuclear tests. The Central Asian country is the world&rsquo;s largest producer of uranium and has massive oil reserves but it suffers from chronic energy shortages. The &ldquo;Yes&rdquo; vote won 71.12 percent [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/kazakhstan-approve-plan-for-first-nuclear-power-plant-80265/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/kazakhstan-approve-plan-for-first-nuclear-power-plant/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/kazakhstan-approve-plan-for-first-nuclear-power-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tugendhat condemns Tory rival over claim UK special forces ‘kill rather than capture terrorists’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party leadership contender says Robert Jenrick&rsquo;s remarks show &lsquo;fundamental misunderstanding&rsquo; of law of warThe former UK security minister Tom Tugendhat has criticised the claim by one of his Conservative leadership rivals that UK special forces are &ldquo;killing rather than capturing&rdquo; terrorism suspects, saying the comment showed a &ldquo;fundamental misunderstanding&rdquo; of the law of war.Robert Jenrick, the former immigration minister, defended his claim on Tuesday,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/tugendhat-condemns-tory-rival-over-claim-uk-special-forces-kill-rather-than-capture-terrorists/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/tugendhat-condemns-tory-rival-over-claim-uk-special-forces-kill-rather-than-capture-terrorists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malcolm Turnbull condemns UK’s ‘extraordinary’ hypocrisy over Spycatcher affair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Former Australian PM witnessed &lsquo;shocking act of perjury&rsquo; and says MI5 are still trying to hide somethingThe former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has accused the UK government of hypocrisy and concealment over the way it continues to block the release of secret files about the Spycatcher affair.Before entering politics, Turnbull was a barrister for Peter Wright, a retired senior MI5 intelligence officer who revealed a series of illegal activities by the British]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/malcolm-turnbull-condemns-uks-extraordinary-hypocrisy-over-spycatcher-affair/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/malcolm-turnbull-condemns-uks-extraordinary-hypocrisy-over-spycatcher-affair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Moneypenny with more power’: book celebrates UK’s forgotten female spies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Claire Hubbard-Hall reveals contribution of Kathleen Pettigrew, most senior secretary in MI6 and inspiration for Ian Fleming, and others in new titleFor decades, their work has been hidden from view, their names missing from the history books.Now, a new book is seeking to shine a light on the secret and unacknowledged contributions of female spies who worked for MI6 in the early 20th century, and establish their place in history using previously classified evidence and newly unearthed documen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/moneypenny-with-more-power-book-celebrates-uks-forgotten-female-spies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/moneypenny-with-more-power-book-celebrates-uks-forgotten-female-spies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh teenager jailed for attacking trans woman and sharing terrorist documents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex Edwards, 19, sentenced to more than five years in jail as judge says he has &lsquo;entrenched mindset of hatred&rsquo;A teenage far-right extremist has been jailed for more than five years for sharing terrorist documents and attacking a transgender woman by kicking her in the head before posting &ldquo;best day ever&rdquo; online.Alex Edwards, formerly known as Alex Hutton, was sentenced at Winchester crown court for causing actual bodily harm, disseminating terrorist material and having a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/welsh-teenager-jailed-for-attacking-trans-woman-and-sharing-terrorist-documents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/welsh-teenager-jailed-for-attacking-trans-woman-and-sharing-terrorist-documents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Two Nuclear-Armed Strategic Competitors, US Modernization Top Priority]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalk&ldquo;The security environment we face today is unprecedented,&rdquo; said Melissa Dalton, undersecretary of the Air Force. &ldquo;We face for the first time in our nation&rsquo;s history, two strategic competitors that are nuclear states with large and growing nuclear arsenals. When we look at the [People&rsquo;s Republic of China] and its breathtaking modernization over the last [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/with-two-nuclear-armed-strategic-competitors-us-modernization-top-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/with-two-nuclear-armed-strategic-competitors-us-modernization-top-priority/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 03:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/with-two-nuclear-armed-strategic-competitors-us-modernization-top-priority/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK counter-terror police drafted in after Telegraph journalist dies in Gibraltar]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Knowles, who helped make Ukraine: The Latest podcast, died on holiday after suspected cardiac arrestUK counter-terrorism police are providing support to the investigation into the death of a Daily Telegraph journalist in Gibraltar.David Knowles died while on holiday on Sunday after what his employers said was believed to be a cardiac arrest. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-counter-terror-police-drafted-in-after-telegraph-journalist-dies-in-gibraltar/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-counter-terror-police-drafted-in-after-telegraph-journalist-dies-in-gibraltar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn’s law to require terror safety plans at venues with 200-plus capacity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bill is laid before parliament after years of campaigning by mother of Manchester Arena bombing victimPubs and clubs that can hold 200 people could be fined &pound;10,000 if the owners fail to comply with a new law that is meant to protect against terror attacks.Martyn&rsquo;s law, otherwise known as the terrorism (protection of premises) bill, will require all venues with a capacity of more than 199 people to take steps to ensure they have a plan in place in case of an attack on their premises.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/martyns-law-to-require-terror-safety-plans-at-venues-with-200-plus-capacity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/martyns-law-to-require-terror-safety-plans-at-venues-with-200-plus-capacity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can the UK fight ‘extreme misogyny’ as if it were terrorism? I have my doubts | Samira Shackle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anti-extremism policy has a poor track record over a number of governments. Adding misogyny to the mix won&rsquo;t change thisWhen riots broke out in the UK in late July, one of the most prominent voices spreading misinformation was the self-proclaimed misogynist influencer Andrew Tate. The riots came after a horrific knife attack in Southport &ndash; and Tate was among those tweeting, falsely, that the attacker was &ldquo;an illegal immigrant arrived on a boat one month ago&rdquo;. This is one]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/can-the-uk-fight-extreme-misogyny-as-if-it-were-terrorism-i-have-my-doubts-samira-shackle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/can-the-uk-fight-extreme-misogyny-as-if-it-were-terrorism-i-have-my-doubts-samira-shackle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer cancels appointment of Gwyn Jenkins as national security adviser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: PM&rsquo;s decision seen by some in Whitehall as precursor for role going to more politically loyal candidateKeir Starmer has cancelled the appointment of one of Britain&rsquo;s top generals as the national security adviser, in a move that senior civil servants fear is designed to pave the way for a more politically loyal candidate.The prime minister has overturned the decision made in April by his predecessor, Rishi Sunak, to appoint Gwyn Jenkins, then the vice-chief of the armed for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/starmer-cancels-appointment-of-gwyn-jenkins-as-national-security-adviser/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/starmer-cancels-appointment-of-gwyn-jenkins-as-national-security-adviser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search to begin for remains of Capt Robert Nairac, murdered by IRA in 1977]]></title><description><![CDATA[British army officer kidnapped, then killed and secretly buried, while on undercover operation during TroublesA search is to begin for the remains of a British army captain and undercover officer who was kidnapped, murdered and secretly buried by the IRA in 1977.Capt Robert Nairac was kidnapped by the IRA while on an undercover operation in The Three Steps pub in Dromintee in south Armagh close to the border. After a struggle he was taken across the border to a field in Ravensdale woods area in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/search-to-begin-for-remains-of-capt-robert-nairac-murdered-by-ira-in-1977/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/search-to-begin-for-remains-of-capt-robert-nairac-murdered-by-ira-in-1977/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yvette Cooper vows to crack down on promotion of ‘hateful beliefs’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home secretary orders review to identify gaps in system to tackle extremist ideologies including extreme misogynyThe home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has vowed to crack down on people &ldquo;pushing harmful and hateful beliefs&rdquo;, including extreme misogyny, as she announced a new approach to fighting extremism.The Home Office has commissioned a rapid review to inform a new government counter-extremism strategy on how best to tackle the threat posed by extremist ideologies online and offline.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/yvette-cooper-vows-to-crack-down-on-promotion-of-hateful-beliefs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/yvette-cooper-vows-to-crack-down-on-promotion-of-hateful-beliefs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far-right disorder had ‘clear’ Russian involvement, says ex-MI6 spy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christopher Steele says officials will &lsquo;look very carefully&rsquo; at online instigators such as Tommy RobinsonThere is &ldquo;clear&rdquo; Russian involvement in the far-right riots and security services will be looking closely at the instigators, a former head of the MI6 Russia desk has said.Christopher Steele, the ex-spy who compiled a notorious dossier on Donald Trump&rsquo;s relationship with Russia, said that security officials would be &ldquo;looking very carefully&rdquo; at the peo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/far-right-disorder-had-clear-russian-involvement-says-ex-mi6-spy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/far-right-disorder-had-clear-russian-involvement-says-ex-mi6-spy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK riots expose double standards on far-right and Islamist violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Severe cases of far-right violence need to be recognised as terrorism and not &lsquo;thuggery&rsquo;, write Rusi researchersThe recent riots in the UK, sparked by the Southport stabbings, have exposed troubling double standards in how society perceives and responds to far-right violence compared to Islamist extremism. This disparity calls for a serious redefinition of how we address far-right extremism, recognising it as the grave threat it truly represents.Far-right motivated violence is often]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-riots-expose-double-standards-on-far-right-and-islamist-violence/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-riots-expose-double-standards-on-far-right-and-islamist-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Two-tier’: UK treats far-right attacks less harshly than Islamist violence, says thinktank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Defence thinktank Rusi says rightwing violence &lsquo;often classified as mere thuggery&rsquo; by politicians and prosecutorsThe UK has a &ldquo;two-tier approach&rdquo; to extremism that fails to treat far-right attacks as seriously as Islamist ones, a leading thinktank has said.The Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) says rightwing violence &ldquo;is often classified as mere thuggery&rdquo; by politicians, prosecutors and the security services. Equivalent acts by Islamists would]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/two-tier-uk-treats-far-right-attacks-less-harshly-than-islamist-violence-says-thinktank/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/two-tier-uk-treats-far-right-attacks-less-harshly-than-islamist-violence-says-thinktank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the UK’s Online Safety Act and what powers will it provide?]]></title><description><![CDATA[New laws expected to come into force in 2025 are under spotlight after online planning of far-right riots in EnglandOnline Safety Act not fit for purpose, says Sadiq KhanThe Online Safety Act is back in the spotlight after a week of violence driven in part by far-right groups coordinating online, using a mixture of services including Telegram, TikTok and X.&ldquo;There need to be amendments to the Online Safety Act,&rdquo; the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, told the Guardian on Thursday. &ldquo;I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/what-is-the-uks-online-safety-act-and-what-powers-will-it-provide/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/what-is-the-uks-online-safety-act-and-what-powers-will-it-provide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MI5’s posthumous discovery of Stakeknife files alarms inquiry chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Release of intelligence year after death &lsquo;casts doubt&rsquo; on security service&rsquo;s previous claims about British spy in IRA accused of murdersThe police chief investigating murders allegedly carried out by Freddie Scappaticci, a British agent in the IRA known as Stakeknife, has expressed alarm that hundreds of pages of files providing &ldquo;new investigative leads&rdquo; have been found by MI5 a year after Scappaticci&rsquo;s death.Sir Iain Thomas Livingstone, a former head of Polic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5s-posthumous-discovery-of-stakeknife-files-alarms-inquiry-chief/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5s-posthumous-discovery-of-stakeknife-files-alarms-inquiry-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immigration lawyers ‘at risk’ amid far-right threats to target advice centres]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police chiefs announce deployment of extra 2,200 riot officers as list of 60 immigration centres circulated onlineUK riots live &ndash; latest updatesImmigration lawyers have been warned to take extra security measures or stay away from work amid far-right threats to target their firms, with legal groups blaming political attacks on the profession for fuelling abuse.The Law Society and Immigration Law Practitioners&rsquo; Association (ILPA) said their members were at risk, after a list of up to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/immigration-lawyers-at-risk-amid-far-right-threats-to-target-advice-centres/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/immigration-lawyers-at-risk-amid-far-right-threats-to-target-advice-centres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worst far-right violence should be treated as terrorism, says ex-police chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neil Basu, former head of UK counter-terrorism, condemned rampaging rioters as &lsquo;bullies and cowards&rsquo;The worst of the far-right violence seen in England this weekend should be treated as terrorism, a prominent former police chief has said, amid warnings over a new wave of unrest targeting migration lawyers.Police have made 378 arrests since the violence broke out last week, with rioters setting fire to a library, looting shops and storming hotels housing asylum seekers.Australia, Nige]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/worst-far-right-violence-should-be-treated-as-terrorism-says-ex-police-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/worst-far-right-violence-should-be-treated-as-terrorism-says-ex-police-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservatives left UK wide open to far-right violence, says former adviser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Dame Sara Khan, who advised May, Johnson and Sunak, says recent administrations failed the countryThe Conservative government left the UK wide open to the far-right violence erupting across parts of the country by ignoring red flags and stoking fires with a culture war agenda, a senior adviser on extremism to Tory prime ministers has said.Dame Sara Khan, who was Rishi Sunak&rsquo;s independent adviser for social cohesion and resilience until May this year and acted as counter-extremis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/conservatives-left-uk-wide-open-to-far-right-violence-says-former-adviser/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 23:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/conservatives-left-uk-wide-open-to-far-right-violence-says-former-adviser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anjem Choudary gets life sentence for directing terrorist organisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Islamist preacher will serve at least28 years after being found guilty of directing al-MuhajirounA judge has jailed the Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary for life with a minimum term of 28 years for running a banned terrorist organisation, telling him: &ldquo;I cannot foresee a time when you will cease to be dangerous.&rdquo;After a trial at Woolwich crown court in south London, Choudary was convicted last week of having a &ldquo;caretaker role&rdquo; in directing al-Muhajiroun (ALM) from 2014, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/anjem-choudary-gets-life-sentence-for-directing-terrorist-organisation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/anjem-choudary-gets-life-sentence-for-directing-terrorist-organisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK ‘desperately exposed’ to cyber-threats and pandemics, says minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Science secretary Peter Kyle says national resilience suffered &lsquo;catastrophically&rsquo; under ToriesThe UK science secretary has warned Britain is &ldquo;desperately exposed&rdquo; to cyber-threats and the upheaval of another pandemic, claiming that national resilience suffered &ldquo;catastrophically&rdquo; under the previous government.Deep public spending cuts under the austerity programme diminished the NHS and other local and national services, and hampered pandemic preparedness exerc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-desperately-exposed-to-cyber-threats-and-pandemics-says-minister/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-desperately-exposed-to-cyber-threats-and-pandemics-says-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary guilty of directing terrorist organisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Choudary convicted of having &lsquo;caretaker role&rsquo; in al-Muhajiroun and drumming up support onlineThe Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary has been found guilty of directing the terrorist group al-Muhajiroun (ALM) and drumming up cross-border support for the banned organisation online.After a trial at Woolwich crown court in south London, Choudary was convicted of having a &ldquo;caretaker role&rdquo; in directing ALM. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/islamist-preacher-anjem-choudary-guilty-of-directing-terrorist-organisation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/islamist-preacher-anjem-choudary-guilty-of-directing-terrorist-organisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iranian TV presenter stabbed in London moves abroad for safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Pouria Zeraati &lsquo;no longer felt safe in UK&rsquo; as Tehran regime steps up threats and attacks on critics in exileAn Iranian television presenter, who was attacked in London by men believed to be acting for the Tehran regime, has moved abroad, saying that he no longer felt safe in the UK.Pouria Zeraati said the UK&rsquo;s approach to the threat posed by Iran on British soil could not guarantee his safety. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iranian-tv-presenter-stabbed-in-london-moves-abroad-for-safety/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iranian-tv-presenter-stabbed-in-london-moves-abroad-for-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour unlikely to rush into proscribing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Lammy said to be looking at creating new category of state-sponsored terrorism to allow restrictions to be imposedLabour is unlikely to rush into proscribing Iran&rsquo;s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, and will instead examine whether a new category of state-backed terrorism needs to be devised.David Lammy, the foreign secretary, will also consult colleagues on the implications for Iranian foreign policy of the election at the weekend of a reformist-backed president, Masoud Pezes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/labour-unlikely-to-rush-into-proscribing-irans-revolutionary-guards/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/labour-unlikely-to-rush-into-proscribing-irans-revolutionary-guards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skripals do not want to appear at inquiry into Salisbury novichok poisonings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Russian spy Sergei and his daughter, Yulia, fear for their safety if they give evidence at hearing into death of Dawn Sturgess, says barristerThe former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, do not want to appear at an independent inquiry on the Salisbury novichok poisonings because they worry that their security could not be assured, it has emerged.At a preliminary inquiry hearing, it was also made clear that the family of Dawn Sturgess, who died after being exposed to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/skripals-do-not-want-to-appear-at-inquiry-into-salisbury-novichok-poisonings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/skripals-do-not-want-to-appear-at-inquiry-into-salisbury-novichok-poisonings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skripals ask not to appear at Salisbury novichok poisoning inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Russian spy Sergei and his daughter, Yulia, fear for their safety if they give evidence at hearing into death of Dawn Sturgess, says barristerThe former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, do not want to appear at an independent inquiry on the Salisbury novichok poisonings because they fear their security cannot be guaranteed, it has emerged.At a preliminary inquiry hearing, it was also made clear that the family of Dawn Sturgess, who died after being exposed to the nerve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/skripals-ask-not-to-appear-at-salisbury-novichok-poisoning-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/skripals-ask-not-to-appear-at-salisbury-novichok-poisoning-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former head of GCHQ praises Labour’s defence and security plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Omand says pledges on nuclear deterrent shows party can be trusted &lsquo;to stick to serious defence policy&rsquo;Labour&rsquo;s position on national security has been endorsed by a former head of the UK intelligence agency, GCHQ, who said the party can be trusted to &ldquo;stick to serious defence policy.&rdquo;The backing by Sir David Omand is a boost in a key area for Keir Starmer, who has sought to promote Labour&rsquo;s security as a way of emphasising how the party has changed since]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/former-head-of-gchq-praises-labours-defence-and-security-plans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 09:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/former-head-of-gchq-praises-labours-defence-and-security-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MI5 alert about alleged Chinese mole may have been to distract from Partygate, tribunal hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-Labour MP Barry Gardiner told Christine Lee, who is bringing action against Security Service, of suggestion it was trying to shift attention from scandalA former Labour MP and key ally of Jeremy Corbyn claimed it had been suggested MI5 issued a rare alert notice about a lawyer who the Security Service believed was a Chinese mole as a distraction from Partygate, a tribunal has heard.The Security Service issued an interference alert against Christine Lee in 2022, the day after Boris Johnson apo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-alert-about-alleged-chinese-mole-may-have-been-to-distract-from-partygate-tribunal-hears/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-alert-about-alleged-chinese-mole-may-have-been-to-distract-from-partygate-tribunal-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK not heeding warning over China threat, says ex-cybersecurity chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ciaran Martin says US warning that China is targeting key infrastructure should be taken more seriouslyThe UK is not paying enough attention to a &ldquo;gamechanging&rdquo; shift in China&rsquo;s cyber-espionage tactics towards infiltrating critical infrastructure including energy and communications networks, a former head of Britain&rsquo;s cybersecurity agency has warned.Ciaran Martin, the ex-chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, said a warning from the US this year that Chine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-not-heeding-warning-over-china-threat-says-ex-cybersecurity-chief/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-not-heeding-warning-over-china-threat-says-ex-cybersecurity-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Labour MP became a rightwing figurehead – and enabled the clampdown on protest | Andy Beckett]]></title><description><![CDATA[The transformation of John Woodcock exposes the authoritarian potential that can lurk in Britain&rsquo;s centre leftDuring the final, beleaguered stages of the last Labour government, one of the stern young party functionaries who used to cluster protectively around the prime minister, Gordon Brown, on his visits to public places was John Woodcock, then one of Brown&rsquo;s special advisers. Despite the government&rsquo;s disintegrating poll ratings, Woodcock still had that New Labour cockiness,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/how-a-labour-mp-became-a-rightwing-figurehead-and-enabled-the-clampdown-on-protest-andy-beckett/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/how-a-labour-mp-became-a-rightwing-figurehead-and-enabled-the-clampdown-on-protest-andy-beckett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who are the real extremists? The people challenging injustices or those trying to shut down our rights? | George Monbiot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look at a new report proposing horrifying clampdowns on protest &ndash; and ask where the threat to our society truly lies It&rsquo;s not hard to spot the extremists inflaming public passions in Britain and disrupting our lives. They play an active role in politics, and sometimes claim to be running the country. But I&rsquo;m not sure many people have understood just how far they are prepared to go.The new report by the government&rsquo;s &ldquo;independent adviser on political violence&rdquo; a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/who-are-the-real-extremists-the-people-challenging-injustices-or-those-trying-to-shut-down-our-rights-george-monbiot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/who-are-the-real-extremists-the-people-challenging-injustices-or-those-trying-to-shut-down-our-rights-george-monbiot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia directing hackers to attack UK and west, says director of GCHQ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anne Keast-Butler &lsquo;increasingly concerned&rsquo; by growing links between Russia and proxy hacker groups that pose risk to UKRussia is increasingly seeking to encourage and direct hackers to attack British and other western targets, the director of GCHQ has said in her first keynote speech as head of the British intelligence agency.Anne Keast-Butler, said her agency was &ldquo;increasingly concerned about growing links&rdquo; between the Russian intelligence services and proxy hacker group]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-directing-hackers-to-attack-uk-and-west-says-director-of-gchq/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-directing-hackers-to-attack-uk-and-west-says-director-of-gchq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BAME people about 70% of those held at UK ports under terror laws, data shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaigners say logs since 2021 show disproportionate targeting of people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgroundsAbout 70% of the thousands of people stopped at UK ports under anti-terrorism laws since 2021 were from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, according to figures, which have fuelled concerns that counter-terrorist policing is institutionally racist.The figures from police logs released to the Guardian under freedom of information laws also show that fewer tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/bame-people-about-70-of-those-held-at-uk-ports-under-terror-laws-data-shows/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2024 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/bame-people-about-70-of-those-held-at-uk-ports-under-terror-laws-data-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On an island still tormented by the Troubles, Britain&rsquo;s Legacy Act is making things worse | Fintan O'Toole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keir Starmer has promised to revisit this contentious law. When that happens, he needs to do three thingsFifty years ago, on 17 May 1974, my father, a bus conductor, was out on strike. That day, the Troubles arrived with a vengeance in my home town of Dublin. Three bombs exploded at different points in the city centre during rush hour. Because the buses were not operating, there were more people walking along those streets than usual. Twenty-three of them were killed and another three later succ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/on-an-island-still-tormented-by-the-troubles-britainrsquos-legacy-act-is-making-things-worse-fintan-otoole/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/on-an-island-still-tormented-by-the-troubles-britainrsquos-legacy-act-is-making-things-worse-fintan-otoole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terrorism arrests of three men in Greater Manchester]]></title><description><![CDATA[Group being questioned after warrants were executed in Bolton, Great Lever, Abram and Hindley, says Greater Manchester policeThree men have been arrested on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism in Greater Manchester.Warrants were executed by officers in Bolton, Great Lever, Abram and Hindley around 7.30pm on Wednesday, Greater Manchester police (GMP) said. The men, aged 35, 36 and 51, were arrested at separate locations on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/terrorism-arrests-of-three-men-in-greater-manchester/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 07:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/terrorism-arrests-of-three-men-in-greater-manchester/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kremlin rejects US claims Russia used ‘chemical weapon’ in Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Kremlin on Thursday rejected allegations by the United States that Russian forces had used a &ldquo;chemical weapon&rdquo; in Ukraine and blasted new sanctions targeting Moscow&rsquo;s key trading partners. The US State Department said Wednesday that Russia used &ldquo;the chemical weapon chloropicrin&rdquo; against Ukrainian forces. &ldquo;As always, such accusations sound completely baseless and unsubstantiated,&rdquo; Kremlin [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/kremlin-reject]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/kremlin-rejects-us-claims-russia-used-chemical-weapon-in-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/kremlin-rejects-us-claims-russia-used-chemical-weapon-in-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s new aircraft carrier conducts first sea trials: state media]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina&rsquo;s Fujian aircraft carrier took to the water for maiden sea trials on Wednesday, state media said, a key next step in a vast naval build-up by Beijing as it carves out a more assertive role for itself in the Pacific and beyond. The Fujian is China&rsquo;s third aircraft carrier after the Liaoning and the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-new-aircraft-carrier-conducts-first-sea-trials-state-media-80244/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinas-new-aircraft-carrier-conducts-first-sea-trials-state-media/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 17:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinas-new-aircraft-carrier-conducts-first-sea-trials-state-media/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manta Ray UUV moves closer to operational readiness after successful tests]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIn February and March 2024, the Manta Ray uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) prototype, developed by Northrop Grumman, underwent comprehensive in-water testing off Southern California&rsquo;s coast. The tests assessed the UUV&rsquo;s hydrodynamic performance, including submerged operations employing its various propulsion and steering modes such as buoyancy, propellers, and control surfaces. &ldquo;Our successful, full-scale Manta Ray testing [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/manta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/manta-ray-uuv-moves-closer-to-operational-readiness-after-successful-tests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/manta-ray-uuv-moves-closer-to-operational-readiness-after-successful-tests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met police to pay ‘five-figure sum’ to French publisher arrested under anti-terror laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Ernest Moret was held en route to a book fair amid fears police are using counter-terrorism powers to target activistsA French publisher who was arrested in London on terrorism charges has been awarded &ldquo;substantial&rdquo; damages by the Metropolitan police, as new figures reveal thousands of foreign nationals have been stopped at UK ports under anti-terror laws.Ernest Moret, 29, a foreign rights manager for &Eacute;ditions la Fabrique, was detained at St Pancras station in April]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/met-police-to-pay-five-figure-sum-to-french-publisher-arrested-under-anti-terror-laws/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/met-police-to-pay-five-figure-sum-to-french-publisher-arrested-under-anti-terror-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign states targeting sensitive research at UK universities, MI5 warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers considering more funding to protect important research sites, with China seen as a particular concernMI5 has warned universities that hostile foreign states are targeting sensitive research, as ministers consider measures to bolster protections.Vice-chancellors from 24 leading institutions, including Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London, were briefed on the threat by the domestic security service&rsquo;s director general, Ken McCallum, and National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/foreign-states-targeting-sensitive-research-at-uk-universities-mi5-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/foreign-states-targeting-sensitive-research-at-uk-universities-mi5-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Croatia gets French fighter jets in major arms purchase]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkCroatia took delivery Thursday of six Rafale fighter jets it has bought from France in the country&rsquo;s biggest arms purchase since its 1991 war of independence. The used warplanes &mdash; the first part of a 12-jet deal &mdash; touched down in the capital Zagreb, heralding a major overall of Croatia&rsquo;s air force, which is replacing [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/croatia-gets-french-fighter-jets-in-major-arms-purchase-80236/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/croatia-gets-french-fighter-jets-in-major-arms-purchase/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/croatia-gets-french-fighter-jets-in-major-arms-purchase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China warns US military support for Taiwan increases ‘risk of conflict’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina warned on Wednesday that US military support for Taiwan only increased the &ldquo;risk of conflict&rdquo; along the strait, after the US Congress allocated $8 billion in military support for the island. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to emphasize that the United States and Taiwan strengthening military ties will not bring about security for Taiwan,&rdquo; foreign ministry spokesman [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-warns-us-military-support-for-taiwan-increases-risk-of-conflict]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-warns-us-military-support-for-taiwan-increases-risk-of-conflict/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-warns-us-military-support-for-taiwan-increases-risk-of-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China warns US military support for Taiwan increases ‘]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina warned on Wednesday that US military support for Taiwan only increased the &ldquo;risk of conflict&rdquo; along the strait, after the US Congress allocated $8 billion in military support for the island. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to emphasize that the United States and Taiwan strengthening military ties will not bring about security for Taiwan,&rdquo; foreign ministry spokesman [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-warns-us-military-support-for-taiwan-increases-risk-of-conflict]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-warns-us-military-support-for-taiwan-increases-/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-warns-us-military-support-for-taiwan-increases-/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Birmingham Four’ ask CCRC to investigate convictions for terror plot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four men were jailed for life in 2017 for planning terrorist attack in UK after elaborate undercover police operation&ldquo;It&rsquo;s 40 years since the Birmingham and Guildford pub bombings &hellip; and the question that gets asked [is]: &lsquo;Could you imagine this [a police stitch-up] ever happening again?&rsquo; My reply is that it already has. This is the case in which it happened.&rdquo;The case referred to by Gareth Peirce, who represented the Birmingham Six and Guildford Four, was that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/birmingham-four-ask-ccrc-to-investigate-convictions-for-terror-plot/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/birmingham-four-ask-ccrc-to-investigate-convictions-for-terror-plot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former British spy in IRA who allegedly admitted murder will not be prosecuted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Ex-double agent allegedly admitted to murder during training presentations to members of the security servicesVictims&rsquo; families have reacted with anger after it emerged that a former British double agent in the IRA who allegedly admitted to murder while giving training presentations to members of the security services will not be prosecuted.The case had emerged during an investigation by officers into the activities of the British spy known as Stakeknife and a criminal file was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/former-british-spy-in-ira-who-allegedly-admitted-murder-will-not-be-prosecuted/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2024 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/former-british-spy-in-ira-who-allegedly-admitted-murder-will-not-be-prosecuted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terror watchdog condemns WhatsApp for lowering UK users’ minimum age to 13]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Hall, Britain&rsquo;s reviewer of terrorism legislation, says more children could be exposed to encrypted extremist contentThe UK&rsquo;s terror watchdog has criticised Mark Zuckerberg&rsquo;s Meta for lowering the minimum age for WhatsApp users from 16 to 13, warning that the &ldquo;extraordinary&rdquo; move could expose more teenagers to extreme content.Jonathan Hall KC said more children could now access material that Meta cannot regulate, including content related to terror or sexua]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/terror-watchdog-condemns-whatsapp-for-lowering-uk-users-minimum-age-to-13/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/terror-watchdog-condemns-whatsapp-for-lowering-uk-users-minimum-age-to-13/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK aims to boost economic defences against security risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkBritain must strengthen its defences against economic security risks amplified by globalization, especially those emanating from China, Iran and Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden warned Thursday. Businesses and universities are &ldquo;vulnerable&rdquo; because of the opening up of the global economy, Dowden said in a speech to the Chatham House international affairs think-tank in London. [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-aims-to-boost-economic-defences-against-securit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-aims-to-boost-economic-defences-against-security-risks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-aims-to-boost-economic-defences-against-security-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian ‘cyber sabotage’ a global threat: security firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA cyber group with links to Russian military intelligence is set to become a significant global threat after playing an increasing critical role in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, a leading cybersecurity firm warned Wednesday. Google-owned Mandiant said in a report that it is seeing nefarious operations by the group referred to as &ldquo;Sandworm&rdquo; in [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-cyber-sabotage-a-global-threat-security-firm-80222/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russian-cyber-sabotage-a-global-threat-security-firm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russian-cyber-sabotage-a-global-threat-security-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA chief warns of Chinese military presence in space]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina is bolstering its space capabilities and is using its civilian program to mask its military objectives, the head of the US space agency NASA said Wednesday, warning that Washington must remain vigilant. &ldquo;China has made extraordinary strides especially in the last 10 years, but they are very, very secretive,&rdquo; NASA administrator Bill Nelson told [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/nasa-chief-warns-of-chinese-military-presence-in-space-80218/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nasa-chief-warns-of-chinese-military-presence-in-space/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nasa-chief-warns-of-chinese-military-presence-in-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran warns Israel against attacking nuclear sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA senior Revolutionary Guards general threatened on Thursday to target Israel&rsquo;s &ldquo;nuclear facilities&rdquo; if it strikes Iranian atomic sites, state media reported, anticipating retaliation for Tehran&rsquo;s unprecedented weekend attack. Israel&rsquo;s military chief has vowed a response to the Iranian aerial attack, which was mostly intercepted, while world leaders have urged de-escalation. Violence involving Iran-aligned groups [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-warns-israel-against-attacking-nuclear-sites/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-warns-israel-against-attacking-nuclear-sites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia says neutralised 20 drones, 2 missiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussia on Thursday said it had neutralized 20 drones and two ballistic missiles in areas bordering Ukraine, including Rostov where its command headquarters for the Ukraine offensive is located. &ldquo;During the night, several terrorist attacks by the Kyiv regime were foiled,&rdquo; the defence ministry said. It said it had neutralized 20 drones &mdash; 16 of [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-neutralised-20-drones-2-missiles-80210/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-neutralised-20-drones-2-missiles/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-neutralised-20-drones-2-missiles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunak faces new calls to proscribe Iran’s Revolutionary Guards after Israel attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[PM under cross-party pressure to designate IRGC as terrorist group as ex-cabinet minister says government justifications are &lsquo;absurd&rsquo;Middle East crisis &ndash; live updatesRishi Sunak is facing cross-party pressure to proscribe Iran&rsquo;s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group after Tehran&rsquo;s assault on Israel over the weekend.The shadow defence secretary, Labour&rsquo;s John Healey, and the former Conservative cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith accused]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sunak-faces-new-calls-to-proscribe-irans-revolutionary-guards-after-israel-attack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sunak-faces-new-calls-to-proscribe-irans-revolutionary-guards-after-israel-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester Arena attack survivors and relatives take legal action against MI5]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 250 people join group action claiming security service failed to take steps that could have prevented 2017 bombingHundreds of the Manchester Arena bombing survivors, along with relatives of the victims, have launched legal action against MI5, claiming it failed to take action that could have stopped the attack.More than 250 people have joined the group action against MI5, and have submitted their claim to the investigatory powers tribunal, which hears complaints against intelligence se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/manchester-arena-attack-survivors-and-relatives-take-legal-action-against-mi5/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/manchester-arena-attack-survivors-and-relatives-take-legal-action-against-mi5/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kingsmill massacre an ‘overtly sectarian attack by IRA’, coroner rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten Protestant workers were shot dead when their minibus was ambushed in County Armagh in 1976The shooting dead of 10 Protestant workers at Kingsmill in Northern Ireland in 1976 was an &ldquo;overtly sectarian attack by the IRA&rdquo;, a coroner has ruled.Nearly eight years after the inquest opened, Brian Sherrard delivered his findings in Belfast on Friday into the Troubles killings in County Armagh. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/kingsmill-massacre-an-overtly-sectarian-attack-by-ira-coroner-rules/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/kingsmill-massacre-an-overtly-sectarian-attack-by-ira-coroner-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuela says US building ‘secret’ bases in disputed Essequibo]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday accused the United States of building &ldquo;secret military bases&rdquo; in Essequibo, an oil-rich region of Guyana that Caracas claims as its territory. &ldquo;We have information proving that in the territory of Guyana Essequibo, temporarily administered by Guyana, secret military bases of the (US) Southern Command&hellip; a body of the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/venezuela-says-us-building-secret-bases-in-disputed-essequib]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/venezuela-says-us-building-secret-bases-in-disputed-essequibo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/venezuela-says-us-building-secret-bases-in-disputed-essequibo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel cancels leave for combat units after Iran consulate strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Israeli army has suspended leave for its combat units, it said Thursday, amid the Gaza war and as tensions with Iran grew after a strike on Tehran&rsquo;s consulate in Damascus. Israeli media reported that the military was also calling up more reservist soldiers &ldquo;against the background of the visible threats from Iran&rdquo;. &ldquo;Leave will [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-cancels-leave-for-combat-units-after-iran-consulate-strike-80194/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israel-cancels-leave-for-combat-units-after-iran-consulate-strike/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israel-cancels-leave-for-combat-units-after-iran-consulate-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US blames Microsoft ‘cascade of errors’ for Chinese hack]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA scathing US government report found that an intrusion into Microsoft servers by a Chinese hacking group, which breached the emails of multiple senior US officials, was due to a &ldquo;cascade of avoidable errors&rdquo; by the tech giant. The Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), led by the US Department of Homeland Security, conducted a seven-month [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-blames-microsoft-cascade-of-errors-for-chinese-hack-80190/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-blames-microsoft-cascade-of-errors-for-chinese-hack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-blames-microsoft-cascade-of-errors-for-chinese-hack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK govt under pressure to suspend Israeli arms export licenses]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe UK government faced growing pressure Wednesday to suspend arms export licenses to Israel, after an Israeli strike killed three Britons and four others all working for a food charity in Gaza. Britain&rsquo;s strategic licensing criteria states that weapons should not be exported when there is a &ldquo;clear risk&rdquo; they could be used in international [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-govt-under-pressure-to-suspend-israeli-arms-export-licenses-80186/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-govt-under-pressure-to-suspend-israeli-arms-export-licenses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-govt-under-pressure-to-suspend-israeli-arms-export-licenses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan detects 30 Chinese military planes around island: ministry]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTaiwan said Wednesday that 30 Chinese military aircraft were detected around the island in a 24-hour window &mdash; one of the highest daily numbers this year. China considers self-ruling Taiwan its territory, and has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control. Taiwan&rsquo;s defence ministry said 20 of the aircraft [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-detects-30-chinese-military-planes-around-island-ministry-80177/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-detects-30-chinese-military-planes-around-island-ministry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-detects-30-chinese-military-planes-around-island-ministry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea says it test-fired new solid-fuel hypersonic missile]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea&rsquo;s Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of a new medium-to-long range solid-fuel hypersonic missile, state media said Wednesday, hailing the &ldquo;important military strategic value&rdquo; of the new weapon. Video in state media showed the missile being carried into position on its launching vehicle, as Kim and an array of uniformed soldiers stood by [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-test-fired-new-solid-fuel-hypersonic-missile-80168/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-says-it-test-fired-new-solid-fuel-hypersonic-missile/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-says-it-test-fired-new-solid-fuel-hypersonic-missile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dutch to deploy Patriot air defence unit to Lithuania]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkDutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that the Netherlands will temporarily deploy Patriot missile systems to Lithuania, as the Baltics seek NATO allies to rotate air defence capabilities to the region. &ldquo;Dutch armed forces are currently making preparations for a patriot air defence unit to conduct an exercise in Lithuania this summer,&rdquo; Rutte [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/dutch-to-deploy-patriot-air-defence-unit-to-lithuania-80173/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/dutch-to-deploy-patriot-air-defence-unit-to-lithuania/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/dutch-to-deploy-patriot-air-defence-unit-to-lithuania/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea fires medium-range ballistic missile]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired a medium-range ballistic missile on Tuesday, with South Korea, the United States and Japan conducting a joint aerial exercise involving nuclear-capable B-52H bombers just hours later. Pyongyang&rsquo;s latest launch comes less than two weeks after Kim supervised a solid-fuel engine test for a new intermediate-range hypersonic missile (IRBM), with experts suggesting the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-medium-range-ballistic-missile-80182/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-medium-range-ballistic-missile/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 11:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-medium-range-ballistic-missile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Counter-Terrorism Work? by Richard English review – a thoughtful and authoritative analysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Belfast academic offers vitally important lessons about government strategies, from Northern Ireland to the Middle East, warning that few campaigns are a complete successIn January 2002, during his State of the Union address, President George W Bush said that in &ldquo;four short months&rdquo; the US had &ldquo;rallied a great coalition, captured, arrested and rid the world of thousands of terrorists &hellip; and terrorist leaders who urged followers to sacrifice their lives are running for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/does-counter-terrorism-work-by-richard-english-review-a-thoughtful-and-authoritative-analysis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/does-counter-terrorism-work-by-richard-english-review-a-thoughtful-and-authoritative-analysis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Secret Army: how the IRA gave US crew access for 1972 propaganda film]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC documentary uncovers story behind film that included scenes of bomb missions before it vanished for almost 50 yearsIn 1972, at the height of the Troubles, the Irish Republican Army allowed an&nbsp;American TV crew to film its members as they engaged in weapons training, patrols, gun battles and&nbsp;bombing missions across Northern Ireland.The operations were real, not staged, and senior commanders appeared on camera without concealment. The TV crew shadowed one unit as it packed a car with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-secret-army-how-the-ira-gave-us-crew-access-for-1972-propaganda-film/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2024 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-secret-army-how-the-ira-gave-us-crew-access-for-1972-propaganda-film/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advance of Islamic State affiliates ‘could lay ground for new wave of terrorism’]]></title><description><![CDATA[IS has stalled in Iraq and Syria but officials believe it has been planning new attacks on west for yearsIslamic State (IS) remains defeated in its core strongholds of the Middle East but has made significant progress in Africa and parts of south Asia, winning territory and resources that could serve as a launchpad for a new campaign of extremist violence, analysts and officials believe.European governments have moved to their highest levels of alert for years after the attack on a concert hall]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/advance-of-islamic-state-affiliates-could-lay-ground-for-new-wave-of-terrorism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/advance-of-islamic-state-affiliates-could-lay-ground-for-new-wave-of-terrorism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan’s cabinet approves fighter jet exports]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkJapan&rsquo;s cabinet on Tuesday eased strict transfer rules for military equipment to allow the export of next-generation fighter jets being developed with Britain and Italy. The three countries are pooling their know-how in cutting-edge air combat technology to develop the jet, which they hope will be ready by 2035. Government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/japans-cabinet-approves-fighter-jet-exports-80163/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japans-cabinet-approves-fighter-jet-exports/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japans-cabinet-approves-fighter-jet-exports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan conducts missile drills ‘in face of’ China military intrusions]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTaiwan conducted an air defence test on Tuesday deploying US-made Patriot missiles and its anti-aircraft artillery systems, saying it will ramp up training in the face of Chinese military &ldquo;intrusions&rdquo; around the self-ruled island. Beijing claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has said it will not rule out using force to bring the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-conducts-missile-drills-in-face-of-china-military-intrusions-80159/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-conducts-missile-drills-in-face-of-china-military-intrusions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-conducts-missile-drills-in-face-of-china-military-intrusions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Syria strikes kill 13, including Iran Guard: monitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAt least nine pro-Tehran fighters, including an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander, were among 13 people killed in air strikes in eastern Syria on Tuesday, a war monitor said. &ldquo;Nine pro-Iranian fighters, including a Revolutionary Guards commander, were killed in air strikes targeting the villa they were staying in, which served as a communications centre,&rdquo; the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/syria-strikes-kill-13-including-iran-guard-monitor-80155/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/syria-strikes-kill-13-including-iran-guard-monitor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/syria-strikes-kill-13-including-iran-guard-monitor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China cyber-attacks explained: who is behind the hacking operation against the US and UK?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese hacking group APT 31 has been accused by UK and US officials of targeting critics of Beijing, while New Zealand&rsquo;s systems have also been attackedThe US and UK have imposed sanctions on individuals and groups that they say targeted politicians, journalists and critics of Beijing in an extensive cyber espionage campaign &ndash; allegedly operated by an arm of China&rsquo;s ministry of state security.The scale of the operation was revealed on Monday, although some of the attacks have]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-cyber-attacks-explained-who-is-behind-the-hacking-operation-against-the-us-and-uk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 05:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-cyber-attacks-explained-who-is-behind-the-hacking-operation-against-the-us-and-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tory MPs urge tougher action on China after cyber-attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior Tories say ministers not holding China to account after Beijing targeted elections watchdog and politiciansTory MPs have urged ministers to take a tougher approach towards China after the security services confirmed Beijing-backed hackers were responsible for a cyber-attack targeting the UK elections watchdog and a surveillance operation on British politicians.The Chinese ambassador will be summoned to explain his country&rsquo;s actions, which resulted in Beijing allegedly accessing the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/tory-mps-urge-tougher-action-on-china-after-cyber-attacks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 20:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/tory-mps-urge-tougher-action-on-china-after-cyber-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tory MPs call for tougher action on China after hack on elections watchdog and politicians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Jenrick says government is not holding China to account after Beijing allegedly accessed personal details of 40 million voters Tory MPs have urged ministers to take a tougher approach towards China after the security services confirmed Beijing-backed hackers were responsible for a cyber-attack targeting the UK elections watchdog and a surveillance operation on British politicians.The Chinese ambassador will be summoned to explain his country&rsquo;s actions, which resulted in Beijing alle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/tory-mps-call-for-tougher-action-on-china-after-hack-on-elections-watchdog-and-politicians/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 20:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/tory-mps-call-for-tougher-action-on-china-after-hack-on-elections-watchdog-and-politicians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese hackers targeted UK’s Electoral Commission and politicians, say security services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deputy PM Oliver Dowden says Britain &lsquo;will not tolerate malicious cyber-activity targeting our democratic institutions&rsquo;Chinese state-backed hackers were responsible for two &ldquo;malicious&rdquo; digital campaigns targeting the UK&rsquo;s democratic institutions and politicians, the security services have found.The UK holds China responsible for a prolonged cyber-attack on the Electoral Commission during which Beijing allegedly accessed the personal details of about 40 million voter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinese-hackers-targeted-uks-electoral-commission-and-politicians-say-security-services/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinese-hackers-targeted-uks-electoral-commission-and-politicians-say-security-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baltimore review – Imogen Poots excels as British aristocrat turned IRA volunteer Rose Dugdale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irish directors Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy&rsquo;s biopic of the late rebel heiress is anchored by an expressive lead turnIrish film-making team Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy (Helen, Rose Plays Julie) bring their typically agile and unpredictable storytelling approach to the real-life tale of Rose Dugdale (Imogen Poots, excellent), who died last week. A British aristocrat and debutante, Dugdale was born into extreme wealth and privilege &ndash; a background she not only renounced but also]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/baltimore-review-imogen-poots-excels-as-british-aristocrat-turned-ira-volunteer-rose-dugdale/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/baltimore-review-imogen-poots-excels-as-british-aristocrat-turned-ira-volunteer-rose-dugdale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[36 Chinese military aircraft detected around Taiwan]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTaipei&rsquo;s defence ministry announced Friday the highest single-day number of Chinese military aircraft around the self-ruled island this year, which analysts attributed as a reaction to Taiwan&rsquo;s political outreach to Europe in recent days. Beijing claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring it under [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/36-chinese-military-aircraft-detected-around-taiwan-80143/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/36-chinese-military-aircraft-detected-around-taiwan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 11:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/36-chinese-military-aircraft-detected-around-taiwan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia vows AUKUS nuclear-powered subs ‘going to happen’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAustralia insisted on Friday that a landmark deal to develop AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines with London and Washington was &ldquo;going to happen&rdquo;, despite mounting fears about costs, capabilities and the possible return of Donald Trump. Under the fledgling AUKUS deal, the three longtime allies have pledged to jointly beef up their military muscle in a bid [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-vows-aukus-nuclear-powered-subs-going-to-happen-80147/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/australia-vows-aukus-nuclear-powered-subs-going-to-happen/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 11:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/australia-vows-aukus-nuclear-powered-subs-going-to-happen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ironies abound in Michael Gove’s definition of extremism | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the government&rsquo;s proposed new definition of extremism and its implications Rafael Behr says that the killers of Jo Cox and David Amess &ldquo;cannot be used to discredit the causes they appropriated&rdquo; (There is a far bigger threat to Britain than fringe extremists, 13 March). However, Thomas Mair, Cox&rsquo;s killer, shouted &ldquo;Britain first&rdquo; as he attacked her, and that he did this after weeks of often intimidatory nationalist rhetoric by some leave campa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ironies-abound-in-michael-goves-definition-of-extremism-letters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ironies-abound-in-michael-goves-definition-of-extremism-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baltimore review – vivid, intense biopic of heiress turned terrorist Rose Dugdale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy tell a cool, low-key drama about the wealthy debutante who joined the IRA, abetted an art heist and bombed a police stationFilm-makers Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy have a restless creativity and alertness to ideas which continues to be uniquely valuable. Now they have made a vivid, intense, true-crime drama about the inner life of the late Rose Dugdale, the wealthy English heiress and debutante who was radicalised at Oxford, joined the IRA and in the early 70s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/baltimore-review-vivid-intense-biopic-of-heiress-turned-terrorist-rose-dugdale/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/baltimore-review-vivid-intense-biopic-of-heiress-turned-terrorist-rose-dugdale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rose Dugdale obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[English heiress who gave away her money and joined the Provisional IRA in the 1970sOn the night of 26 April 1974, 19 prized masterpieces were stolen at gunpoint from Russborough House, County Wicklow, the home of Sir Alfred Beit, a former Conservative MP and South African mining heir.The haul included paintings by Goya, Vel&aacute;zquez, Vermeer, Rubens, Hals, Gainsborough and Guardi. It was one of the largest art heists in history. The IRA gang had tricked their way into the stately home south]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/rose-dugdale-obituary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/rose-dugdale-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More young people being radicalised online, says UK counter-terror officer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior detective warns children are accessing extreme material as a result of lockdowns, after a 20-year-old was jailed on MondayA senior counter-terrorism officer has warned that children and young people are increasingly being radicalised online after spending long periods on the internet during the pandemic.Det Supt Andy Meeks said a growing number of vulnerable people were accessing extreme material after spending hours unsupervised online. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/more-young-people-being-radicalised-online-says-uk-counter-terror-officer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/more-young-people-being-radicalised-online-says-uk-counter-terror-officer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Gove’s definition of extremism will shut down vital debate | Observer editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether something is racist or homophobic, or threatens parliamentary democracy, should be obvious without government labellingHow do you define extremism? That depends on whether you want a definition with which most people can agree, or one that&nbsp;is meaningful. A definition acceptable to most people must necessarily be broad and bland. One that has more meaning will inevitably be controversial and contested.And therein lies one of Michael Gove&rsquo;s problems in his new definition of extr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/michael-goves-definition-of-extremism-will-shut-down-vital-debate-observer-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/michael-goves-definition-of-extremism-will-shut-down-vital-debate-observer-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angela Rayner says she wants to see Diane Abbott get Labour whip restored – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deputy Labour leader says party must follow procedures but says she would personally like MP to have Labour whip restored. This live blog is closedIn his speech Keir Starmer has just confirmed that Labour would stop ticket touts buying up tickets for events and re-selling them at rip-off prices.This is what Labour said about the plan in a news release this morning.Reselling tickets for profit has already been banned in many countries, but under the Tories, fans have been let down.Too often, genu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/angela-rayner-says-she-wants-to-see-diane-abbott-get-labour-whip-restored-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/angela-rayner-says-she-wants-to-see-diane-abbott-get-labour-whip-restored-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angela Rayner says she wants to see Diane Abbott get Labour whip restored – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deputy Labour leader says party must follow procedures but says she would personally like MP to have Labour whip restoredIn his speech Keir Starmer has just confirmed that Labour would stop ticket touts buying up tickets for events and re-selling them at rip-off prices.This is what Labour said about the plan in a news release this morning.Reselling tickets for profit has already been banned in many countries, but under the Tories, fans have been let down.Too often, genuine fans are missing out o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/angela-rayner-says-she-wants-to-see-diane-abbott-get-labour-whip-restored-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 17:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/angela-rayner-says-she-wants-to-see-diane-abbott-get-labour-whip-restored-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angela Rayner calls for Diane Abbott to have Labour whip restored – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deputy Labour leader says party must follow procedures but says she would personally like MP to have Labour whip restoredIn his speech Keir Starmer has just confirmed that Labour would stop ticket touts buying up tickets for events and re-selling them at rip-off prices.This is what Labour said about the plan in a news release this morning.Reselling tickets for profit has already been banned in many countries, but under the Tories, fans have been let down.Too often, genuine fans are missing out o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/angela-rayner-calls-for-diane-abbott-to-have-labour-whip-restored-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 17:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/angela-rayner-calls-for-diane-abbott-to-have-labour-whip-restored-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London mayor says new extremism policy likely to drive groups underground – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sadiq Khan says new extremism policy announced by Michael Gove risks increasing divisionGove says three Muslim-led groups and two far-right to be assessed for extremismIn his speech Keir Starmer has just confirmed that Labour would stop ticket touts buying up tickets for events and re-selling them at rip-off prices.This is what Labour said about the plan in a news release this morning.Reselling tickets for profit has already been banned in many countries, but under the Tories, fans have been let]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/london-mayor-says-new-extremism-policy-likely-to-drive-groups-underground-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/london-mayor-says-new-extremism-policy-likely-to-drive-groups-underground-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs to get 5.5% pay rise next month – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overall salary of lawmakers will be &pound;91,346 after increaseGove says three Muslim-led groups and two far-right to be assessed for extremismIn his speech Keir Starmer has just confirmed that Labour would stop ticket touts buying up tickets for events and re-selling them at rip-off prices.This is what Labour said about the plan in a news release this morning.Reselling tickets for profit has already been banned in many countries, but under the Tories, fans have been let down.Too often, genuine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mps-to-get-55-pay-rise-next-month-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mps-to-get-55-pay-rise-next-month-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove names groups facing investigation under new extremism definition – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communities secretary names groups such as Patriotic Alternative and the British affiliate of the Muslim Brotherhood as cause for concernGove says three Muslim-led groups and two far-right to be assessed for extremismIn his speech Keir Starmer has just confirmed that Labour would stop ticket touts buying up tickets for events and re-selling them at rip-off prices.This is what Labour said about the plan in a news release this morning.Reselling tickets for profit has already been banned in many co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gove-names-groups-facing-investigation-under-new-extremism-definition-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gove-names-groups-facing-investigation-under-new-extremism-definition-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How has UK extremism definition changed and why is it attracting criticism?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six key questions answered about new definition of extremism laid out by communities secretary Michael GoveUK politics &ndash; latest updatesThe communities secretary, Michael Gove, has laid out a new definition of extremism. Here the Guardian examines what has changed and why, and the reason it is attracting criticism. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/how-has-uk-extremism-definition-changed-and-why-is-it-attracting-criticism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/how-has-uk-extremism-definition-changed-and-why-is-it-attracting-criticism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove names groups that could be investigated under new extremism definition – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communities secretary names groups such as Patriotic Alternative and the British affiliate of the Muslim Brotherhood as cause for concernIn his speech Keir Starmer has just confirmed that Labour would stop ticket touts buying up tickets for events and re-selling them at rip-off prices.This is what Labour said about the plan in a news release this morning.Reselling tickets for profit has already been banned in many countries, but under the Tories, fans have been let down.Too often, genuine fans a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gove-names-groups-that-could-be-investigated-under-new-extremism-definition-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gove-names-groups-that-could-be-investigated-under-new-extremism-definition-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove unveils new extremism definition set to block funding to groups that ‘undermine democracy’ – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communities secretary makes statement in Commons which is set to block certain groups from receiving fundingIn his speech Keir Starmer has just confirmed that Labour would stop ticket touts buying up tickets for events and re-selling them at rip-off prices.This is what Labour said about the plan in a news release this morning.Reselling tickets for profit has already been banned in many countries, but under the Tories, fans have been let down.Too often, genuine fans are missing out on getting tic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gove-unveils-new-extremism-definition-set-to-block-funding-to-groups-that-undermine-democracy-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gove-unveils-new-extremism-definition-set-to-block-funding-to-groups-that-undermine-democracy-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hester’s remarks ‘horrific’ but not extremist, says Gove – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communities secretary asked about Tory donor&rsquo;s views says &lsquo;an individual comment&rsquo; would not be enough to warrant scrutiny under new extremism rulesIn his speech Keir Starmer has just confirmed that Labour would stop ticket touts buying up tickets for events and re-selling them at rip-off prices.This is what Labour said about the plan in a news release this morning.Reselling tickets for profit has already been banned in many countries, but under the Tories, fans have been let do]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/hesters-remarks-horrific-but-not-extremist-says-gove-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/hesters-remarks-horrific-but-not-extremist-says-gove-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re easy to scapegoat’: Muslim Council chief baffled by Tory ‘extremism’ label]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zara Mohammed, 33, says Tories ending relationship with leading, trusted Muslim body leaves a gap between the community and the governmentA couple of months ago, Zara Mohammed, the 33-year-old secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), learned that the Ministry of Defence was ending its 12-year relationship with the organisation.The MCB, the UK&rsquo;s largest Muslim umbrella group, with more than 500 affiliated members including mosques, schools and charitable associations, had b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/were-easy-to-scapegoat-muslim-council-chief-baffled-by-tory-extremism-label/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/were-easy-to-scapegoat-muslim-council-chief-baffled-by-tory-extremism-label/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a far bigger threat to Britain than fringe extremists: Tory radicalisation | Rafael Behr]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Michael Gove really wants to root out the forces threatening British society, perhaps his party should look in the mirrorWhen Thomas Mair was arrested for the murder of Jo Cox MP in 2016, he told police he was a &ldquo;political activist&rdquo;. Asked to identify himself in court, he said: &ldquo;My name is &lsquo;death to traitors, freedom for Britain&rsquo;.&rdquo;When Ali Harbi Ali, the man who murdered David Amess MP in 2021, was interviewed by police, he claimed to have been serving a &l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/there-is-a-far-bigger-threat-to-britain-than-fringe-extremists-tory-radicalisation-rafael-behr/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/there-is-a-far-bigger-threat-to-britain-than-fringe-extremists-tory-radicalisation-rafael-behr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archbishops of Canterbury and York warn against new extremism definition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clerics say Michael Gove&rsquo;s anti-extremism strategy risks targeting Muslims and may threaten freedom of speech and peaceful protestThe archbishops of Canterbury and York have joined the growing list of critics of the government&rsquo;s new extremism definition, which they have warned risks &ldquo;disproportionately targeting Muslim communities&rdquo; and &ldquo;driving us apart&rdquo;.Michael Gove will present his new counter-extremism strategy on Thursday, which he says will target organis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/archbishops-of-canterbury-and-york-warn-against-new-extremism-definition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/archbishops-of-canterbury-and-york-warn-against-new-extremism-definition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Gove to name organisations affected by new extremism definition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite warnings from lawyers, the communities secretary wants to use parliamentary privilege to target groups directlyMichael Gove wants to use parliamentary privilege to name groups that he says fall foul of his new definition of extremism, despite pushback from government lawyers who have warned about the legal implications of doing so.The communities secretary is understood to be keen to name individual groups when he presents his new counter-extremism strategy on Thursday, which he says wil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/michael-gove-to-name-organisations-affected-by-new-extremism-definition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/michael-gove-to-name-organisations-affected-by-new-extremism-definition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Both Labour and group of Conservative MPs say Lee Anderson defection highlights Tory failings – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reform UK confirms Lee Anderson, former Conservative MP and ex-deputy chair, has defected to join partyQ: What is your answer to Tory colleagues who say that you have let them down?&ldquo;Country, constituency, then party,&rdquo; says Anderson. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/both-labour-and-group-of-conservative-mps-say-lee-anderson-defection-highlights-tory-failings-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/both-labour-and-group-of-conservative-mps-say-lee-anderson-defection-highlights-tory-failings-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Both Labour and group of Conservative MPs say Lee Anderson defection highlights Tory failings – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reform UK confirms Lee Anderson, former Conservative MP and ex-deputy chair, has defected to join partyQ: What is your answer to Tory colleagues who say that you have let them down?&ldquo;Country, constituency, then party,&rdquo; says Anderson. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/both-labour-and-group-of-conservative-mps-say-lee-anderson-defection-highlights-tory-failings-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/both-labour-and-group-of-conservative-mps-say-lee-anderson-defection-highlights-tory-failings-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tice says he will be ‘surprised’ if Reform UK does not get more Tory MPs joining – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reform UK leader has confirmed Lee Anderson, former Conservative MP and ex-deputy chair,has defected to join his party Q: What is your answer to Tory colleagues who say that you have let them down?&ldquo;Country, constituency, party,&rdquo; says Anderson. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/tice-says-he-will-be-surprised-if-reform-uk-does-not-get-more-tory-mps-joining-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/tice-says-he-will-be-surprised-if-reform-uk-does-not-get-more-tory-mps-joining-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard Tice confirms that Lee Anderson has defected to Reform UK – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reform UK leader claims Westminster establishment has never been more out of touchAnderson is speaking now.He claims he does not know some of the long words that other MPs know.But my opinions are not controversial. There are opinions which is shared by millions of people up and down.It is not controversial, to be concerned about illegal immigration.All I want is my country back. This may sound offensive to the liberal elite, but it&rsquo;s not offensive to my friends, my family, my constituents]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/richard-tice-confirms-that-lee-anderson-has-defected-to-reform-uk-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/richard-tice-confirms-that-lee-anderson-has-defected-to-reform-uk-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tugendhat rejects suggestion that government exploiting extremism threat for political advantage – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[The security minister says No 10 has set out a &lsquo;very inclusive&rsquo; agenda on keeping British people safeDuring his media round this morning Tom Tugendhat, the security minister, defended his decision to write a joint article with the Foreign Office minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan last week saying defence spending needs to rise &ldquo;at much greater pace than at present&rdquo;.The article was implicitly critical of the budget, and was seen as pushing at the boundaries of what is allowed u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/tugendhat-rejects-suggestion-that-government-exploiting-extremism-threat-for-political-advantage-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/tugendhat-rejects-suggestion-that-government-exploiting-extremism-threat-for-political-advantage-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prevent counter-extremism programme budget to be slashed in London]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funding, which stood at &pound;6.1m at the time of the general election, will fall to about &pound;2m from April 2025Budgets for the Home Office&rsquo;s Prevent counter-extremism programme in London are set to be cut by half in two years, contradicting Rishi Sunak&rsquo;s personal call for a crackdown on radicalisation outside Downing Street less than two weeks ago.The proposed changes will cut the number of boroughs that receive funding from 22 to seven by April 2025, even though the prime mini]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prevent-counter-extremism-programme-budget-to-be-slashed-in-london/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2024 20:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prevent-counter-extremism-programme-budget-to-be-slashed-in-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Tory ex-home secretaries warn against politicising anti-extremism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Intervention by Priti Patel, Sajid Javid and Amber Rudd just before Michael Gove unveils official definition of extremism&lsquo;An appalling direction&rsquo;: UK activists criticise plans to redefine extremismLeading counter-terror and extremism experts, including three former Conservative home secretaries, have warned senior politicians against using extremism to score political points, as the communities secretary, Michael Gove, prepares to announce his controversial new anti-extrem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/three-tory-ex-home-secretaries-warn-against-politicising-anti-extremism/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2024 19:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/three-tory-ex-home-secretaries-warn-against-politicising-anti-extremism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: legal fears over Michael Gove’s new definition of ‘extremism’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The communities secretary wants &lsquo;trailblazer&rsquo; government departments to pilot a scheme to ban individuals and groups deemed extremist from public lifeMichael Gove is set to announce a controversial plan this week to ban individuals and groups who &ldquo;undermine the UK&rsquo;s system of liberal democracy&rdquo; from public life, despite fears inside government that the scheme is at risk of legal challenge, leaked documents reveal.Officials working for Gove, the secretary of state fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/revealed-legal-fears-over-michael-goves-new-definition-of-extremism/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2024 19:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/revealed-legal-fears-over-michael-goves-new-definition-of-extremism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They were killed in the London Bridge terror attack, seconds apart. So why did their families get wildly different payouts?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the killings in 2017, relatives of victims were entitled to compensation. But just how much, it turned out, would vary by as much as hundreds of thousands of pounds. Why is one life worth more than another?Sara Zelenak was brutally unlucky. Her parents, Mark and Julie, can reel off all the different reasons why she shouldn&rsquo;t have been walking down the pavement at the junction of London Bridge and Borough High Street 19 seconds after 10.07pm on 3 June 2017.&ldquo;She was never goi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/they-were-killed-in-the-london-bridge-terror-attack-seconds-apart-so-why-did-their-families-get-wildly-different-payouts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/they-were-killed-in-the-london-bridge-terror-attack-seconds-apart-so-why-did-their-families-get-wildly-different-payouts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police chief who led Stakeknife inquiry condemns MI5 for stalling investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victims&rsquo; families say Jon Boutcher&rsquo;s report into British spy proves state and IRA were &lsquo;co-conspirators&rsquo; in murderThe police chief who led the inquiry into a murderous British spy in the IRA known as Stakeknife has condemned MI5 for stalling his investigation, as his report was hailed by victims&rsquo; families as proof that the British state and the IRA had been &ldquo;co-conspirators&rdquo; in murder.Jon Boutcher criticised attempts &ldquo;to undermine me and the invest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/police-chief-who-led-stakeknife-inquiry-condemns-mi5-for-stalling-investigation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 20:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/police-chief-who-led-stakeknife-inquiry-condemns-mi5-for-stalling-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stakeknife: key points from investigation into army’s prized IRA spy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Operation Kenova reports on mistreatment of bereaved families and a &lsquo;maverick culture&rsquo; where agent handling was considered a &lsquo;dark art&rsquo;More lives lost than saved in Troubles due to British spy, report findsOperation Kenova, the seven-year investigation by senior police officer Jon Boutcher, focused on Stakeknife, the army&rsquo;s prized spy within the IRA&rsquo;s so-called &ldquo;nutting squad&rdquo;. It examined 101 associated murders and abductions linked to this unit,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/stakeknife-key-points-from-investigation-into-armys-prized-ira-spy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 19:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/stakeknife-key-points-from-investigation-into-armys-prized-ira-spy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refusal to confirm identity of Stakeknife reflects British state’s addiction to secrecy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Security forces and government still refuse to clarify allegations that Freddie Scappaticci was British spy at the heart of the IRAIt is both darkly telling and extraordinarily dispiriting that even now, after a &pound;40m investigation, Chief Constable Jon Boutcher cannot formally say in his interim report that Stakeknife, the British spy at the heart of the IRA, was Freddy Scappaticci, despite the fact that he died last year in England, aged 77.&ldquo;The security forces and the government hav]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/refusal-to-confirm-identity-of-stakeknife-reflects-british-states-addiction-to-secrecy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 19:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/refusal-to-confirm-identity-of-stakeknife-reflects-british-states-addiction-to-secrecy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stakeknife: seven years and £40m later, how did inquiry fail to deliver justice?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report into British agent in the IRA has not resulted in prosecutions but families hope it can at least shed light on his actionsAfter seven years, a 1,000 witness statements, 50,000 pages of evidence and &pound;40m, the police inquiry known as Operation Kenova has resulted in zero prosecutions.That blunt fact hangs over the publication of the inquiry&rsquo;s long-awaited interim report into Stakeknife, the codename of a top British agent in the IRA who was responsible for multiple murders durin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/stakeknife-seven-years-and-40m-later-how-did-inquiry-fail-to-deliver-justice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 13:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/stakeknife-seven-years-and-40m-later-how-did-inquiry-fail-to-deliver-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More lives lost than saved in Troubles due to British spy, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stakeknife report finds army&rsquo;s top agent&rsquo;s links to murder and torture and calls for government and IRA to apologiseMore lives were lost than saved because of the activities of a man alleged to have been the highest-ranking British intelligence agent in the IRA during the Northern Ireland Troubles, according to a seven-year investigation into his activities.The Kenova report published on Friday finds that the agent Stakeknife saved &ldquo;between high single figures and low double fi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/more-lives-lost-than-saved-in-troubles-due-to-british-spy-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 12:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/more-lives-lost-than-saved-in-troubles-due-to-british-spy-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquiry into IRA murders supported by victim’s daughter despite lack of prosecutions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shauna Moreland &lsquo;got answers&rsquo; from Operation Kenova even though it yielded insufficient evidence to put 12 suspects on trialA woman whose mother was abducted and murdered by the IRA has insisted that a lack of prosecutions does not mean Operation Kenova has failed victims, ahead of its interim report being released on Friday.Shauna Moreland, whose mother Caroline&rsquo;s body was found in Northern Ireland in July 1994, said: &ldquo;If these cases had been properly investigated at the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/inquiry-into-ira-murders-supported-by-victims-daughter-despite-lack-of-prosecutions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/inquiry-into-ira-murders-supported-by-victims-daughter-despite-lack-of-prosecutions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Socialism, anti-fascism and anti-abortion on Prevent list of terrorism warning signs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communism also among ideologies on document as human rights groups say UK scheme has been politicisedA document from Prevent, the official scheme to stop radicalisation, includes believing in socialism, communism, anti-fascism and anti-abortion in a list of potential signs of ideologies leading to terrorism.It comes as the Conservative government considers widening what it will consider to be extremism. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/socialism-anti-fascism-and-anti-abortion-on-prevent-list-of-terrorism-warning-signs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/socialism-anti-fascism-and-anti-abortion-on-prevent-list-of-terrorism-warning-signs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stakeknife inquiry ends without any prosecutions of final 12 suspects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Announcement signals widely expected winding down of one of most contentious cases of the Northern Ireland TroublesA seven-year police investigation into murders linked to the British army&rsquo;s top agent inside the Provisional IRA has ended with no prosecutions.The Public Prosecution Service said the final files reviewed by Operation Kenova yielded insufficient evidence to prosecute seven alleged IRA members and five former soldiers who worked with the army&rsquo;s Force Research Unit. Three]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/stakeknife-inquiry-ends-without-any-prosecutions-of-final-12-suspects/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 17:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/stakeknife-inquiry-ends-without-any-prosecutions-of-final-12-suspects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prosecutors decide not to charge final 12 people in Stakeknife investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Agent worked in IRA&rsquo;s notorious &lsquo;nutting squad&rsquo;, interrogating suspected informers during the TroublesNo prosecutions are to be pursued after consideration of the final files from a major investigation into the army&rsquo;s top agent in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) said it considered a large volume of material and information contained in six files submitted by Operation Kenova in respect of 12 individuals. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prosecutors-decide-not-to-charge-final-12-people-in-stakeknife-investigation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prosecutors-decide-not-to-charge-final-12-people-in-stakeknife-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No prosecutions of final 12 people in Stakeknife investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors have considered last files from inquiry into army&rsquo;s top agent in Northern Ireland during TroublesNo prosecutions are to be pursued after consideration of the final files from a major investigation into the army&rsquo;s top agent in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) said it considered a large volume of material and information contained in six files submitted by Operation Kenova in respect of 12 individuals. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-prosecutions-of-final-12-people-in-stakeknife-investigation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-prosecutions-of-final-12-people-in-stakeknife-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A civilised country would not have made Shamima Begum stateless | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the recent court of appeal ruling that upheld the UK government&rsquo;s decision to strip the 24-year-old of British citizenshipThe case of Shamima Begum is less&nbsp;significant in that her appeals have failed under UK law, but rather in that UK law has been written to breach our obligations to follow the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights article 15.2, which states &ldquo;No&nbsp;one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality&rdquo; (Shamima Begum ruling shows UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/a-civilised-country-would-not-have-made-shamima-begum-stateless-letters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/a-civilised-country-would-not-have-made-shamima-begum-stateless-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Shamima Begum ruling proves it: some UK citizens are less equal than others | Zoe Williams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Any British person who has a foreign-born parent will feel their status is more precarious after the court of appeal decisionThe court of appeal ruled this morning that Shamima Begum had been lawfully deprived of her British citizenship. The 24-year-old&rsquo;s citizenship was first revoked in 2019. She challenged that decision at a special immigration appeals commission last year, and lost. This latest ruling might represent the end of her hope to return home, although given the young woman&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-shamima-begum-ruling-proves-it-some-uk-citizens-are-less-equal-than-others-zoe-williams/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 17:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-shamima-begum-ruling-proves-it-some-uk-citizens-are-less-equal-than-others-zoe-williams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamima Begum loses appeal against removal of British citizenship – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shamima Begum, who left Britain as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State, has lost an appeal against the decision to remove her British citizenship.Begum travelled to Syria in 2015 at the age of 15. Her citizenship was revoked on national security grounds shortly after she was found in a Syrian refugee camp in February 2019. Last year, the now 24-year-old lost a challenge against the decision at the special immigration appeals commission. Begum&rsquo;s lawyers brought a bid to overturn this decisio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/shamima-begum-loses-appeal-against-removal-of-british-citizenship-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 12:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/shamima-begum-loses-appeal-against-removal-of-british-citizenship-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public left ‘at risk’ over UK counter-terrorism strategy, says Prevent review author]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Shawcross says Home Office ignored key recommendations and more attention should be paid to Islamist extremismThe author of a controversial review of Britain&rsquo;s counter-terrorism strategy claims the public have been left &ldquo;at risk&rdquo; because many of his key recommendations have been ignored.In a heavily criticised review of Prevent for the Home Office last year, William Shawcross concluded that it had concentrated too much on the far-right and not enough on Islamist extremi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/public-left-at-risk-over-uk-counter-terrorism-strategy-says-prevent-review-author/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/public-left-at-risk-over-uk-counter-terrorism-strategy-says-prevent-review-author/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamas cruelty, Gaza’s ordeal and a tide of fear sweeping Britain’s Jews]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg created controversy last week with a moving plea about the pain of Israelis after 7 October and the plight of Rafah&rsquo;s Gazans. He talks to the ObserverWhen Jonathan Wittenberg, a&nbsp;British rabbi, posted a &ldquo;statement on Rafah&rdquo; on the website of the community he leads last week, he had no idea of the response it would&nbsp;generate.&ldquo;It never occurred to me that it would go beyond those it was intended to reach,&rdquo; he told the Observer. Much o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/hamas-cruelty-gazas-ordeal-and-a-tide-of-fear-sweeping-britains-jews/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 08:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/hamas-cruelty-gazas-ordeal-and-a-tide-of-fear-sweeping-britains-jews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three guilty of terror offence over paraglider images at UK Palestine march]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photos displayed at London protest a week after Hamas militants attacked Israel on 7 October last yearMiddle East crisis &ndash; live updatesThree people who displayed images of paragliders at a pro-Palestinian march in central London a week after Hamas militants went on a bloody rampage in Israel have been found guilty of a terror offence.Heba Alhayek, 29, Pauline Ankunda, 26, and Noimutu Olayinka Taiwo, 27, were each given a 12-month conditional discharge. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/three-guilty-of-terror-offence-over-paraglider-images-at-uk-palestine-march/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/three-guilty-of-terror-offence-over-paraglider-images-at-uk-palestine-march/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review of MI6 worker Gareth Williams’ death finds no new DNA evidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Code-breaker was found dead inside a padlocked holdall at his London flat in 2010A forensic review of the death of the MI6 worker Gareth Williams, whose body was found inside a zipped holdall at his London flat, has not uncovered fresh evidence to suggest he was with someone else when he died, the Metropolitan police have said.Williams, 31, from Anglesey, was last seen alive on 15 August 2010. Eight days later, he was found dead inside a zipped and padlocked red North Face holdall in an empty ba]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/review-of-mi6-worker-gareth-williams-death-finds-no-new-dna-evidence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/review-of-mi6-worker-gareth-williams-death-finds-no-new-dna-evidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on threats to MPs: Mike Freer’s experience should serve as a warning | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[When politicians live in fear of being physically attacked, democracy suffersThe announcement last week by the justice minister, Mike Freer, that he is stepping away from politics because of violent threats made against him, is further and deeply disturbing proof of the harm caused by such behaviour. Elected representatives should not face this treatment. The danger is not only that they and those close to them may suffer psychological harm or physical attack. It is also that they and others who]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-guardian-view-on-threats-to-mps-mike-freers-experience-should-serve-as-a-warning-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-guardian-view-on-threats-to-mps-mike-freers-experience-should-serve-as-a-warning-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike Freer on quitting as MP: I narrowly avoided David Amess killer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice minister explains to BBC why he is standing down from London seat at next election over safety fearsA minister has described how he escaped David Amess&rsquo;s killer by a &ldquo;stroke of luck&rdquo; after announcing he will not seek re-election over fears for his safety.Mike Freer, the justice minister and Conservative MP for Finchley and Golders Green, said &ldquo;a constant string of incidents&rdquo; including death threats, abuse and narrow escapes had led him to decide to stand dow]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mike-freer-on-quitting-as-mp-i-narrowly-avoided-david-amess-killer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 11:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mike-freer-on-quitting-as-mp-i-narrowly-avoided-david-amess-killer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British police and security services to help protect Paris Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[France and UK also agree to deploy more drones and sea barriers to stop small boats crossing ChannelUK security experts will help France to protect the Paris Olympics in a sign of closer cooperation, the Home Office has said.Both governments also plan to deploy more drones and sea barriers to prevent small boats carrying asylum seekers from crossing the Channel. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/british-police-and-security-services-to-help-protect-paris-olympics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/british-police-and-security-services-to-help-protect-paris-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea fires ‘several’ cruise missiles: South Korean military]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired several cruise missiles into the waters off its west coast on Tuesday, Seoul&rsquo;s military said, the latest in a string of weapons tests carried out by Pyongyang this year. South Korea&rsquo;s military &ldquo;detected several unknown cruise missiles launched into the West Sea of North Korea around 07:00 (2200 GMT)&rdquo;, Seoul&rsquo;s Joint Chiefs [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-several-cruise-missiles-south-korean-military-80129/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-several-cruise-missiles-south-korean-military/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-several-cruise-missiles-south-korean-military/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meeting NATO, Blinken warns Ukraine gains in doubt if no US aid]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Monday that Ukraine&rsquo;s gains over two years of fighting were all in doubt without new US funding, as NATO&rsquo;s chief visited to lobby Congress. Tens of billions of dollars in US aid has been sent to Ukraine since the invasion in February 2022, but Republican lawmakers have grown [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/meeting-nato-blinken-warns-ukraine-gains-in-doubt-if-no-us-aid-80125/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/meeting-nato-blinken-warns-ukraine-gains-in-doubt-if-no-us-aid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/meeting-nato-blinken-warns-ukraine-gains-in-doubt-if-no-us-aid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US vows decisive response to deadly drone attack in Jordan]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe White House vowed Monday to respond decisively to an attack in Jordan it blames on Iran-backed militants, in which a drone slammed into a military base and killed three Americans while troops were in their beds. The casualties &mdash; the first US military deaths in an attack in the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-vows-decisive-response-to-deadly-drone-attack-in-jordan-80133/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-vows-decisive-response-to-deadly-drone-attack-in-jordan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-vows-decisive-response-to-deadly-drone-attack-in-jordan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan detects 33 Chinese military aircraft around island]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkMore than 30 Chinese military aircraft were detected around Taiwan in a 24-hour window, Taipei&rsquo;s defence ministry said Saturday, marking the largest show of force around the island since it held crucial elections. China claims Taiwan as part of its territory, and has never renounced the use of force to try to bring the self-ruled [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-detects-33-chinese-military-aircraft-around-island-80139/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-detects-33-chinese-military-aircraft-around-island/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-detects-33-chinese-military-aircraft-around-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI will make scam emails look genuine, UK cybersecurity agency warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[NCSC says generative AI tools will soon allow amateur cybercriminals to launch sophisticated phishing attacksArtificial intelligence will make it difficult to spot whether emails are genuine or sent by scammers and malicious actors, including messages that ask computer users to reset their passwords, the UK&rsquo;s cybersecurity agency has warned.The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said people would struggle to identify phishing messages &ndash; where users are tricked into handing over pa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ai-will-make-scam-emails-look-genuine-uk-cybersecurity-agency-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ai-will-make-scam-emails-look-genuine-uk-cybersecurity-agency-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You will not replace us’: a deadly attack on a Slovakian gay bar – and its link to a fast-spreading racist ideology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fifteen months after two men were shot in Bratislava, evidence suggests the killer may have been helped by an unidentified US-based extremistThe October evening was warm and sunny. At about 7pm, two young men stepped out of the Tepl&aacute;re&#328; bar on Z&aacute;mock&aacute; Street in the centre of Bratislava, to sit on a concrete bench and drink lemonade. Mat&uacute;&scaron;, 23, had just arrived in the Slovakian capital to study Chinese. His 26-year-old friend worked in a local clothes shop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/you-will-not-replace-us-a-deadly-attack-on-a-slovakian-gay-bar-and-its-link-to-a-fast-spreading-racist-ideology/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2024 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/you-will-not-replace-us-a-deadly-attack-on-a-slovakian-gay-bar-and-its-link-to-a-fast-spreading-racist-ideology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel-Gaza war behind surge in Islamist activity, says UK counter-terror head]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain faces &lsquo;dangerous climate&rsquo; as online propaganda and referrals to Prevent surge, says policing leaderThe conflict in the Middle East has led to a surge in Islamist activity, with online terrorist propaganda rocketing and new individuals feared to have been radicalised, the head of counter-terrorism policing has said.Metropolitan police assistant commissioner Matt Jukes, who is head of the UK Counter Terrorism Policing network, said the events had led to a &ldquo;dangerous clima]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israel-gaza-war-behind-surge-in-islamist-activity-says-uk-counter-terror-head/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 20:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israel-gaza-war-behind-surge-in-islamist-activity-says-uk-counter-terror-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is ‘antisemitic’ Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir and what does it want?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ban will come into force on Friday if approved by UK parliament, putting group on par with IS and al-QaidaIslamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir to be banned from organising in UKHizb ut-Tahrir, the revolutionary Islamist organisation that is to be banned from organising in the UK, has been agitating and recruiting in Britain for nearly 40 years.A ban on the group, which has been called &ldquo;antisemitic&rdquo; by the home secretary, James Cleverly, will come into force on Friday if approved by parliame]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/what-is-antisemitic-islamist-group-hizb-ut-tahrir-and-what-does-it-want/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 20:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/what-is-antisemitic-islamist-group-hizb-ut-tahrir-and-what-does-it-want/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir to be banned from organising in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Group has been criticised by ministers over demonstrations held against Israeli strikes on GazaUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesHizb ut-Tahrir will be banned from organising in the UK after claims that the group is antisemitic, the home secretary has said.The Islamist group, which is already banned in countries including Germany and Indonesia, will no longer be allowed to recruit or hold protests and meetings across the UK. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/islamist-group-hizb-ut-tahrir-to-be-banned-from-organising-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 18:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/islamist-group-hizb-ut-tahrir-to-be-banned-from-organising-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Lights are flashing red’ over global instability, says David Cameron]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK foreign secretary defends airstrikes in Yemen as necessary to prevent further attacks by HouthisMiddle East crisis &ndash; live updatesThe &ldquo;lights are absolutely flashing red&rdquo; on the global dashboard, the UK foreign secretary has said, insisting airstrikes against Houthi sites in Yemen were necessary to prevent future attacks by the group.David Cameron said it was &ldquo;hard to think of a time when there has been so much danger and insecurity and instability in the world&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/lights-are-flashing-red-over-global-instability-says-david-cameron/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2024 12:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/lights-are-flashing-red-over-global-instability-says-david-cameron/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Margaret Thatcher privately scolded David Owen as MI5 spy scandal grew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archives reveal confidential letters exchanged by prime minister and SDP leader that shed light on a Kremlin espionage rowA confidential exchange of letters, released after 30 years of government secrecy, between former prime minister Margaret Thatcher and David Owen, then the leader of the the Social Democratic party (SDP), has shed new light on an enduring MI5 spy scandal.The real-life espionage drama, which began in 1983 with a mysterious Moscow death and was followed by the arrest in Britain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/margaret-thatcher-privately-scolded-david-owen-as-mi5-spy-scandal-grew/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/margaret-thatcher-privately-scolded-david-owen-as-mi5-spy-scandal-grew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’ve worked for decades to reveal the truth about the ‘Wilson plot’. But the cover-up continues| Richard Norton-Taylor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Files about alleged Soviet infiltration in MI5 and a plot centred on the former Labour PM are still missing. Why the secrecy?Thatcher &lsquo;shattered&rsquo; by Spycatcher revelationsAmong the scores of files declassified today at the National Archives, several relate to persistent allegations of MI5 wrongdoing, including plots to undermine Harold Wilson&rsquo;s Labour government, and the possibility of Soviet penetration at the top of the agency.These claims appeared in the memoir of the former]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ive-worked-for-decades-to-reveal-the-truth-about-the-wilson-plot-but-the-cover-up-continues-richard-norton-taylor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ive-worked-for-decades-to-reveal-the-truth-about-the-wilson-plot-but-the-cover-up-continues-richard-norton-taylor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thatcher ‘utterly shattered’ by MI5 revelations in Spycatcher, files reveal]]></title><description><![CDATA[National Archives papers show prime minister tried in vain to avoid inquiry over Peter Wright&rsquo;s memoirsMargaret Thatcher was &ldquo;utterly shattered&rdquo; by the revelations in Spycatcher, the memoirs of the retired MI5 officer Peter Wright, files released publicly for the first time reveal.The files also reveal the dilemmas faced by Thatcher&rsquo;s government in its futile battle to suppress the book, including whether to agree to the Australian media tycoon Kerry Packer mediating an o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/thatcher-utterly-shattered-by-mi5-revelations-in-spycatcher-files-reveal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2023 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/thatcher-utterly-shattered-by-mi5-revelations-in-spycatcher-files-reveal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry Packer was proposed as mediator in Thatcher’s fight to stop Spycatcher memoir]]></title><description><![CDATA[Counsel for ex-MI5 officer Peter Wright suggested role for Australian media tycoon but idea was swiftly rejectedThe Australian media tycoon Kerry Packer was suggested as a mediator in the fight by Margaret Thatcher&rsquo;s government to prevent the publication of Spycatcher, the memoirs of former MI5 officer Peter Wright, according to newly released official papers.The offer was made by Wright&rsquo;s Australian counsel &ndash; and future Australian prime minister &ndash; Malcolm Turnbull as par]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/kerry-packer-was-proposed-as-mediator-in-thatchers-fight-to-stop-spycatcher-memoir/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2023 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/kerry-packer-was-proposed-as-mediator-in-thatchers-fight-to-stop-spycatcher-memoir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drone crashes in Israel-annexed Golan Heights]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA drone crashed near a village in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights, Israel&rsquo;s army said Thursday, after an Iraqi armed group with links to Hamas militants claimed responsibility for an attack in the area. Israeli media reported that a drone probably carrying explosives launched from Syria was shot down late Wednesday evening south of the settlement [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/drone-crashes-in-israel-annexed-golan-heights-80116/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/drone-crashes-in-israel-annexed-golan-heights/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2023 19:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/drone-crashes-in-israel-annexed-golan-heights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea’s Kim calls for ‘accelerated’ war preparations]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged his party to &ldquo;accelerate&rdquo; war preparations including its nuclear program, state media said Thursday. The comments came just a week after Kim warned Pyongyang would not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack if &ldquo;provoked&rdquo; with nukes. Kim made the comments at the North&rsquo;s ongoing year-end party meeting, where [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-koreas-kim-calls-for-accelerated-war-preparations-80112/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-koreas-kim-calls-for-accelerated-war-preparations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2023 19:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-koreas-kim-calls-for-accelerated-war-preparations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: data from UK anti-radicalisation scheme Prevent being shared with ports and airports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal details from voluntary programme sent secretly without consent to government departments and border agencies, document showsDetails of thousands of individuals referred to the government&rsquo;s controversial anti-radicalisation Prevent programme are being shared far more widely than was previously known, with data secretly sent to airports, ports and immigration services, as well as officials at the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).Critics believe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/revealed-data-from-uk-anti-radicalisation-scheme-prevent-being-shared-with-ports-and-airports/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/revealed-data-from-uk-anti-radicalisation-scheme-prevent-being-shared-with-ports-and-airports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK terror threat level under close review after foiled alleged attack plot in Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arrests in Germany and the Netherlands increase fears that Jewish institutions in the UK could be targeted by HamasBritain&rsquo;s terror threat level is being kept under &ldquo;very close&rdquo; review amid concerns that extremist groups could target Jewish institutions in the UK, a day after German prosecutors said they had foiled a Hamas attack plot by making four arrests.MI5 and counter-terror police indicated they were focused on whether the war in the Middle East could galvanise extremists]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-terror-threat-level-under-close-review-after-foiled-alleged-attack-plot-in-europe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 18:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-terror-threat-level-under-close-review-after-foiled-alleged-attack-plot-in-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man jailed for at least 16 years over Speakers’ Corner gun attack plot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edward Little had travelled to London with &pound;5,000 to buy weapon for attack on Christian preacher Hatun TashA dangerous extremist was 10 minutes from obtaining a gun that he wanted for an attack in Hyde Park in London when he was stopped in an armed police operation, a counter-terrorism chief has said.Edward Little, 22, had travelled by taxi from his home in Brighton to London with &pound;5,000 in cash when officers arrested him in September 2022. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/man-jailed-for-at-least-16-years-over-speakers-corner-gun-attack-plot/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 18:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/man-jailed-for-at-least-16-years-over-speakers-corner-gun-attack-plot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan, UK, Italy sign joint fighter jet treaty]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkJapan, Britain and Italy signed Thursday a treaty formalizing plans to jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet to pool resources and better face new threats. &ldquo;This combat air aircraft, due to take to the skies by 2035, aims to harness next-generation technologies and become one of the world&rsquo;s most advanced, interoperable, adaptable and connected fighter [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-uk-italy-sign-joint-fighter-jet-treaty-80108/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-uk-italy-sign-joint-fighter-jet-treaty/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 15:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-uk-italy-sign-joint-fighter-jet-treaty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seoul scrambles jets after Chinese Russian warplanes approach]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkSouth Korea&rsquo;s military said Thursday it scrambled fighter jets as two Chinese and four Russian military planes entered its air defence zone, an area wider than the country&rsquo;s airspace. The Chinese and Russian planes entered and exited the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) in the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/seoul-scrambles-jets-after-chinese-russian-warplanes-approach-80104/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/seoul-scrambles-jets-after-chinese-russian-warplanes-approach/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/seoul-scrambles-jets-after-chinese-russian-warplanes-approach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin says peace possible after elera’’de-militarization’’of Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussia President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that peace was possible with Ukraine only after Moscow achieved its goals in the nearly two-year conflict. &ldquo;There will be peace when we achieve our goals. They are not changing. I will remind you what we talked about &mdash; the de-Nazification and de-militarization of Ukraine and its neutral [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-says-peace-possible-after-de-militarizationof-ukraine-80100/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-says-peace-possible-after-elerade-militarizationof-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-says-peace-possible-after-elerade-militarizationof-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin says peace possible after ‘de-militarization’of Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussia President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that peace was possible with Ukraine only after Moscow achieved its goals in the nearly two-year conflict. &ldquo;There will be peace when we achieve our goals. They are not changing. I will remind you what we talked about &mdash; the de-Nazification and de-militarization of Ukraine and its neutral [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-says-peace-possible-after-de-militarizationof-ukraine-80100/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-says-peace-possible-after-de-militarizationof-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-says-peace-possible-after-de-militarizationof-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miscarriage of justice watchdog reviews murder conviction of ex-MI6 informant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Criminal Cases Review Commission re-examines case of Wang Yam, who was convicted of 2006 murder of Allan Chappelow in LondonThe case of Wang Yam, a former MI6 informant convicted of the murder in 2006 of Allan Chappelow, a reclusive author and photographer, is being re-examined by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.The move comes after developments in forensic DNA analysis, which led to the successful appeal of Andrew Malkinson, whose 2004 conviction for rape was overturned in July. Continue r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/miscarriage-of-justice-watchdog-reviews-murder-conviction-of-ex-mi6-informant/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/miscarriage-of-justice-watchdog-reviews-murder-conviction-of-ex-mi6-informant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin says peace possible after elera’’de-militar]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina&rsquo;s President Xi Jinping called Tuesday for a &ldquo;new stage&rdquo; in relations with Vietnam as he began his first visit in six years, seeking to counter the United States&rsquo; growing influence with the communist nation. Xi will meet the leader of Vietnam&rsquo;s ruling Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, later on Tuesday, after Hanoi upgraded diplomatic [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-xi-visits-vietnam-in-bid-to-counter-us-80096/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-says-peace-possible-after-elerade-militar/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2023 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-says-peace-possible-after-elerade-militar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin says peace possible after elera’’de-militar]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina&rsquo;s President Xi Jinping called Tuesday for a &ldquo;new stage&rdquo; in relations with Vietnam as he began his first visit in six years, seeking to counter the United States&rsquo; growing influence with the communist nation. Xi will meet the leader of Vietnam&rsquo;s ruling Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, later on Tuesday, after Hanoi upgraded diplomatic [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-xi-visits-vietnam-in-bid-to-counter-us-80096/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-says-peace-possible-after-elerade-militar/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2023 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-says-peace-possible-after-elerade-militar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s Xi visits Vietnam in bid to counter US]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina&rsquo;s President Xi Jinping called Tuesday for a &ldquo;new stage&rdquo; in relations with Vietnam as he began his first visit in six years, seeking to counter the United States&rsquo; growing influence with the communist nation. Xi will meet the leader of Vietnam&rsquo;s ruling Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, later on Tuesday, after Hanoi upgraded diplomatic [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-xi-visits-vietnam-in-bid-to-counter-us-80096/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinas-xi-visits-vietnam-in-bid-to-counter-us/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2023 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinas-xi-visits-vietnam-in-bid-to-counter-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian Star Blizzard hackers linked to efforts to hamper war crimes investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Group &lsquo;harvesting sensitive material&rsquo; via social media part of FSB unit leaking data to serve KremlinThe Russian hacking group Star Blizzard, accused of interfering in UK politics, is part of an aggressive FSB unit that sought to stoke scandal over Brexit, and hamper European NGOs investigating war crimes in Ukraine. It also stole the leaked UK-US trade documents released before the UK general election in 2019.Russia&rsquo;s cyberwar against the west, which accelerated after its 2014]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russian-star-blizzard-hackers-linked-to-efforts-to-hamper-war-crimes-investigation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 20:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russian-star-blizzard-hackers-linked-to-efforts-to-hamper-war-crimes-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian spies targeting UK MPs and media with ‘cyber interference’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign Office minister tells MPs that FSB is &lsquo;behind sustained effort to interfere in our democratic processes&rsquo;&bull; UK politics live &ndash; latest updatesRussian spies have been targeting British MPs, peers, civil servants, journalists and others with cyber-hacking since 2015 as part of a concerted attempt to meddle in British politics, a Foreign Office minister has said.Leo Docherty, a minister under David Cameron, told the House of Commons that the Russian federal security serv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russian-spies-targeting-uk-mps-and-media-with-cyber-interference/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 13:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russian-spies-targeting-uk-mps-and-media-with-cyber-interference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dominic Raab denial over torture-risk decisions was wrong, officials admit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Committee says that after Raab&rsquo;s curry analogy, full picture was provided only when it pressed for further informationThe former foreign secretary Dominic Raab approved a decision that risked someone being tortured despite denying this to a parliamentary committee, officials have admitted.The disclosure comes in a report on Tuesday by the intelligence and security committee on international partnerships. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/dominic-raab-denial-over-torture-risk-decisions-was-wrong-officials-admit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 20:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/dominic-raab-denial-over-torture-risk-decisions-was-wrong-officials-admit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs and peers rebuke Sunak over lack of national security oversight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intelligence and security committee says failure of PM and immediate predecessors to engage is &lsquo;unacceptable&rsquo;Rishi Sunak has been accused of hiding national security matters from proper oversight by a frustrated parliamentary intelligence watchdog.The intelligence and security committee (ISC), which is made up of senior MPs and peers, pointed out that it had held annual meetings with the prime minister to scrutinise the government on national security issues every year for 20 years s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mps-and-peers-rebuke-sunak-over-lack-of-national-security-oversight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 18:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mps-and-peers-rebuke-sunak-over-lack-of-national-security-oversight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan to tighten law on glorifying terrorism ‘could criminalise crowd at Murrayfield’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former reviewer of terror legislation says No 10&rsquo;s efforts to broaden scope of law are &lsquo;dangerous in principle&rsquo;UK politics live &ndash; latest updatesDowning Street&rsquo;s plan to ban the glorifying of terrorism risks criminalising &ldquo;supporters of the suffragettes, Nelson Mandela, or even the crowd at Murrayfield belting out Flower of Scotland&rdquo;, a former independent reviewer of terror legislation has warned.A range of proposals has been floated by No 10 in the wake]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/plan-to-tighten-law-on-glorifying-terrorism-could-criminalise-crowd-at-murrayfield/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/plan-to-tighten-law-on-glorifying-terrorism-could-criminalise-crowd-at-murrayfield/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK plans U-turn on powers to halt company takeovers on national security grounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Change of tack has government treading fine line between being &lsquo;more business friendly&rsquo; and defending national interestThe UK government is looking to roll back powers to intervene in company takeovers less than two years after they were introduced, in an attempt to be &ldquo;more business friendly&rdquo;.The deputy prime minister, Oliver Dowden, said the government would review measures &ldquo;narrowing and refining&rdquo; the National Security and Investment Act, which only entered]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-plans-u-turn-on-powers-to-halt-company-takeovers-on-national-security-grounds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2023 12:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-plans-u-turn-on-powers-to-halt-company-takeovers-on-national-security-grounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No 10 says 40% of trains must always run under new laws to limit impact of strikes to be brought in by Christmas – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government aiming to limit rights of railway workers, ambulance staff and border officials to go on strikeRishi Sunak has not accepted that Suella Braverman&rsquo;s description of rough sleeping as a &ldquo;lifestyle choice&rdquo; was offensive &ndash; although he declined to use her language himself.Asked this morning if the term was offensive, Sunak told broadcasters in a pooled interview:I don&rsquo;t want anyone to sleep rough on our streets.That&rsquo;s why the government is investing &poun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-10-says-40-of-trains-must-always-run-under-new-laws-to-limit-impact-of-strikes-to-be-brought-in-by-christmas-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 19:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-10-says-40-of-trains-must-always-run-under-new-laws-to-limit-impact-of-strikes-to-be-brought-in-by-christmas-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No 10 says 40% of trains must always run under new laws to limit impact of strikes to be brought in by Christmas – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government aiming to limit rights of railway workers, ambulance staff and border officials to go on strike. This live blog is closedRishi Sunak has not accepted that Suella Braverman&rsquo;s description of rough sleeping as a &ldquo;lifestyle choice&rdquo; was offensive &ndash; although he declined to use her language himself.Asked this morning if the term was offensive, Sunak told broadcasters in a pooled interview:I don&rsquo;t want anyone to sleep rough on our streets.That&rsquo;s why the gov]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-10-says-40-of-trains-must-always-run-under-new-laws-to-limit-impact-of-strikes-to-be-brought-in-by-christmas-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 19:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-10-says-40-of-trains-must-always-run-under-new-laws-to-limit-impact-of-strikes-to-be-brought-in-by-christmas-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No 10 says 40% of trains must always run under news laws to limit impact of strikes – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former PM&rsquo;s deputy principal private secretary asked about entry in Sir Patrick Vallance&rsquo;s diary about phrase reportedly used by JohnsonRishi Sunak has not accepted that Suella Braverman&rsquo;s description of rough sleeping as a &ldquo;lifestyle choice&rdquo; was offensive &ndash; although he declined to use her language himself.Asked this morning if the term was offensive, Sunak told broadcasters in a pooled interview:I don&rsquo;t want anyone to sleep rough on our streets.That&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-10-says-40-of-trains-must-always-run-under-news-laws-to-limit-impact-of-strikes-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 18:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-10-says-40-of-trains-must-always-run-under-news-laws-to-limit-impact-of-strikes-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boris Johnson joked about Treasury being the ‘pro death squad’ during pandemic, Covid inquiry told – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former PM&rsquo;s deputy principal private secretary asked about entry in Sir Patrick Vallance&rsquo;s diary about phrase reportedly used by JohnsonRishi Sunak has not accepted that Suella Braverman&rsquo;s description of rough sleeping as a &ldquo;lifestyle choice&rdquo; was offensive &ndash; although he declined to use her language himself.Asked this morning if the term was offensive, Sunak told broadcasters in a pooled interview:I don&rsquo;t want anyone to sleep rough on our streets.That&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/boris-johnson-joked-about-treasury-being-the-pro-death-squad-during-pandemic-covid-inquiry-told-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 14:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/boris-johnson-joked-about-treasury-being-the-pro-death-squad-during-pandemic-covid-inquiry-told-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunak declines to back Suella Braverman’s claim homelessness is ‘lifestyle choice’ – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister does not accept that Braverman&rsquo;s description was offensive but declines to use language himselfRishi Sunak has not accepted that Suella Braverman&rsquo;s description of rough sleeping as a &ldquo;lifestyle choice&rdquo; was offensive &ndash; although he declined to use her language himself.Asked this morning if the term was offensive, Sunak told broadcasters in a pooled interview:I don&rsquo;t want anyone to sleep rough on our streets.That&rsquo;s why the government is inves]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sunak-declines-to-back-suella-bravermans-claim-homelessness-is-lifestyle-choice-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 13:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sunak-declines-to-back-suella-bravermans-claim-homelessness-is-lifestyle-choice-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cabinet minister refuses to back Suella Braverman’s claim homelessness is ‘lifestyle choice’ – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claire Coutinho, energy secretary, says she &lsquo;wouldn&rsquo;t have used necessarily those words&rsquo; when asked about BravermanRishi Sunak has not accepted that Suella Braverman&rsquo;s description of rough sleeping as a &ldquo;lifestyle choice&rdquo; was offensive &ndash; although he declined to use her language himself.Asked this morning if the term was offensive, Sunak told broadcasters in a pooled interview:I don&rsquo;t want anyone to sleep rough on our streets.That&rsquo;s why the go]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/cabinet-minister-refuses-to-back-suella-bravermans-claim-homelessness-is-lifestyle-choice-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/cabinet-minister-refuses-to-back-suella-bravermans-claim-homelessness-is-lifestyle-choice-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: plan to brand anyone ‘undermining’ UK as extremist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaked documents spark furious backlash from groups who fear freedom of expression could be suppressedGovernment officials have drawn up deeply controversial proposals to broaden the definition of extremism to include anyone who &ldquo;undermines&rdquo; the country&rsquo;s institutions and its values, according to documents seen by the Observer.The new definition, prepared by civil servants working for cabinet minister Michael Gove, is fiercely opposed by a cohort of officials who fear legitimat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/revealed-plan-to-brand-anyone-undermining-uk-as-extremist/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2023 19:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/revealed-plan-to-brand-anyone-undermining-uk-as-extremist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Counter-terror chiefs on alert for Iranian activity in UK exploiting Gaza war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israel-Hamas conflict raises fears Iran might seek to encourage radical groups or terrorist activities in BritainIsrael and Hamas at war &ndash; latest updatesBritish counter-terrorism officers are monitoring closely if Iran will try to exploit the Israel-Hamas war for its own ends in the UK, amid wider anxieties that Tehran is an increasing security menace to dissidents and critics.Concerns about Russia and China are well established, but Iran&rsquo;s campaign of intimidation and harassment has]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/counter-terror-chiefs-on-alert-for-iranian-activity-in-uk-exploiting-gaza-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/counter-terror-chiefs-on-alert-for-iranian-activity-in-uk-exploiting-gaza-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Counter-terror chiefs look out for UK moves by Iran to exploit Gaza war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israel-Hamas war raises fears Iran might seek to encourage radical groups or terrorist activities in BritainIsrael and Hamas at war &ndash; latest updatesBritish counter-terrorism officers are monitoring closely if Iran will try to exploit the Israel-Hamas war for its own ends in the UK, amid wider anxieties that Tehran is an increasing security menace to dissidents and critics.Concerns about Russia and China are well established, but Iran&rsquo;s campaign of intimidation and harassment has been]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/counter-terror-chiefs-look-out-for-uk-moves-by-iran-to-exploit-gaza-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/counter-terror-chiefs-look-out-for-uk-moves-by-iran-to-exploit-gaza-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suella Braverman calls pro-Palestine demos ‘hate marches’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home secretary claims protesters want to &lsquo;erase Israel from the map&rsquo; by chanting in support of PalestineIsrael and Hamas at war &ndash; live updatesSuella Braverman has described the demonstrators taking to the streets in support of a ceasefire in Gaza as being involved in &ldquo;hate marches&rdquo;.In words that will anger some peace campaigners, the home secretary said &ldquo;tens of thousands of people&rdquo; had taken to the streets and had &ldquo;chanted for the erasure of Israe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/suella-braverman-calls-pro-palestine-demos-hate-marches/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/suella-braverman-calls-pro-palestine-demos-hate-marches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British counter-terror officers closely monitoring Iran amid heightened risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israel-Hamas war stokes fears Iran may encourage radical groups or terrorist activities in UKBritish counter-terror officers are monitoring closely if Iran will try to exploit the Israel-Hamas war for its own ends in the UK, amid wider anxieties that Tehran is an increasing security menace to dissidents and critics.Concerns about Russia and China are well established, but Iran&rsquo;s campaign of intimidation and harassment has been the most visible development in the domestic threat picture ove]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/british-counter-terror-officers-closely-monitoring-iran-amid-heightened-risk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/british-counter-terror-officers-closely-monitoring-iran-amid-heightened-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man, 28, who brought bomb to Leeds hospital was self-radicalised, court told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecution says patient at St James&rsquo;s persuaded Mohammed Farooq to hand himself inA &ldquo;self-radicalised&rdquo; suspect who brought a pressure cooker bomb to a Leeds hospital in January was persuaded to hand himself in to police by a member of the public who &ldquo;saved many lives&rdquo;, a court heard.Mohammed Farooq, 28, brought a device containing nearly 10kg of explosive to St James&rsquo;s hospital in the early hours of 20 January 2023, planning to detonate it in a terror attack,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/man-28-who-brought-bomb-to-leeds-hospital-was-self-radicalised-court-told/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/man-28-who-brought-bomb-to-leeds-hospital-was-self-radicalised-court-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man jailed for life for attempted murder of US woman stationed at GCHQ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joshua Bowles, 29, carried out reconnaissance before stabbing victim in Cheltenham in MarchA former UK intelligence worker has been jailed for life for attempting to murder an American woman who worked for the US government&rsquo;s National Security Agency and was stationed at GCHQ in Gloucestershire.Joshua Bowles punched and stabbed the woman at a leisure centre 3 miles from the UK intelligence, security and cyber-agency&rsquo;s Cheltenham base after researching the woman and carrying out surve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/man-jailed-for-life-for-attempted-murder-of-us-woman-stationed-at-gchq/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/man-jailed-for-life-for-attempted-murder-of-us-woman-stationed-at-gchq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK ministers to hold Cobra meeting on terrorism threat from Israel-Hamas conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suella Braverman will meet police and national security officials at No 10 to discuss &lsquo;accelerated&rsquo; riskIsrael and Hamas at war &ndash; live updatesUK ministers will hold an emergency meeting of its Cobra committee amid concerns that the Israel-Gaza conflict has raised the possibility of a domestic terrorist incident.The home secretary, Suella Braverman, will meet national security officials and police at No 10 on Monday to assess the security risk after the deadly Hamas attack on Is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-ministers-to-hold-cobra-meeting-on-terrorism-threat-from-israel-hamas-conflict/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-ministers-to-hold-cobra-meeting-on-terrorism-threat-from-israel-hamas-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second investigation to open into role of British spies in torture of Guantánamo detainee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri claim UK intelligence was &lsquo;complicit in his ill-treatment&rsquo; by the USThe UK&rsquo;s intelligence agencies are facing a fresh judicial investigation into allegations British spies were complicit in the CIA&rsquo;s post-9/11 secret torture and rendition programme.The investigatory powers tribunal (IPT) has said it will open a second investigation into allegations the intelligence services were involved in the mistreatment of a prisoner detained by the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/second-investigation-to-open-into-role-of-british-spies-in-torture-of-guantnamo-detainee/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2023 18:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/second-investigation-to-open-into-role-of-british-spies-in-torture-of-guantnamo-detainee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain is ‘omni-surveillance’ society, watchdog warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Fraser Sampson says law is not keeping up with AI advances as police retain 3m images of innocent peopleBritain is an &ldquo;omni-surveillance&rdquo; society with police forces in the &ldquo;extraordinary&rdquo; position of holding more than 3m custody photographs of innocent people more than a decade after being told to destroy them, the independent surveillance watchdog has said.Fraser Sampson, who will end his term as the Home Office&rsquo;s biometrics and surveillance commissioner]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/britain-is-omni-surveillance-society-watchdog-warns/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/britain-is-omni-surveillance-society-watchdog-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do we stop terrorism when its repercussions are so devastating? | Jason Burke]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than 150 years hatemongers have felt powerful by making the public feel vulnerable and afraidFor more than 150 years, we have been living with terrorism. Like an inherited illness, it is passed from generation to generation. Waves of violence succeed one another. Early anarchists, fascists, 1960s revolutionaries, hijackers of the 1970s, militant nationalists in the 1980s, Islamist extremist or extreme rightwing hatemongers, all are variations on a dismal theme.Decades of security strate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/how-do-we-stop-terrorism-when-its-repercussions-are-so-devastating-jason-burke/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2023 07:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/how-do-we-stop-terrorism-when-its-repercussions-are-so-devastating-jason-burke/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamima Begum a victim of trafficking when she left Britain for Syria, court told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers argue Home Office failed to properly consider whether Begum had been groomed before stripping her of UK citizenshipShamima Begum&rsquo;s lawyers argued before the court of appeal on Tuesday that it was unlawful to deprive her of British citizenship because she was a victim of trafficking when she left the UK for Islamic State territory in Syria at 15.Samantha Knights KC, her barrister, told the start of a three-day hearing that the Home Office and a lower court had failed to properly con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/shamima-begum-a-victim-of-trafficking-when-she-left-britain-for-syria-court-told/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/shamima-begum-a-victim-of-trafficking-when-she-left-britain-for-syria-court-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No 10 says police have extensive powers to act against chants of ‘jihad’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Calls grow to tighten legislation but Met says it believes no offence was committed on London marchUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesDowning Street has argued that police already have &ldquo;extensive powers&rdquo; to take action against demonstrators who chanted about &ldquo;jihad&rdquo; in London at the weekend, as Keir Starmer said ministers should plug any gaps in the law.Suella Braverman, the home secretary, has held talks with the Met police commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, after video]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-10-says-police-have-extensive-powers-to-act-against-chants-of-jihad/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-10-says-police-have-extensive-powers-to-act-against-chants-of-jihad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese surveillance firm recommits to UK after new guidance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Hikvision, whose kit is banned in US, receives clarification about where its cameras can be placedHikvision, the Chinese surveillance firm identified by the UK government as a security threat, has &ldquo;recommitted&rdquo; to Britain after receiving clarification that a ban on its cameras being positioned at sensitive sites does not extend to public authorities or police stations.In a message to clients, the Chinese state-owned company, whose equipment is prohibited in the US on natio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinese-surveillance-firm-recommits-to-uk-after-new-guidance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinese-surveillance-firm-recommits-to-uk-after-new-guidance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met must explain decision over ‘jihad’ chant at protest, says minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Harper says police should use full force of the law, as Met chief due to meet Suella BravermanThe Metropolitan police will be asked to explain to the home secretary why they failed to take action against demonstrators who chanted about &ldquo;jihad&rdquo; in London at the weekend, the transport secretary, Mark Harper, has said.Suella Braverman is to meet the force&rsquo;s commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, after video footage from a rally on Saturday organised by the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/met-must-explain-decision-over-jihad-chant-at-protest-says-minister/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2023 09:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/met-must-explain-decision-over-jihad-chant-at-protest-says-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaps in UK law allowing ‘jihad’ ‘known to government’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain&rsquo;s ex-head of counter-terrorism says government failed to act on a recommendation to change legislation Gaps in UK law that would allow words such as &ldquo;jihad&rdquo; to be shouted at rallies were known to the government but not acted upon, Britain&rsquo;s former head of counter-terrorism has revealed.The comments from Neil Basu come as some ministers condemned police for their handling of weekend demonstrations in London, with the home secretary, Suella Braverman, due to meet th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gaps-in-uk-law-allowing-jihad-known-to-government/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2023 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gaps-in-uk-law-allowing-jihad-known-to-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaps in law allowing ‘jihad’ to be shouted were ‘known to UK government’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain&rsquo;s ex-head of counter-terrorism says government failed to act on recommendation to change legislationGaps in the law that would allow words such as &ldquo;jihad&rdquo; to be shouted at rallies were known to the government but not acted upon, Britain&rsquo;s former head of counter-terrorism has revealed.The comments from Neil Basu come as some ministers condemned police for their handling of weekend demonstrations in London, with the home secretary, Suella Braverman, due to meet the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gaps-in-law-allowing-jihad-to-be-shouted-were-known-to-uk-government/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2023 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gaps-in-law-allowing-jihad-to-be-shouted-were-known-to-uk-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaps in UK law allowing shouts of ‘jihad’ ‘known to government’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain&rsquo;s ex-head of counter-terrorism says government failed to act on a recommendation to change legislationGaps in UK law that would allow words such as &ldquo;jihad&rdquo; to be shouted at rallies were known to the government but not acted upon, Britain&rsquo;s former head of counter-terrorism has revealed.The comments from Neil Basu come as some ministers condemned police for their handling of weekend demonstrations in London, with the home secretary, Suella Braverman, due to meet the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gaps-in-uk-law-allowing-shouts-of-jihad-known-to-government/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2023 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gaps-in-uk-law-allowing-shouts-of-jihad-known-to-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No 10 and security minister say UK is not ‘permissive’ about antisemitism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claim by counter-extremism adviser that integration failures have led to extremism rejected by Downing Street and Tom TugendhatIsrael and Hamas at war &ndash; live updatesDowning Street and the security minister have rejected claims from the government&rsquo;s counter-extremism adviser that the UK is a &ldquo;permissive environment&rdquo; for antisemitism because of a failure to integrate migrants.In a sign of splits over the government&rsquo;s approach to community relations, the prime minister]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-10-and-security-minister-say-uk-is-not-permissive-about-antisemitism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-10-and-security-minister-say-uk-is-not-permissive-about-antisemitism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security minister rejects claim UK is ‘permissive environment’ for antisemitism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Tugendhat rejects remarks made by government&rsquo;s independent counter-terrorism adviserUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesIsrael and Hamas at war &ndash; live updatesThe UK&rsquo;s security minister has rejected comments made by the government&rsquo;s independent counter-extremism adviser in which he said Britain was a &ldquo;permissive environment&rdquo; for antisemitism.Tom Tugendhat said threats to any community were taken &ldquo;extremely seriously&rdquo;. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/security-minister-rejects-claim-uk-is-permissive-environment-for-antisemitism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 13:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/security-minister-rejects-claim-uk-is-permissive-environment-for-antisemitism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terrorists could try to exploit artificial intelligence, MI5 and FBI chiefs warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intelligence summit told terror groups or hostile states may seek to use AI to build bombs or disrupt electionsArtificial intelligence could be harnessed by terrorists or hostile states seeking to build bombs, spread propaganda or disrupt elections, according to the heads of MI5 and the FBI.Ken McCallum, the director general of MI5, and Christopher Wray, the director of the FBI, said their organisations were monitoring developments and needed to cooperate with experts in the private sector to ta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/terrorists-could-try-to-exploit-artificial-intelligence-mi5-and-fbi-chiefs-warn/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/terrorists-could-try-to-exploit-artificial-intelligence-mi5-and-fbi-chiefs-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and UK spy chiefs warn Middle East crisis could raise domestic terror threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heads of MI5 and FBI say Jewish communities and other groups may face danger from lone actors, Iran or militantsIsrael and Hamas at war &ndash; live updatesThe heads of MI5 and the FBI have issued an unprecedented joint warning that the threat of a domestic terrorist attack could rise as a result of the crisis in the Middle East.The counter-terror chiefs said Jewish communities and organisations, as well as other groups, may face a heightened danger from lone actors, Hamas militants and Iran, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-and-uk-spy-chiefs-warn-middle-east-crisis-could-raise-domestic-terror-threat/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-and-uk-spy-chiefs-warn-middle-east-crisis-could-raise-domestic-terror-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up to 20,000 Britons approached by Chinese agents on LinkedIn, says MI5 head]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ken McCallum warns China is trying to steal industrial and technological secrets in the westUp to 20,000 Britons have been approached by Chinese state actors on LinkedIn in the hope of stealing industrial or technological secrets, the head of MI5 warned on Tuesday.Industrial espionage was happening at &ldquo;real scale&rdquo; Ken McCallum said. He estimated that 10,000 UK businesses were at risk, particularly in artificial intelligence, quantum computing or synthetic biology where China was tryi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/up-to-20000-britons-approached-by-chinese-agents-on-linkedin-says-mi5-head/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/up-to-20000-britons-approached-by-chinese-agents-on-linkedin-says-mi5-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Industrial espionage: China has targeted 20,000 Britons on LinkedIn, says MI5]]></title><description><![CDATA[State actors posing as recruiters with goal of stealing secrets, says security service director generalChinese state actors have approached 20,000 Britons on LinkedIn with the eventual goal of stealing industrial or technological secrets, the MI5 director general, Ken McCallum, has said.The aim was to try to fool people by posing as recruiters, and the scale of activity appeared to be accelerating, with 10,000 people targeted in the past two and a half years compared with a similar number in the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/industrial-espionage-china-has-targeted-20000-britons-on-linkedin-says-mi5/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/industrial-espionage-china-has-targeted-20000-britons-on-linkedin-says-mi5/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect on the run after two people shot dead in central Brussels – video report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgium is on its highest level of security alert after two people were shot dead in central Brussels, as police warned the suspect is still on the run. According to video footage on social media, the alleged gunman, wearing a fluorescent orange jacket, fled the scene after using an automatic rifle. A video claiming responsibility for the shooting was circulating on social media, in which a man speaks Arabic, a source close to the case said.Belgium on high alert as two killed in Brussels shootin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/suspect-on-the-run-after-two-people-shot-dead-in-central-brussels-video-report/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2023 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/suspect-on-the-run-after-two-people-shot-dead-in-central-brussels-video-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brussels: Belgium-Sweden match abandoned after two Swedes shot dead – video report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forensic police surveyed the scene of a shooting where two Swedes were shot dead in the centre of the city by a gunman who federal prosecutors said claimed to be inspired by Islamic State. The Euro 2024 qualifier match between Sweden and Belgium at King Badouin Stadium, about 5km away from the shooting, was abandoned at half-time and the crowd was instructed to stay inside the stadium. A spokesperson for the prosecutor&rsquo;s office said the suspect remained at large and told residents to stay]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/brussels-belgium-sweden-match-abandoned-after-two-swedes-shot-dead-video-report/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2023 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/brussels-belgium-sweden-match-abandoned-after-two-swedes-shot-dead-video-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool hospital bomber had asylum claim grievance, police inquiry finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emad al-Swealmeen, who died after detonating homemade device inside taxi, had been rejected for asylumA man who detonated a bomb outside a hospital had a grievance against the British state because his asylum claim was rejected, a police investigation has found.Emad al-Swealmeen, 32, detonated the device, which he had made himself, while in a taxi outside Liverpool Women&rsquo;s hospital just before 11am on 14 November 2021. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/liverpool-hospital-bomber-had-asylum-claim-grievance-police-inquiry-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/liverpool-hospital-bomber-had-asylum-claim-grievance-police-inquiry-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British Sikhs concerned over lack of security advice after activist’s murder in Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sikh Federation wants ministers to set out how UK activists will be protected, after killing of Hardeep Singh NijjarBritish Sikhs have been asked to write to their MPs in an effort to get Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman to explain what steps police will take &ldquo;to alert Sikh activists who may be under threat&rdquo; after the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.The Sikh Federation is concerned that British officers have given no security advice to high-profile individuals or gurdwaras a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/british-sikhs-concerned-over-lack-of-security-advice-after-activists-murder-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/british-sikhs-concerned-over-lack-of-security-advice-after-activists-murder-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British Sikhs urged to write to MPs after activist’s murder in Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sikh Federation wants ministers to set out how UK activists will be protected, after killing of Hardeep Singh NijjarBritish Sikhs have been asked to write to their MPs in an effort to get Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman to explain what steps police will take &ldquo;to alert Sikh activists who may be under threat&rdquo; after the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.The Sikh Federation is concerned that British officers have given no security advice to high-profile individuals or gurdwaras a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/british-sikhs-urged-to-write-to-mps-after-activists-murder-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/british-sikhs-urged-to-write-to-mps-after-activists-murder-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of dead para launch legal challenge to Northern Ireland legacy legislation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The law, which is preventing an investigation into the murder of Pte Tony Harrison in 1991, is a breach of the ECHR, his family argueThe mother and brother of a British army paratrooper shot dead by the IRA in 1991 have launched a legal challenge in the hope of having the new Northern Ireland legacy legislation declared incompatible with human rights law.Martha and Andy Seaman, from east London, argue the bill enacted last week is a breach of the European convention on human rights because it ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/family-of-dead-para-launch-legal-challenge-to-northern-ireland-legacy-legislation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/family-of-dead-para-launch-legal-challenge-to-northern-ireland-legacy-legislation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British journalist held by police at Luton airport for five hours without arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Broomfield, who has worked in Kurdish-controlled north-east Syria, had his phone and laptop seized when he was questioned last monthA British freelance journalist who previously worked in the Kurdish controlled part of Syria was held at Luton airport for five hours by counter-terror police without being arrested last month under controversial powers of detention.Matt Broomfield, 29, said he was met by police as he got off the plane with his girlfriend from Belgrade on 24 August and taken as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/british-journalist-held-by-police-at-luton-airport-for-five-hours-without-arrest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/british-journalist-held-by-police-at-luton-airport-for-five-hours-without-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK parliamentary researcher arrested for alleged Chinese spying says he is innocent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Man&rsquo;s arrest led Rishi Sunak to confront Chinese premier over interference in UK democracyA parliamentary researcher arrested on suspicion of spying for China has insisted he is &ldquo;completely innocent&rdquo;.The man said he had spent his career highlighting the &ldquo;challenge and threats presented by the Chinese Communist party&rdquo;. The arrest under the Official Secrets Act led to Rishi Sunak confronting the Chinese premier, Li Qiang, at the G20 summit on Sunday over what he descr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-parliamentary-researcher-arrested-for-alleged-chinese-spying-says-he-is-innocent/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 12:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-parliamentary-researcher-arrested-for-alleged-chinese-spying-says-he-is-innocent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China accuses UK of ‘slander’ over arrest of parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying]]></title><description><![CDATA[Westminster worker had links to senior Conservatives and potential access to sensitive informationBeijing has labelled as &ldquo;malicious slander&rdquo; and a &ldquo;political farce&rdquo; the scandal surrounding the arrest of a man in London on suspicion of spying for the Chinese government.On Sunday it emerged that a parliamentary researcher with links to senior Conservatives and potential access to sensitive information had been arrested over allegations of spying for China. Continue reading]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-accuses-uk-of-slander-over-arrest-of-parliamentary-researcher-on-suspicion-of-spying/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 07:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-accuses-uk-of-slander-over-arrest-of-parliamentary-researcher-on-suspicion-of-spying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surveillance centre hailed as critical in capture of escaped terror suspect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four-day search for Daniel Khalife was coordinated at new Counter Terrorism Operations Centre in LondonThe capture of escaped terrorism suspect Daniel Khalife is being hailed as a vindication of a decision to bring together police and the intelligence agencies into a new &pound;412m surveillance centre.The four-day search for Khalife was coordinated at the Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) in West Brompton, central London, where for the first time in a manhunt counter-terror police work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/surveillance-centre-hailed-as-critical-in-capture-of-escaped-terror-suspect/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2023 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/surveillance-centre-hailed-as-critical-in-capture-of-escaped-terror-suspect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police investigate first reported sighting of escaped prisoner Daniel Abed Khalife]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sighting of terrorism suspect near Wandsworth Roundabout could be &lsquo;very significant&rsquo;, according to Met commanderPolice are investigating the first reported sighting of escaped terrorism suspect Daniel Khalife and offering a &pound;20,000 reward for any information that might lead to his arrest.As the search for Khalife threatened to extend into a fourth day, the reported sighting offered a glimmer of light for officers still struggling for a breakthrough after a search of Richmond Pa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/police-investigate-first-reported-sighting-of-escaped-prisoner-daniel-abed-khalife/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/police-investigate-first-reported-sighting-of-escaped-prisoner-daniel-abed-khalife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risk of corruption in Border Force increased by staff dissatisfaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Confused leadership structures hampering ability of UK border security agency to stop staff abusing positions, watchdog findsDissatisfaction over pay and conditions has increased the risk of corruption in the Border Force, the government&rsquo;s watchdog has said.David Neal, the chief inspector of borders and immigration, said in a report that the UK&rsquo;s border security agency could face its own version of the scandals that have engulfed policing if it does not improve its ability to deal wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/risk-of-corruption-in-border-force-increased-by-staff-dissatisfaction/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/risk-of-corruption-in-border-force-increased-by-staff-dissatisfaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risk of corruption in Border Force increased by dissatisfaction over pay and conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Confused leadership structures and lack of data is hampering ability of UK border security agency to stop staff abusing positions, watchdog findsDissatisfaction over pay and conditions has increased the risk of corruption in the Border Force, the Government&rsquo;s watchdog has said.David Neal, the chief inspector of borders and immigration, said in a report that the UK&rsquo;s border security agency could face its own version of the scandals that have engulfed policing if it does not improve it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/risk-of-corruption-in-border-force-increased-by-dissatisfaction-over-pay-and-conditions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/risk-of-corruption-in-border-force-increased-by-dissatisfaction-over-pay-and-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Daniel Khalife will be found': independent investigation to take place into prison escape &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK justice secretary has told MPs that an independent investigation will take place after former soldier Daniel Abed Khalife&rsquo;s escape from HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday. Alex Chalk added that strapping had been found under the vehicle that Khalife, who is accused of terrorism, appears to have escaped withUK politics: latest updates Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/daniel-khalife-will-be-found-independent-investigation-to-take-place-into-prison-escape-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/daniel-khalife-will-be-found-independent-investigation-to-take-place-into-prison-escape-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK government’s refusal to confirm Skripal spy role is ‘surreal’, lawyers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Mansfield KC criticises argument for restriction orders before inquiry into 2018 novichok poisoning of Dawn SturgessLawyers for the family of the woman who died in the Wiltshire novichok poisonings have claimed the UK government&rsquo;s refusal to confirm that Sergei Skripal was a spy was like a scene from Alice in Wonderland.Michael Mansfield KC, who represents the family of Dawn Sturgess, said it was &ldquo;surreal&rdquo; that the government was arguing for restriction orders to be imp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-governments-refusal-to-confirm-skripal-spy-role-is-surreal-lawyers-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-governments-refusal-to-confirm-skripal-spy-role-is-surreal-lawyers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Shipment of New Gepard Ammunition Now on its Way to Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalk35mm ammunition for Gepard anti-aircraft tank shipped to Ukraine 300,000 rounds ordered; production now relocated to Germany Elaborate postdevelopment process New production facility in Unterluss to provide a secure supply of ammunition for the Gepard Rheinmetall experts in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy contributed to the project&rsquo;s success A first shipment of new ammunition for the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-shipment-of-new-gepard-ammunition-now-on-its-way-to-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/first-shipment-of-new-gepard-ammunition-now-on-its-way-to-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/first-shipment-of-new-gepard-ammunition-now-on-its-way-to-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China warns against ‘new Cold War’ as big powers meet in SE Asia]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina&rsquo;s premier said on Wednesday major powers must oppose a new Cold War, a thinly veiled reference to Washington as top Asian and US officials gathered for talks in Indonesia. Beijing has expressed concern about US-backed blocs forming on its doorstep, while facing disputes with other powers in the region over the South China Sea [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-warns-against-new-cold-war-as-big-powers-meet-in-se-asia-80077/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-warns-against-new-cold-war-as-big-powers-meet-in-se-asia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-warns-against-new-cold-war-as-big-powers-meet-in-se-asia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poland to spend over 4% of GDP on defence in 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkPoland&rsquo;s President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday the NATO member plans to spend more than four percent of its gross domestic product on defence next year amid security concerns over the war in neighboring Ukraine. He announced the sum of 137 billion zloty ($33 billion) at the opening of this year&rsquo;s edition of the region&rsquo;s biggest [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/poland-to-spend-over-4-of-gdp-on-defence-in-2024-80073/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/poland-to-spend-over-4-of-gdp-on-defence-in-2024/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/poland-to-spend-over-4-of-gdp-on-defence-in-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea to pay ‘price’ if it gives Russia arms: US]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe White House warned Tuesday that North Korea would &ldquo;pay a price&rdquo; if it supplies Russia with weaponry for its war in Ukraine, with Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin expected to hold talks on the issue. Sanctions-hit Russia is reportedly eager to secure more military supplies from its ally to bolster its forces as [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-to-pay-price-if-it-gives-russia-arms-us-80069/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-to-pay-price-if-it-gives-russia-arms-us/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-to-pay-price-if-it-gives-russia-arms-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far-right satanist on terrorist watch jailed for making child abuse image]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harry Vaughan, convicted of 14 terror offences in 2020, admitted further crimes including possession of indecent images of childrenA convicted satanist and far-right extremist who was given a suspended sentence as a teenager has now been imprisoned after admitting further crimes including making an indecent photograph of a child.Harry Vaughan, from Twickenham, south-west London, was 18 when he admitted 14 terror offences and two of possessing indecent images of children during his first trial at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/far-right-satanist-on-terrorist-watch-jailed-for-making-child-abuse-image/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/far-right-satanist-on-terrorist-watch-jailed-for-making-child-abuse-image/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far-right satanist given suspended sentence as teen jailed for 38 months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harry Vaughan, convicted of 14 terror offences in 2020, admitted further crimes including possession of indecent images of childrenA convicted satanist and far-right extremist who was given a suspended sentence as a teenager has now been imprisoned after admitting further crimes including making an indecent photograph of a child.Harry Vaughan, from Twickenham, south-west London, was 18 when he admitted 14 terror offences and two of possessing indecent images of children during his first trial at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/far-right-satanist-given-suspended-sentence-as-teen-jailed-for-38-months/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/far-right-satanist-given-suspended-sentence-as-teen-jailed-for-38-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attack on energy network a major risk, UK register says for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cabinet Office assessment also upgrades likelihood of &lsquo;catastrophic&rsquo; pandemic hitting the countryDisruption to energy supplies after Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine, and another pandemic, are two of the most significant risks to the UK shown in an updated government register that declassifies some threats for the first time.In its first update for three years, the risk register rates the possibility of a &ldquo;catastrophic&rdquo; pandemic as 5% to 25% likely in a five-year period]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/attack-on-energy-network-a-major-risk-uk-register-says-for-first-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/attack-on-energy-network-a-major-risk-uk-register-says-for-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK spy agencies want to relax ‘burdensome’ laws on AI data use]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCHQ, MI6 and MI5 propose weakening safeguards that limit training of AI models with bulk personal datasetsThe UK intelligence agencies are lobbying the government to weaken surveillance laws they argue place a &ldquo;burdensome&rdquo; limit on their ability to train artificial intelligence models with large amounts of personal data.The proposals would make it easier for GCHQ, MI6 and MI5 to use certain types of data, by relaxing safeguards designed to protect people&rsquo;s privacy and prevent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-spy-agencies-want-to-relax-burdensome-laws-on-ai-data-use/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-spy-agencies-want-to-relax-burdensome-laws-on-ai-data-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was a terrorist. Now I run a kindergarten – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hendi Suhartono was part of a plot to detonate four book bombs and blow up a church in Indonesia. He spent seven years in prison after going through a deradicalisation process. After Hendi was released from prison, he received support to open a kindergarten. Hendi meets a friend from his past, Pepi Fernando, and they discuss what led to his radicalisation, the time in prison, his subsequent deradicalisation and how he is devoted to his community. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/i-was-a-terrorist-now-i-run-a-kindergarten-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/i-was-a-terrorist-now-i-run-a-kindergarten-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK must repatriate more nationals in Syria, says terrorism policy adviser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain has been urged by UN to help young children in Syrian detention campsThe UK government must allow greater repatriation of British nationals held in Syria, recognising that circumstances have changed since 2017, according to Jonathan Hall, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation.He also predicted little security risk in allowing the return of Shamima Begum, who fled her east London home at 15 to join Islamic State in Syria, because her notoriety is such that she is likely to app]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-must-repatriate-more-nationals-in-syria-says-terrorism-policy-adviser/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-must-repatriate-more-nationals-in-syria-says-terrorism-policy-adviser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arrest of French publisher in London referred to police watchdog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report says detention of Ernest Moret was wrong after he was held for almost 24 hours by counter-terrorist policeThe arrest in London of a radical French publisher under counter-terrorist powers has been referred to the police watchdog after the reviewer of terrorism legislation found that it was wrong.Ernest Moret, 28, was held for almost 24 hours by counter-terrorist police and asked about his opinion of Emmanuel Macron and participation in anti-Macron protests after he arrived at St Pancras s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/arrest-of-french-publisher-in-london-referred-to-police-watchdog/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 18:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/arrest-of-french-publisher-in-london-referred-to-police-watchdog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extremists could use AI to plan attacks, Home Office warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suella Braverman says risk of serious terrorist incident in UK is increasingExtremists could use artificial intelligence to plan more sophisticated terror attacks, the Home Office has warned, amid a resurgence in activity by al-Qaida and Islamic state.The risk of a serious incident in the UK is increasing, Suella Braverman said, accelerated by AI, the expected release of terror-connected prisoners this year and an &ldquo;evolving&rdquo; threat from Islamist groups. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/extremists-could-use-ai-to-plan-attacks-home-office-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/extremists-could-use-ai-to-plan-attacks-home-office-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK survivors of terrorist atrocities say compensation scheme is broken]]></title><description><![CDATA[Survey of those affected by 11 major incidents finds most are unhappy with Criminal Injuries and Compensation AuthorityPeople who suffered life-changing injuries or mental anguish after being caught up in terrorist atrocities have condemned the UK&rsquo;s compensation system for being &ldquo;broken&rdquo; and &ldquo;unmanageable&rdquo;, according to a report released on Monday.A survey of those affected by 11 major terrorist incidents found that more than two-thirds felt that the compensation sc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-survivors-of-terrorist-atrocities-say-compensation-scheme-is-broken/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-survivors-of-terrorist-atrocities-say-compensation-scheme-is-broken/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia says F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine will be seen as ‘nuclear’ threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussia will regard Western F-16 fighter jets sent to Ukraine as a &ldquo;nuclear&rdquo; threat because of their capacity to carry atomic weapons, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday. Modern warplanes have been at the forefront of Kyiv&rsquo;s demands for military aid from its Western allies as it fights back against Russia&rsquo;s offensive. Lavrov spoke [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-f-16-fighter-jets-in-ukraine-will-be-seen-as-nuclear-threat-80051/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-f-16-fighter-jets-in-ukraine-will-be-seen-as-nuclear-threat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-f-16-fighter-jets-in-ukraine-will-be-seen-as-nuclear-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea says conducted new test of solid-fuel ICBM]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the successful test of the country&rsquo;s newest intercontinental ballistic missile, state media reported Thursday, days after Pyongyang threatened to down any US spy planes that enter its airspace. A beaming Kim, flanked by his wife and key aides, was shown in state media images applauding enthusiastically after [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-says-conducted-new-test-of-solid-fuel-icbm-80041/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-says-conducted-new-test-of-solid-fuel-icbm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-says-conducted-new-test-of-solid-fuel-icbm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia says F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine will be seen as ‘nuclear’ threatNorth Korea’s solid-fuel ICBM: five things to knowRussia says F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine will be seen as ‘nuclear’ threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea said Thursday it has successfully tested the Hwasong-18, its new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, for the second time. The test on Wednesday unlocks a major breakthrough for North Korea&rsquo;s banned weapons programmes, but what exactly is a solid-fuel missile and why does it matter that Pyongyang has one? What is a solid-fuel missile? [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-koreas-solid-fuel-icbm-five-things-to-know-80046/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-f-16-fighter-jets-in-ukraine-will-be-seen-as-nuclear-threatnorth-koreas-solid-fuel-icbm-five-things-to-knowrussia-says-f-16-fighter-jets-in-ukraine-will-be-seen-as-nuclear-threat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-f-16-fighter-jets-in-ukraine-will-be-seen-as-nuclear-threatnorth-koreas-solid-fuel-icbm-five-things-to-knowrussia-says-f-16-fighter-jets-in-ukraine-will-be-seen-as-nuclear-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea’s solid-fuel ICBM: five things to know]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea said Thursday it has successfully tested the Hwasong-18, its new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, for the second time. The test on Wednesday unlocks a major breakthrough for North Korea&rsquo;s banned weapons programmes, but what exactly is a solid-fuel missile and why does it matter that Pyongyang has one? What is a solid-fuel missile? [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-koreas-solid-fuel-icbm-five-things-to-know-80046/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-koreas-solid-fuel-icbm-five-things-to-know/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-koreas-solid-fuel-icbm-five-things-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASEAN-plus-three to meet on South China Sea, economic ties]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkEconomic cooperation and the disputed South China Sea will be on the agenda when Southeast Asian foreign ministers meet their Chinese, Japanese and South Korean counterparts for ASEAN-plus-three talks on Thursday. China will be represented at the talks by top diplomat Wang Yi instead of Foreign Minister Qin Gang after Qin pulled out for &ldquo;health [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/asean-plus-three-to-meet-on-south-china-sea-economic-ties-80055/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/asean-plus-three-to-meet-on-south-china-sea-economic-ties/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/asean-plus-three-to-meet-on-south-china-sea-economic-ties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France’s SCALP missiles: long-range weapon for Ukraine’s Armory]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkFrance&rsquo;s announcement on Tuesday that it would send SCALP long-range missiles to Ukraine comes months after Britain began delivering its identical Storm Shadow. Developed jointly by the two NATO allies, Storm Shadow/SCALP is a 1,300-kilogramme (2,870 pounds) missile armed with conventional explosives, usually launched from aircraft such as the Royal Air Force&rsquo;s Eurofighter Typhoon or [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/frances-scalp-missiles-long-range-weapon-for-ukraine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/frances-scalp-missiles-long-range-weapon-for-ukraines-armory/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/frances-scalp-missiles-long-range-weapon-for-ukraines-armory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany pledges 700 mn euros in new arms aid to Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkGermany, Ukraine&rsquo;s second biggest supplier of arms to resist the Russian invasion, pledged another 700 million euros ($771 million) in military assistance to Kyiv on Tuesday at a pivotal NATO summit. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said at the gathering in Vilnius that the new package &ldquo;served Ukraine&rsquo;s priorities: air defence, tanks, artillery&rdquo;. Germany in May [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-pledges-700-mn-euros-in-new-arms-aid-to-ukraine-80032/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-pledges-700-mn-euros-in-new-arms-aid-to-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-pledges-700-mn-euros-in-new-arms-aid-to-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The state of Sweden’s NATO bid after Turkey’s approval]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAfter months of deadlock, Turkey&rsquo;s president has approved Sweden&rsquo;s NATO membership, paving the way for the Nordic country to follow its neighbour Finland into the security alliance. Here is the current state of Sweden&rsquo;s bid, which was sparked by Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine. When will Sweden join NATO? While President Recep Tayyip Erdogan&rsquo;s green light [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/the-state-of-swedens-nato-bid-after-turkeys-approval-80024/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-state-of-swedens-nato-bid-after-turkeys-approval/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-state-of-swedens-nato-bid-after-turkeys-approval/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xi says Russia and China should ‘lead global governance reform’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina and Russia need to &ldquo;lead the correct direction of global governance reform&rdquo;, according to Chinese President Xi Jinping, who hailed the two countries&rsquo; partnership at a meeting with a top Russian politician in Beijing on Monday, state media reported. Beijing and Moscow have ramped up economic cooperation and diplomatic contacts in recent years, with [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/xi-says-russia-and-china-should-lead-global-governance-reform-80028/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/xi-says-russia-and-china-should-lead-global-governance-reform/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/xi-says-russia-and-china-should-lead-global-governance-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met police admit downloading sim of French publisher, lawyer claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ernest Moret had devices seized after arrest by counter-terrorism police on arrival in London in AprilThe Metropolitan police have admitted downloading the sim card from the phone of a radical French publisher who was arrested by counter-terrorism police at St Pancras station in April, his lawyer has claimed.Officers returned the iPhone and laptop it had seized from Ernest Moret, 28, to his London lawyer on Tuesday after the Met announced late on Friday that no further action would be taken agai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/met-police-admit-downloading-sim-of-french-publisher-lawyer-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/met-police-admit-downloading-sim-of-french-publisher-lawyer-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French publisher arrested on suspicion of terror offences ‘to face no further action’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man was taken into custody in London after failing to provide the pin to his phone when asked to by officersNo further action will be taken against a French publisher who was arrested after being stopped at St Pancras station on suspicion of terror offences, the Metropolitan police have said.The 28-year-old man, who was previously named by his employer as Ernest Moret, was stopped by border officers as he arrived at the north London station at about 7.30pm on 17 April. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/french-publisher-arrested-on-suspicion-of-terror-offences-to-face-no-further-action/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/french-publisher-arrested-on-suspicion-of-terror-offences-to-face-no-further-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No regrets,’ says Edward Snowden, after 10 years in exile]]></title><description><![CDATA[But whistleblower says 2013 surveillance &lsquo;child&rsquo;s play&rsquo; compared to technology todayEdward Snowden has warned that surveillance technology is so much more advanced and intrusive today it makes that used by US and British intelligence agencies he revealed in 2013 look like child&rsquo;s play.In an interview on the 10th anniversary of his revelations about the scale of surveillance &ndash; some of it illegal &ndash; by the US National Security Agency and its British counterpart,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-regrets-says-edward-snowden-after-10-years-in-exile/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-regrets-says-edward-snowden-after-10-years-in-exile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snowden, MI5 and me: how the leak of the century came to be published]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten years on, Nick Hopkins recalls how the Guardian defied the intelligence agencies to publish revelations of mass state surveillance The phone call came at an unfortunate moment.It was late May 2013, early evening, during a leaving drink for a colleague in a busy bar in London. At the time, I was defence and security editor, which made me the point person for contact with the UK&rsquo;s intelligence agencies. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/snowden-mi5-and-me-how-the-leak-of-the-century-came-to-be-published/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/snowden-mi5-and-me-how-the-leak-of-the-century-came-to-be-published/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reading terrorist had assault charge dropped weeks before attack, court told]]></title><description><![CDATA[CPS and Home Office had &lsquo;miscommunication&rsquo; over Khairi Saadallah, who went on to kill three, pre-inquest review hearsCharges against a man who was later responsible for the Reading terror attack were dropped due to &ldquo;miscommunication&rdquo; between the Home Office and Crown Prosecution Service, a pre-inquest review has heard.Khairi Saadallah murdered three men in a Reading park on 20 June 2020 as coronavirus restrictions were eased. Saadallah allegedly shouted &ldquo;Allahu Akba]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/reading-terrorist-had-assault-charge-dropped-weeks-before-attack-court-told/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/reading-terrorist-had-assault-charge-dropped-weeks-before-attack-court-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI poses national security threat, warns terror watchdog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Security services fear the new technology could be used to groom vulnerable peopleThe creators of artificial intelligence need to abandon their &ldquo;tech utopian&rdquo; mindset, according to the terror watchdog, amid fears that the new technology could be used to groom vulnerable individuals.Jonathan Hall KC, whose role is to review the adequacy of terrorism legislation, said the national security threat from AI was becoming ever more apparent and the technology needed to be designed with the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ai-poses-national-security-threat-warns-terror-watchdog/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ai-poses-national-security-threat-warns-terror-watchdog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terror-plotting Essex teenager jailed for life after mother reports him]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew King, 19, wanted to travel to Syria to join IS and filmed potential targets outside army barracksA teenager who staked out British soldiers and policemen in preparation for a terror attack has been jailed for life after his mother took what a judge has described as the &ldquo;bold step&rdquo; to report him.Matthew King, 19, who wanted to travel Syria to join Islamic State, expressed a desire online to kill a British Marine and had made a series of videos of potential targets outside an a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/terror-plotting-essex-teenager-jailed-for-life-after-mother-reports-him/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/terror-plotting-essex-teenager-jailed-for-life-after-mother-reports-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers accused of cover-up over claims former UK ambassador leaked intelligence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-civil servant alleges he was arrested to protect Kim Darroch, former UK diplomat in WashingtonA former civil servant has accused the government of an attempt to cover up &ldquo;crimes&rdquo; by the former British ambassador to the US, who he claims leaked intelligence to his lover.Andrew Hale-Byrne is suing the foreign secretary, James Cleverly, and the international trade secretary, Kemi Badenoch, alleging that he was arrested in order to divert attention from Sir Kim Darroch, the former UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ministers-accused-of-cover-up-over-claims-former-uk-ambassador-leaked-intelligence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ministers-accused-of-cover-up-over-claims-former-uk-ambassador-leaked-intelligence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK spies to be investigated over claims they were complicit in torture of CIA prisoner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigatory powers tribunal to examine complaint brought by Mustafa al-Hawsawi, who was torturedwhile detained by CIAThe UK&rsquo;s intelligence agencies are facing a rare judicial investigation after a tribunal said it would look into allegations that British spies were complicit in the torture of a prisoner held by the CIA.The investigatory powers tribunal (IPT) said late last week it would examine a complaint brought by Mustafa al-Hawsawi, a Saudi citizen who was tortured between 2003 and 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-spies-to-be-investigated-over-claims-they-were-complicit-in-torture-of-cia-prisoner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-spies-to-be-investigated-over-claims-they-were-complicit-in-torture-of-cia-prisoner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guantánamo detainee accuses UK agencies of complicity in his torture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri wants to bring case examining alleged role of MI5, MI6 and GCHQ in his mistreatment by CIAA Guant&aacute;namo Bay prisoner tortured by the CIA has accused British intelligence agencies of complicity in his mistreatment in a new case before one of UK&rsquo;s most secretive courts.Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who is alleged by the US to have plotted al-Qaida&rsquo;s bombing of an American naval ship, is seeking to persuade the court to consider his complaint against MI5, MI6 an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/guantnamo-detainee-accuses-uk-agencies-of-complicity-in-his-torture/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2023 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/guantnamo-detainee-accuses-uk-agencies-of-complicity-in-his-torture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GCHQ warns of fresh threat from Chinese state-sponsored hackers]]></title><description><![CDATA[National Cyber Security Centre urges operators of critical national infrastructure to prevent hacksThe UK&rsquo;s cybersecurity agency has urged operators of critical national infrastructure, including energy and telecommunications networks, to prevent Chinese state-sponsored hackers from hiding on their systems.The National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ, issued the warning after it emerged that a Chinese hacking group known as Volt Typhoon had targeted a US military outpost in the Pacific]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gchq-warns-of-fresh-threat-from-chinese-state-sponsored-hackers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 17:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gchq-warns-of-fresh-threat-from-chinese-state-sponsored-hackers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK proscribing Wagner group as terrorist ‘will help Ukrainians sue’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyer leading refugees&rsquo; case says British designation would also weaken Russian mercenary force straight awayRussia-Ukraine war &ndash; latest news updatesAn imminent British government decision to proscribe the Wagner mercenary group would speed up plans by Ukrainian refugees to sue the organisation for up to &pound;5bn in damages in the UK courts, the lawyer leading the case has told the Guardian.The UK government signalled it was prepared to proscribe the group, which is active in Russ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-proscribing-wagner-group-as-terrorist-will-help-ukrainians-sue/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-proscribing-wagner-group-as-terrorist-will-help-ukrainians-sue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We're in no way complacent': UK security minister responds to Buckingham palace arrest &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK security minister has said the government welcomes the arrest of a man who threw shotgun cartridges into Buckingham palace. Speaking on Sky News, Tom Tugendhat said the government was in 'no way complacent', adding: 'I'm very, very proud of the response that the police have done. The intelligence services, the police and others have been working on this extremely effectively for months.'He added: 'We have spent an awful lot of time over the last several months preparing for any number of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/were-in-no-way-complacent-uk-security-minister-responds-to-buckingham-palace-arrest-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/were-in-no-way-complacent-uk-security-minister-responds-to-buckingham-palace-arrest-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerry Adams wrongly denied compensation after convictions overturned, judge rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victory for former Sinn F&eacute;in leader in long-running case linked to attempted prison escapes in 1970sUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesGerry Adams was unlawfully denied compensation after his historical convictions for attempting to escape from prison were overturned, a high court judge has ruled.The former Sinn F&eacute;in leader met the test for compensation and the Department of Justice (DoJ) must reconsider his application, Mr Justice Colton ruled on Friday. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gerry-adams-wrongly-denied-compensation-after-convictions-overturned-judge-rules/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gerry-adams-wrongly-denied-compensation-after-convictions-overturned-judge-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killing Thatcher by Rory Carroll review – meticulous account of the Brighton bombing]]></title><description><![CDATA[This deftly constructed account of the IRA&rsquo;s 1984 attempt to kill the prime minister leaves us with one insistent question: what would have happened if they had succeeded?At 2.54am on 12 October 1984, a bomb, which had been concealed in room 629 of the Grand hotel in Brighton several weeks earlier, detonated with such force that it toppled one of the hotel&rsquo;s five-ton Victorian chimney stacks. &ldquo;Like a monstrous guillotine, it sliced through concrete, steel and wood, all the way]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/killing-thatcher-by-rory-carroll-review-meticulous-account-of-the-brighton-bombing/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/killing-thatcher-by-rory-carroll-review-meticulous-account-of-the-brighton-bombing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China would gain swift air superiority over Taiwan, US leaks show]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina would probably gain air superiority very quickly in any attack on Taiwan, something Russia crucially failed to do in its invasion of Ukraine last year, leaked US intelligence documents show, according to media reports Saturday. The classified documents, allegedly leaked by a US national guardsman in the worst US security breach in a decade, [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-would-gain-swift-air-superiority-over-taiwan-us-leaks-show-80019/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-would-gain-swift-air-superiority-over-taiwan-us-leaks-show/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 12:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-would-gain-swift-air-superiority-over-taiwan-us-leaks-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK cyber security chief to warn of China’s rise as a technology superpower]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lindy Cameron speech expected to present the security threat posed by Beijing as an epoch-defining challenge to the westChina poses an &ldquo;epoch-defining&rdquo; challenge to the west, the head of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is reportedlyto warn.Lindy Cameron, who is the director of the GCHQ arm, will use a speech in Belfast this week to warn the UK and allies of the &ldquo;dramatic rise of China as a technology superpower&rdquo;. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-cyber-security-chief-to-warn-of-chinas-rise-as-a-technology-superpower/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 01:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-cyber-security-chief-to-warn-of-chinas-rise-as-a-technology-superpower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Too big to fail’: why was army’s man inside IRA Freddie Scappaticci never prosecuted?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families of victims dismayed at lack of accountability after death of &lsquo;Stakeknife&rsquo;He was described as being in very poor health and living a lonely existence by magistrate Emma Arbuthnot as she sentenced Freddie Scappaticci, then 72, to a three month suspended jail term.It was 5 December 2018. Westminster magistrate&rsquo;s court had heard that Scappaticci, wearing a grubby blue fleece and green tracksuit bottoms, had used a laptop seized by police earlier in the year to search for i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/too-big-to-fail-why-was-armys-man-inside-ira-freddie-scappaticci-never-prosecuted/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/too-big-to-fail-why-was-armys-man-inside-ira-freddie-scappaticci-never-prosecuted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freddie Scappaticci: frustration at failure to prosecute army’s spy inside IRA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families of victims of &lsquo;Stakeknife&rsquo; dismayed at lack of accountability after reports he took pleasure in tortureHe was described as being in very poor health and living a lonely existence by magistrate Emma Arbuthnot as she sentenced Freddie Scappaticci, then 72, to a three month suspended jail term.It was 5 December 2018. Westminster magistrate&rsquo;s court had heard that Scappaticci, wearing a grubby blue fleece and green tracksuit bottoms, had used a laptop seized by police earli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/freddie-scappaticci-frustration-at-failure-to-prosecute-armys-spy-inside-ira/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/freddie-scappaticci-frustration-at-failure-to-prosecute-armys-spy-inside-ira/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the UK true to its word on the prevention of torture?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rules for Britain&rsquo;s intelligence services seem strict &ndash; but experts say they give too much room for manoeuvreAfter the 9/11 attacks on the United States and the UK intelligence agencies&rsquo; embroilment in scandals relating to the &ldquo;war on terror&rdquo;, the government published a policy on torture and intelligence, then known as the &ldquo;consolidated guidance&rdquo;. The aim was to show the standards to which the UK holds itself and its intelligence agencies.The current rul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/is-the-uk-true-to-its-word-on-the-prevention-of-torture/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/is-the-uk-true-to-its-word-on-the-prevention-of-torture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anne Keast-Butler to become first female director of GCHQ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign secretary James Cleverly names new leader of UK intelligence agencyA woman will become the boss of GCHQ for the first time in its more than 100-year history when the current director steps down next month.The foreign secretary, James Cleverly, announced that Anne Keast-Butler has been appointed to succeed Sir Jeremy Fleming as head of the government&rsquo;s intelligence organisation. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/anne-keast-butler-to-become-first-female-director-of-gchq/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 12:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/anne-keast-butler-to-become-first-female-director-of-gchq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s like 45 years of torture’: searching for the bodies of the Troubles’ victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Without the remains of loved ones to grieve over, families feel the Northern Ireland conflict has not endedThe British army checkpoints and patrols and watchtowers are gone, but when Geoff Knupfer surveys the fields and bogs of Ireland&rsquo;s borderlands he sees a landscape still haunted by the Troubles.The remains of people murdered and clandestinely buried by the IRA lie concealed in the soil, their locations swallowed by time and secrecy. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/its-like-45-years-of-torture-searching-for-the-bodies-of-the-troubles-victims/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/its-like-45-years-of-torture-searching-for-the-bodies-of-the-troubles-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China sends warships and aircraft around Taiwan for second day]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina sent warships and aircraft near Taiwan for a second day on Friday and insisted the island remains &ldquo;an inseparable part of China&rdquo;, after President Tsai Ing-wen angered Beijing by meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Three Chinese warships sailed in waters surrounding the self-ruled island, while a fighter jet and an anti-submarine helicopter [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-sends-warships-and-aircraft-around-taiwan-for-second-day-80015/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-sends-warships-and-aircraft-around-taiwan-for-second-day/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2023 12:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-sends-warships-and-aircraft-around-taiwan-for-second-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killing Thatcher by Rory Carroll review – death in Brighton]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gripping inside story of the 1984 Brighton bombing, its victims, and its unintended consequences&ldquo;Today we were unlucky, but remember we have only to be lucky once, you will have to be lucky always.&rdquo; The IRA&rsquo;s statement after its bomb exploded in a bathroom on the sixth floor of the Grand Hotel, Brighton, in October 1984, was cleverly sinister but, with its repeated emphasis on luck, oddly airy. It took responsibility off the shoulders of the killers and placed it on those o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/killing-thatcher-by-rory-carroll-review-death-in-brighton/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2023 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/killing-thatcher-by-rory-carroll-review-death-in-brighton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan changes rules to allow aid to foreign militaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkJapan will begin offering aid to the militaries of &ldquo;like-minded countries&rdquo; under new rules announced Wednesday, as Tokyo builds a more proactive defence strategy to address growing regional threats. The new framework will be separate from other types of aid offered by Japan, and will specifically target &ldquo;enhancing the security and deterrence capabilities of like-minded [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-changes-rules-to-allow-aid-to-foreign-militaries-80010/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-changes-rules-to-allow-aid-to-foreign-militaries/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-changes-rules-to-allow-aid-to-foreign-militaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TikTok hit with UK fine, Australia government ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTikTok was dealt fresh setbacks Tuesday as Australia joined a list of Western nations banning the Chinese-owned apps from government devices and Britain fined it for allowing children under 13 to use the social media platform. The popular video-sharing app has come under growing pressure in Western countries, with the United States urging TikTok to [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/tiktok-hit-with-uk-fine-australia-government-ban-80006/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/tiktok-hit-with-uk-fine-australia-government-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/tiktok-hit-with-uk-fine-australia-government-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long NATO delay spells trouble for Sweden and alliance: experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkWhile Finland Tuesday became a full NATO member, Sweden&rsquo;s membership bid remains blocked, an &ldquo;embarrassing&rdquo; delay if short-lived but which could make Sweden more vulnerable and create problems within NATO if it drags on, experts told AFP. Finland became the 31st member of the military alliance after securing the last two ratifications needed from Hungary [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/long-nato-delay-spells-trouble-for-sweden-and-alliance-experts-80002/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/long-nato-delay-spells-trouble-for-sweden-and-alliance-experts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 12:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/long-nato-delay-spells-trouble-for-sweden-and-alliance-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s offensive hacking unit takes on military opponents and terrorist groups]]></title><description><![CDATA[National Cyber Force says it is engaged in ways to &lsquo;undermine tradecraft&rsquo; of Russian, Chinese and other state-sponsored hackers Britain&rsquo;s newly created offensive hacking unit, the National Cyber Force, has said it is engaged daily in operations to disrupt terrorist groups, distributors of child sexual abuse material and military opponents of the UK.An official paper, Responsible Cyber Power in Practice, is the first policy statement from the body and is intended to describe how]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uks-offensive-hacking-unit-takes-on-military-opponents-and-terrorist-groups/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uks-offensive-hacking-unit-takes-on-military-opponents-and-terrorist-groups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Operation Chiffon by Peter Taylor review – how they talked their way out of the Troubles]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this compelling account, the author and documentary-maker describes how decades of covert communications between the British government and the IRA eased the path to the Good Friday agreement &ndash; helped by an unlikely heroIn late November 1993, the Observer published a front-page story that astounded many of its readers and triggered political tremors across the UK, Ireland and beyond. Under the headline &ldquo;Major&rsquo;s secret links with IRA leadership revealed&rdquo;, the newspaper]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/operation-chiffon-by-peter-taylor-review-how-they-talked-their-way-out-of-the-troubles/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/operation-chiffon-by-peter-taylor-review-how-they-talked-their-way-out-of-the-troubles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia says fired anti-ship missiles at mock target in Sea of Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussia&rsquo;s defence ministry said Tuesday that its navy had fired test anti-ship missiles at mock targets in the Sea of Japan during military exercises. Russia&rsquo;s Pacific Fleet drills came a week after Tokyo&rsquo;s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Ukraine. Moscow holds regular drills off its Far East coast, but Tokyo said these were &ldquo;increasing&rdquo; and [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-fired-anti-ship-missiles-at-mock-target-in-sea-of-japan-79993/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-fired-anti-ship-missiles-at-mock-target-in-sea-of-japan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-fired-anti-ship-missiles-at-mock-target-in-sea-of-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockheed Developing Long Range Maneuverable Fires Missile For US Army]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army&rsquo;s Aviation and Missile Center has selected Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to develop an advanced propulsion Long Range Maneuverable Fires (LRMF) missile. The missile can be fired from existing Army launchers to defeat distant threats at ranges that significantly exceed those of the PrSM baseline. &ldquo;Lockheed Martin is partnering with the U.S. Army [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-developing-long-range-maneuverable-fires-missile-for-us-army-79988/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/lockheed-developing-long-range-maneuverable-fires-missile-for-us-army/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/lockheed-developing-long-range-maneuverable-fires-missile-for-us-army/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany delivers Leopard tanks to Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkGermany has delivered promised Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday, providing Kyiv with much-needed heavy weaponry against Russia. The delivery of what Scholz said were &ldquo;very modern&rdquo; German-made battle tanks comes some two months after Berlin finally gave the green light for them to be sent. Ukraine has appealed to [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-delivers-leopard-tanks-to-ukraine-79984/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-delivers-leopard-tanks-to-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-delivers-leopard-tanks-to-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland terrorism threat level rises to ‘severe’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Heaton-Harris tells MPs MI5 has increased level from &lsquo;substantial&rsquo;, meaning an attack is highly likelyPolitics live &ndash; latest updatesThe terrorism threat level in Northern Ireland has been increased from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is highly likely.In a written statement to MPs, the Northern Ireland secretary, Chris Heaton-Harris, said MI5 had increased the threat to Northern Ireland from Northern Ireland-related terrorism and the public should remain vigilant]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/northern-ireland-terrorism-threat-level-rises-to-severe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/northern-ireland-terrorism-threat-level-rises-to-severe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kremlin says won’t change plans on Belarus nuclear weapons]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Kremlin on Monday said Western criticism would not change plans announced by President Vladimir Putin to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus. The West condemned Putin&rsquo;s weekend announcement on placing the weapons in EU and NATO-bordering Belarus, triggering calls for new sanctions on Moscow. Ukraine said it was seeking an emergency meeting of [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/kremlin-says-wont-change-plans-on-belarus-nuclear-weapons-79998/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/kremlin-says-wont-change-plans-on-belarus-nuclear-weapons/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/kremlin-says-wont-change-plans-on-belarus-nuclear-weapons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: how a false name nearly exposed IRA plot to kill Margaret Thatcher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why did Brighton bomber Patrick Magee risk all by checking into the Grand hotel under the pseudonym of a fellow IRA member?Shortly after noon on 15 September 1984, a young, smartly dressed man walked into the Grand hotel at Brighton and asked for a room facing the sea. The receptionist offered number 629, on the sixth floor. The guest paid &pound;180 cash for three nights. On the registration card, he gave his nationality as English, his address as Braxfield Road, London, and his name as Roy Wal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/revealed-how-a-false-name-nearly-exposed-ira-plot-to-kill-margaret-thatcher/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/revealed-how-a-false-name-nearly-exposed-ira-plot-to-kill-margaret-thatcher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea says it tested new underwater nuclear attack ‘drone’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea claimed Friday it had tested an underwater nuclear attack drone able to unleash a &ldquo;radioactive tsunami&rdquo;, as it blamed recent US-South Korea exercises for a deteriorating regional security situation. Pyongyang carried out military drills of its own in response this week, the official Korean Central News Agency said, including test-firing a new nuclear-capable [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-says-it-tested-new-underwater-nuclear-attack-drone-799]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-says-it-tested-new-underwater-nuclear-attack-drone/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-says-it-tested-new-underwater-nuclear-attack-drone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese military says ‘warned’ US warship to leave S. China Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Chinese military said it warned a US warship to &ldquo;leave&rdquo; waters in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday, claims swiftly denied as &ldquo;false&rdquo; by American forces. China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea &mdash; a strategic waterway through which trillions of dollars in trade pass annually &mdash; despite an international [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-military-says-warned-us-warship-to-leave-s-china-sea-79976/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinese-military-says-warned-us-warship-to-leave-s-china-sea/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinese-military-says-warned-us-warship-to-leave-s-china-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO rejects Russian complaints on UK uranium ammo]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday dismissed Russian complaints about Britain&rsquo;s announcement that it will send Ukraine ammunition containing depleted uranium. Moscow on Wednesday warned of a &ldquo;serious&rdquo; escalation of the Ukraine crisis if London gives Kyiv the armour piercing rounds. &ldquo;NATO allies are following international rules and international law in everything they do in [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-rejects-russian-complaints-on-uk-uranium]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nato-rejects-russian-complaints-on-uk-uranium-ammo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nato-rejects-russian-complaints-on-uk-uranium-ammo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian navy ‘repelled’ drone attack on Crimea port]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Russian navy &ldquo;repelled&rdquo; a drone attack on the port of Sevastopol in Moscow-annexed Crimea early Wednesday, officials said. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said two women, who shot down two of the three drones, will be awarded and given cash bonuses. The peninsula, seized by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, is home to Moscow&rsquo;s Black [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-navy-repelled-drone-attack-on-crimea-port-79968/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russian-navy-repelled-drone-attack-on-crimea-port/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russian-navy-repelled-drone-attack-on-crimea-port/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ at 40: Battle of the satellites]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkForty years after US president Ronald Reagan stunned the nation and world with his &ldquo;Star Wars&rdquo; plan to take nuclear competition into outer space, a new battle of the satellites has emerged in the stratosphere. Largely because it far outpaced technology at the time, very little became of Reagan&rsquo;s March 23, 1983 declaration that the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/reagans-star-wars-at-40-battle-of-the-satellites-79964/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/reagans-star-wars-at-40-battle-of-the-satellites/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/reagans-star-wars-at-40-battle-of-the-satellites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plotters by Lizzie Dearden review – the terrorists who failed]]></title><description><![CDATA[From malfunctioning satnavs to dud bombs, the stories behind botched attacks on the UKJournalist Lizzie Dearden has been covering terrorism and extremism for about a decade. In her first book, Plotters, she looks at a series of botched terrorist attacks in the UK between 2017 and 2022, examining the attackers&rsquo; motivations and the reasons they failed. Sometimes it was down to luck: one would-be perpetrator got waylaid by a malfunctioning satnav; another mistakenly equipped his homemade bomb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/plotters-by-lizzie-dearden-review-the-terrorists-who-failed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/plotters-by-lizzie-dearden-review-the-terrorists-who-failed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China diplomatic offensive lays down new challenge for US]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkFew expect Chinese President Xi Jinping&rsquo;s diplomacy to yield breakthroughs on the Ukraine war. But in Washington, there are fears Beijing may succeed elsewhere &mdash; in winning credibility on the world stage. Xi pushed forward positions on Ukraine during two days of talks in Moscow, a week after China announced the restoration of ties between [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-diplomatic-offensive-lays-down-new-challenge-for-us-79957/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-diplomatic-offensive-lays-down-new-challenge-for-us/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-diplomatic-offensive-lays-down-new-challenge-for-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ham-fisted but humane: the BBC’s podcast about Shamima Begum raises vital questions | Zoe Williams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insisting it&rsquo;s wrong to give her a &lsquo;platform&rsquo; is childish: I&rsquo;m Not a Monster illustrates issues that may come to affect manyIn Wednesday&rsquo;s final episode of Josh Baker&rsquo;s gripping documentary about Shamima Begum, he visits a camp where the young woman from east London was once held. They call it the &ldquo;mini-caliphate&rdquo; because scores of children, radicalised by their mothers, hurl rocks at whomever they perceive as the infidel.A kid of about eight years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ham-fisted-but-humane-the-bbcs-podcast-about-shamima-begum-raises-vital-questions-zoe-williams/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ham-fisted-but-humane-the-bbcs-podcast-about-shamima-begum-raises-vital-questions-zoe-williams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Withdraw review of Prevent anti-radicalisation strategy, ministers urged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Civil society groups, community leaders and academics say &lsquo;ideologically led&rsquo; review of programme should be rejectedMore than 200 civil society organisations, community leaders and academics have called on the UK government to withdraw a controversial review of the Prevent programme, part of its counter-terrorism strategy.The Home Office accepted all 34 recommendations in the review from William Shawcross, a former chair of the Charity Commission who concluded that the Prevent progra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/withdraw-review-of-prevent-anti-radicalisation-strategy-ministers-urged/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 11:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/withdraw-review-of-prevent-anti-radicalisation-strategy-ministers-urged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea fires ‘long-range’ missile as S. Korea president heads to Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired a &ldquo;long-range ballistic missile&rdquo; Thursday, Seoul said, as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol headed to Tokyo for a summit to boost ties in the face of Pyongyang&rsquo;s growing aggression. The launch was North Korea&rsquo;s third show of force since Sunday and came as South Korea and the United States staged their [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-long-range-missile-as-s-korea-president-heads-to-japan-79947/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-long-range-missile-as-s-korea-president-heads-to-japan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 23:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-long-range-missile-as-s-korea-president-heads-to-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, Seoul says]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles Tuesday, Seoul said, Pyongyang&rsquo;s second launch in three days and the first since South Korea and the United States began their largest joint military drills in five years. Washington and Seoul have ramped up defence cooperation in the face of growing military and nuclear threats from the North, [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-two-ballistic-missiles-seoul-says-79943/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-two-ballistic-missiles-seoul-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-two-ballistic-missiles-seoul-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia to buy US nuclear subs in ambitious new pact]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAustralia has unveiled plans to buy up to five US nuclear-powered submarines, then build a new model with US and British technology under an ambitious plan to bulk up Western muscle across the Asia-Pacific in the face of a rising China. The announcement came Monday at an event at a San Diego, California, naval base [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-to-buy-us-nuclear-subs-in-ambitious-new-pact-79939/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/australia-to-buy-us-nuclear-subs-in-ambitious-new-pact/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 18:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/australia-to-buy-us-nuclear-subs-in-ambitious-new-pact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK refuses to say if it investigated reports of Syria drone strike casualties]]></title><description><![CDATA[MoD refuses to say whether it has looked into claims civilians were injured inDecember strikeBritain&rsquo;s Ministry of Defence is refusing to say whether it conducted an investigation into reports of civilian casualties after an RAF drone strike conducted against a terrorist target in northern Syria last December.Ben Wallace, the defence secretary, told MPs on Monday that a Reaper drone was used to attack &ldquo;a leading Daesh [Islamic State] member in al-Bab, northern Syria&rdquo; on 20 Dece]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-refuses-to-say-if-it-investigated-reports-of-syria-drone-strike-casualties/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-refuses-to-say-if-it-investigated-reports-of-syria-drone-strike-casualties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Size of UK’s nuclear submarine fleet could double under Aukus plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[First of new vessels expected to be seaworthy by the end of 2030s, with Australia receiving theirs in early 2040sThe UK&rsquo;s nuclear-powered submarine fleet could double in size as plans were revealed for the new &ldquo;Aukus&rdquo; vessels to be based on a British design.In a bid to counter the growing threat from China, the UK&rsquo;s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, vowed alongside his US and Australian counterparts to stand &ldquo;shoulder to shoulder&rdquo; to protect peace in the Indo-Pacif]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/size-of-uks-nuclear-submarine-fleet-could-double-under-aukus-plans/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 22:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/size-of-uks-nuclear-submarine-fleet-could-double-under-aukus-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK to design and build nuclear-powered submarines for ‘historic’ Aukus pact]]></title><description><![CDATA[First of new vessels expected to be seaworthy by the end of 2030s, with Australia receiving theirs in early 2040sThe UK&rsquo;s nuclear-powered submarine fleet is set to double in size as plans were revealed for the new &ldquo;Aukus&rdquo; vessels to be based on a British design.In a bid to counter the growing threat from China, the UK&rsquo;s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, vowed alongside his US and Australian counterparts to stand &ldquo;shoulder to shoulder&rdquo; to protect peace in the Indo-P]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-to-design-and-build-nuclear-powered-submarines-for-historic-aukus-pact/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 21:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-to-design-and-build-nuclear-powered-submarines-for-historic-aukus-pact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain to build nuclear-powered submarines for ‘historic’ Aukus pact]]></title><description><![CDATA[First of new vessels expected to be seaworthy by the end of 2030s, with Australia receiving theirs in early 2040sBritain&rsquo;s design has been chosen for a new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, as the leaders of the Aukus pact gathered in San Diego to declare they would stand &ldquo;shoulder to shoulder&rdquo; in the face of Chinese aggression.The security partnership, which military top brass believe is the most significant for Britain since the US helped it become one of the few nuclear p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/britain-to-build-nuclear-powered-submarines-for-historic-aukus-pact/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/britain-to-build-nuclear-powered-submarines-for-historic-aukus-pact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran says deal reached to buy Russian fighter jets]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIran has finalized a deal to buy Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, state media reported, as defence cooperation between the two countries deepens. The air force of sanctions-hit Iran has an ageing fleet of aircraft and has struggled to acquire spare parts to keep its warplanes in the air. In a statement to the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-says-deal-reached-to-buy-russian-su-35-fighter-jets-79934/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-says-deal-reached-to-buy-russian-fighter-jets/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 03:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-says-deal-reached-to-buy-russian-fighter-jets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Made in China: Saudi-Iran deal goes beyond Middle East, say analysts]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA surprise deal to restore ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran will reverberate across and beyond the Middle East, analysts said Friday, touching everything from Yemen&rsquo;s war to China&rsquo;s regional engagement. The agreement calls for the long-time rivals &ldquo;to resume diplomatic relations and reopen embassies and missions within two months&rdquo;. It ends the rupture that [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/made-in-china-saudi-iran-deal-goes-beyond-middle-east-say-analysts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/made-in-china-saudi-iran-deal-goes-beyond-middle-east-say-analysts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 03:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/made-in-china-saudi-iran-deal-goes-beyond-middle-east-say-analysts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea adopts war deterrence measures: state media]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea has decided to take &ldquo;important practical&rdquo; war deterrence measures, state media reported Sunday, a day before Seoul and Washington begin their largest joint military drills in five years. The decision was made at a meeting of the ruling party&rsquo;s military commission presided over by leader Kim Jong Un, according to the official Korean [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-adopts-war-deterrence-measures-state-media-79925/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-adopts-war-deterrence-measures-state-media/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 03:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-adopts-war-deterrence-measures-state-media/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Martyn’s law’ anti-terrorism bill to be published this spring, says Braverman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers promised legislation forcing venues to draw up plans to prevent attacks, in wake of Manchester Arena deaths, in DecemberA draft bill known as &ldquo;Martyn&rsquo;s law&rdquo;, aimed at forcing all venues to draw up plans to prevent terrorist attacks and ensure public safety, is on track to be published this spring, the home secretary told MPs on Monday.Suella Braverman&rsquo;s commitment came as MPs debated the critical third and final public report of the Manchester Arena terrorism in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/martyns-law-anti-terrorism-bill-to-be-published-this-spring-says-braverman/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/martyns-law-anti-terrorism-bill-to-be-published-this-spring-says-braverman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn’s law: anti-terror security rules for UK venues to be introduced after delay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suella Braverman told MPs draft legislation, named after Manchester Arena terror attack victim Martyn Hett, will be published in springA draft bill, dubbed &ldquo;Martyn&rsquo;s law&rdquo;, aimed at forcing all venues to draw up plans to prevent terror attacks and ensure public safety is on track to be published this spring, the home secretary told MPs on Monday.Suella Braverman&rsquo;s commitment came as MPs debated the critical third and final public report of the Manchester Arena terror inqui]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/martyns-law-anti-terror-security-rules-for-uk-venues-to-be-introduced-after-delay/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/martyns-law-anti-terror-security-rules-for-uk-venues-to-be-introduced-after-delay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MI5 failures led to the murder of our son, Jack Merritt]]></title><description><![CDATA[David and Anne Merritt, whose son was killed in the 2019 London Bridge terror attack, say their impression after the inquest is that MI5 is poor at observing known terrorists. Plus a letter by Christopher HillYou say in your editorial (3 March) that &ldquo;levels of secrecy that go beyond MI5&rsquo;s operational needs damage public confidence and breed conspiracy theories&rdquo;. The truth is more prosaic and infinitely more depressing. MI5 has avoided effective scrutiny of its operational failu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-failures-led-to-the-murder-of-our-son-jack-merritt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 19:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-failures-led-to-the-murder-of-our-son-jack-merritt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[M15 failures led to the murder of our son, Jack Merritt | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[David and Anne Merritt, whose son was killed in the 2019 London Bridge terror attack, say their impression after the inquest is that MI5 is poor at observing known terrorists. Plus a letter by Christopher HillYou say in your editorial (3 March) that &ldquo;levels of secrecy that go beyond MI5&rsquo;s operational needs damage public confidence and breed conspiracy theories&rdquo;. The truth is more prosaic and infinitely more depressing. MI5 has avoided effective scrutiny of its operational failu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/m15-failures-led-to-the-murder-of-our-son-jack-merritt-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 19:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/m15-failures-led-to-the-murder-of-our-son-jack-merritt-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When MI5’s secrecy endangers our safety | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[MI5 has had a questionable record when it comes to sharing vital information with the police, says Richard Norton-TaylorYour account of Sir John Saunders&rsquo; report on the Manchester Arena bombing refers to a communication breakdown between MI5 and counter-terrorism police (Manchester Arena inquiry: victims&rsquo; families respond to final report, 2 March). We have heard before how MI5 jealously guards its secrets, with potentially dangerous consequences.In its report on the London 7/7 bombin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/when-mi5s-secrecy-endangers-our-safety-letter/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2023 18:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/when-mi5s-secrecy-endangers-our-safety-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father of youngest Manchester Arena victim plans to sue MI5]]></title><description><![CDATA[Agency has &lsquo;most of the blame&rsquo;, says Andrew Roussos, whose eight-year-old daughter died in 2017 bombingThe father of the youngest victim of the Manchester Arena bombing has said he intends to sue MI5 as it has &ldquo;most of the blame&rdquo; for the attack.The security service&rsquo;s director general, Ken McCallum, issued a public apology after the inquiry into the May 2017 atrocity found it might have been prevented if MI5 had acted on intelligence received in the months before. Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/father-of-youngest-manchester-arena-victim-plans-to-sue-mi5/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2023 14:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/father-of-youngest-manchester-arena-victim-plans-to-sue-mi5/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MI5 told to share key facts with MPs after Manchester Arena security failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bombing inquiry brings call from terror watchdog for franker approach at spy agencyBritain&rsquo;s terror watchdog has called on the security services to ensure they promptly share any intelligence requested by MPs investigating the fallout of the Manchester Arena attack.Last week&rsquo;s public inquiry concluded that MI5 had missed a significant chance to take action that may have prevented the 2017 bombing that killed 22 people. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-told-to-share-key-facts-with-mps-after-manchester-arena-security-failures/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-told-to-share-key-facts-with-mps-after-manchester-arena-security-failures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on MI5’s missed opportunities: failures of analysis | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether lessons are learned by the security services should be a matter for democratic debateThe final report of the public inquiry into the Manchester Arena attack in May 2017, which left 22 people dead, offers revealing insights into how the bomber, Salman Abedi, ended up as a violent jihadist; and how the security services lost chances to prevent him from carrying out the deadly blast. Sir John Saunders, the inquiry&rsquo;s chairman, paints a quietly devastating portrait of wrong calls and se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-guardian-view-on-mi5s-missed-opportunities-failures-of-analysis-editorial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-guardian-view-on-mi5s-missed-opportunities-failures-of-analysis-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To stop the next Manchester attack, MI5 must find the next young man growing up in a petri dish of hate | Gaby Hinsliff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salman Abedi&rsquo;s family radicalised him, and the security services failed to contain that threatRamadan Abedi had done his best as a father, he insisted.He tried to intervene with his sons when he &ldquo;found their thinking is wrong&rdquo;, but it hadn&rsquo;t worked. He could almost have been shrugging off a set of flunked GCSEs, or some minor teenage brush with the law. But in fact that whiny, self-justifying message to his sister was written after his son Salman detonated a shrapnel-pack]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/to-stop-the-next-manchester-attack-mi5-must-find-the-next-young-man-growing-up-in-a-petri-dish-of-hate-gaby-hinsliff/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 18:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/to-stop-the-next-manchester-attack-mi5-must-find-the-next-young-man-growing-up-in-a-petri-dish-of-hate-gaby-hinsliff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quad powers concerned over militarisation in Asian seas]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States, Japan, India and Australia expressed concern Friday over the militarization of Asia&rsquo;s waters, in a veiled reference to China&rsquo;s growing presence in contested seas. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the foreign ministers of the other three nations assembled in New Delhi under the auspices of their Quad grouping. In a [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/quad-powers-concerned-over-militarisation-in-asian-seas-79921/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/quad-powers-concerned-over-militarisation-in-asian-seas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/quad-powers-concerned-over-militarisation-in-asian-seas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester Arena inquiry: victims’ families respond to final report]]></title><description><![CDATA[People who lost loved ones and their representatives speak out as MI5 is accused of a &lsquo;devastating&rsquo; failureFamilies of the victims of the Manchester Arena attack accused MI5 of a &ldquo;devastating&rdquo; failure after an official inquiry found the spy agency had missed a &ldquo;significant opportunity&rdquo; to stop the blast carried out by Salman Abedi. Here, they respond to the inquiry&rsquo;s verdict: Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/manchester-arena-inquiry-victims-families-respond-to-final-report/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 20:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/manchester-arena-inquiry-victims-families-respond-to-final-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester Arena inquiry lacks crucial details but is still hard reading for MI5]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two pieces of pre-attack intelligence cannot be made public but it would be unwise to be overly critical of reportIn a frustrating final report, the chair of the Manchester Arena inquiry half gets at the truth. Tasked with answering the most important question &ndash; could the suicide bombing at the Ariana Grande concert on 22 May 2017 have been prevented? &ndash; Sir John Saunders admits his approach will have &ldquo;raised more questions&rdquo; in the minds of the families of the 22 who lost]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/manchester-arena-inquiry-lacks-crucial-details-but-is-still-hard-reading-for-mi5/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 20:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/manchester-arena-inquiry-lacks-crucial-details-but-is-still-hard-reading-for-mi5/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester Arena attack: families accuse MI5 of ‘devastating’ failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comments come as official inquiry finds agency missed &lsquo;significant opportunity&rsquo; to prevent 2017 atrocity The families of victims of the Manchester Arena attack accused MI5 of a &ldquo;devastating&rdquo; failure after an official inquiry found the agency missed a &ldquo;significant opportunity&rdquo; to stop the deadliest terror plot in Britain since the 7 July 2005 attacks in London.A public inquiry led by Sir John Saunders concluded that there was a &ldquo;realistic possibility&rdqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/manchester-arena-attack-families-accuse-mi5-of-devastating-failure/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 18:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/manchester-arena-attack-families-accuse-mi5-of-devastating-failure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How family and Libya conflict radicalised Manchester Arena bomber]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents&rsquo; extremist views and civil war in the country of their birth set Salman Abedi on path to terrorismMI5 missed &lsquo;significant opportunity&rsquo; to prevent Manchester Arena bombingAlthough Salman Abedi was born in Manchester, on New Year&rsquo;s Eve in 1994, his path to becoming one of the UK&rsquo;s most deadly terrorists began in Libya, the country of his parents&rsquo; birth.It was from there that Ramadan Abedi and Samia Tabbal fled in 1993, claiming asylum in the UK on the ba]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/how-family-and-libya-conflict-radicalised-manchester-arena-bomber/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/how-family-and-libya-conflict-radicalised-manchester-arena-bomber/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MI5 missed ‘significant opportunity’ to prevent Manchester Arena bombing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report into atrocity concludes failure to act on intelligence means &lsquo;realistic possibility&rsquo; to stop plot was missedThe failure of MI5 to act swiftly on crucial intelligence was a &ldquo;significant missed opportunity&rdquo; to take action that might have prevented the Manchester Arena attack, a long-awaited report on the atrocity has concluded.Sir John Saunders, the chair of the Manchester Arena inquiry, said there was a &ldquo;realistic possibility&rdquo; that investigators could ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-missed-significant-opportunity-to-prevent-manchester-arena-bombing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 15:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-missed-significant-opportunity-to-prevent-manchester-arena-bombing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester Arena inquiry: MI5 braced for criticism in final report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victim&rsquo;s mother expects &lsquo;catalogue of mistakes&rsquo; to be exposed in Sir John Saunders&rsquo; report on 2017 atrocityThe mother of a victim of the Manchester Arena attack has said she expects &ldquo;a whole catalogue of mistakes&rdquo; to be laid bare when a landmark report on the atrocity is published on Thursday.MI5 is braced for criticism from the report, which will examine whether the deadliest terror attack in Britain since 7/7 could have been prevented. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/manchester-arena-inquiry-mi5-braced-for-criticism-in-final-report/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/manchester-arena-inquiry-mi5-braced-for-criticism-in-final-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is China’s game plan in Ukraine?]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina is playing an increasingly prominent role on the sidelines of Russia&rsquo;s war in Ukraine as the conflict drags on into its second year. From a &ldquo;position paper&rdquo; on resolving the war to allegations that Beijing may be mulling arms to Russia and meeting with close Moscow allies, here is a rundown of China&rsquo;s growing [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/what-is-chinas-game-plan-in-ukraine-79917/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/what-is-chinas-game-plan-in-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/what-is-chinas-game-plan-in-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House gives federal agencies 30 days to enforce TikTok ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe White House on Monday gave federal agencies 30 days to purge Chinese-owned video-snippet sharing app TikTok from all government-issued devices, setting a deadline to comply with a ban ordered by the US Congress. Office of Management and Budget director Shalanda Young in a memorandum called on government agencies within 30 days to &ldquo;remove and [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/white-house-gives-federal-agencies-30-days-to-enforce-tiktok-ban-79913/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/white-house-gives-federal-agencies-30-days-to-enforce-tiktok-ban/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/white-house-gives-federal-agencies-30-days-to-enforce-tiktok-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester Arena attack survivor demands ‘truth’ from MI5]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martin Hibbert, who was paralysed in attack, speaks out before inquiry publishes final report about atrocity A man left paralysed by the Manchester Arena attack has said he wants the truth and not &ldquo;excuses&rdquo; from MI5, as it faces damning criticism from an inquiry into the atrocity.Martin Hibbert said he wanted to know &ldquo;why it happened and how it happened&rdquo; when the inquiry publishes its long-anticipated final report about the blast on Thursday. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/manchester-arena-attack-survivor-demands-truth-from-mi5/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/manchester-arena-attack-survivor-demands-truth-from-mi5/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine intel chief sees no signs China plans to arm Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkUkraine&rsquo;s head of military intelligence has brushed aside claims that China is considering furnishing arms to Russia, telling US media that he saw no &ldquo;signs that such things are even being discussed&rdquo;. Senior US officials have said as recently as Sunday that they were &ldquo;confident&rdquo; China was considering providing lethal equipment to Moscow, with a [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-intel-chief-sees-no-signs-china-plans-to-arm-russia-79905/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ukraine-intel-chief-sees-no-signs-china-plans-to-arm-russia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 13:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ukraine-intel-chief-sees-no-signs-china-plans-to-arm-russia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finland moves closer to joining NATO without Sweden]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkFinland, which has one of Europe&rsquo;s longest borders with Russia, on Tuesday kicks off a parliamentary debate aimed at accelerating the country&rsquo;s bid to join NATO, increasing the likelihood it will leave neighbor and military partner Sweden behind. Spooked by Moscow&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine, Finland and Sweden dropped their decades-long policies of military non-alignment and [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/finland-moves-closer-to-joining-nato-without-sweden-79901/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/finland-moves-closer-to-joining-nato-without-sweden/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 13:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/finland-moves-closer-to-joining-nato-without-sweden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Border Force urged to ‘deprioritise’ gun and drugs searches to ease queues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Leaked emails show airport staff were guided to ease passenger waits during school holidaysAirport managers have asked Border Force officers to &ldquo;deprioritise&rdquo; customs work such as searching for guns and drugs in order to stop passport queues frustrating travellers.Leaked emails show that staff at Manchester airport were told this month that customs work should be carried out only if &ldquo;there is no likelihood of an excessive queue time&rdquo;.Any staff who are contingen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-border-force-urged-to-deprioritise-gun-and-drugs-searches-to-ease-queues/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-border-force-urged-to-deprioritise-gun-and-drugs-searches-to-ease-queues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Algeria and Russia aim to boost military ties]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe head of Algeria&rsquo;s army hosted Russia&rsquo;s top security official on Monday to discuss boosting their military ties, the defence ministry in Algiers said. General Said Chengriha said the visit of National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev reflected both countries&rsquo; &ldquo;firm desire to strengthen their historic and strategic partnership&hellip; in particular in the area of [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/algeria-and-russia-aim-to-boost-military-ties-7]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/algeria-and-russia-aim-to-boost-military-ties/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 10:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/algeria-and-russia-aim-to-boost-military-ties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to UK – terrorism adviser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government terrorism laws reviewer Jonathan Hall KC joins growing number of voices opposing exclusionA top government terrorism adviser is to say that Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to the UK, as the number of expert voices opposing her exclusion from Britain grows.Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, will say in a speech on Monday that Begum, who fled her east London home aged 15 to join Islamic State (IS) in Syria, could still pose a risk even though]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/shamima-begum-should-be-allowed-to-return-to-uk-terrorism-adviser/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/shamima-begum-should-be-allowed-to-return-to-uk-terrorism-adviser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamima Begum should be allowed return to UK, terrorism adviser to say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government terrorism laws reviewer Jonathan Hall KC joins growing number of voices opposing exclusionA top government terrorism adviser is to say that Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to the UK, as the number of expert voices opposing her exclusion from Britain grows.Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, will say in a speech on Monday that Begum, who fled her east London home aged 15 to join Islamic State (IS) in Syria, could still pose a risk even though]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/shamima-begum-should-be-allowed-return-to-uk-terrorism-adviser-to-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/shamima-begum-should-be-allowed-return-to-uk-terrorism-adviser-to-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real scandal of the Shamima Begum citizenship case | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former supreme court justice Jonathan Sumption on last week&rsquo;s ruling on the home secretary&rsquo;s decision to deprive Begum of her citizenship. Plus letters from Ilina Todorovska, Owen Stewart, Andrew Snowdon and Carmel BedfordProf Conor Gearty complains about the special immigration appeals commission&rsquo;s &ldquo;deference&rdquo; to the government in its judgment on Shamima Begum (Shamima Begum has shown up courts&rsquo; deference to this government. It&rsquo;s a worrying new era, 23]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-real-scandal-of-the-shamima-begum-citizenship-case-letters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2023 19:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-real-scandal-of-the-shamima-begum-citizenship-case-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin says Sarmat nuclear missile to be deployed this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday the new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile will be deployed this year following US reports that the weapon failed a recent test. The Sarmat &mdash; dubbed Satan 2 by Western analysts &mdash; is capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads and is among Russia&rsquo;s next-generation missiles that Putin has described as [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-says-sarmat-nuclear-missile-to-be-deployed-this-year-79896/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-says-sarmat-nuclear-missile-to-be-deployed-this-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-says-sarmat-nuclear-missile-to-be-deployed-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BAE Systems announces record military orders]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkBritish military equipment maker BAE Systems said Thursday that it won a record-high number of orders last year, the start of which saw Russia invade Ukraine. Orders totaled pound37.1 billion ($44.7 billion) in 2022, and BAE said it expected &ldquo;renewed importance of armored combat vehicles in the Ukraine conflict to benefit&rdquo; the group going forward. [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/bae-systems-announces-record-military-orders-79892/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/bae-systems-announces-record-military-orders/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/bae-systems-announces-record-military-orders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian deputies back Putin over nuclear arms treaty]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussian lawmakers on Wednesday unanimously approved the suspension of Moscow&rsquo;s participation in the New START arms treaty, which President Vladimir Putin announced a day earlier. New START, the last nuclear arms control pact between Russia and the United States, commits them to limiting their stockpile of nuclear warheads. The backing by both chambers of Russia&rsquo;s [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-deputies-back-putin-over-nuclear-arms-treaty-79888/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russian-deputies-back-putin-over-nuclear-arms-treaty/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russian-deputies-back-putin-over-nuclear-arms-treaty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa army defends naval drills with Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkSouth Africa&rsquo;s military on Wednesday defended its decision to host controversial naval exercises jointly staged with Russia and China and coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the Kremlin&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine. Originally slated to start last week, the exercise dubbed Mosi-II kicked off on Wednesday along South Africa&rsquo;s eastern coast. But coming on the eve [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-africa-army-defends-naval-drills-with-russia-79883/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/south-africa-army-defends-naval-drills-with-russia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/south-africa-army-defends-naval-drills-with-russia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamima Begum's lawyers vow to fight decision after she loses UK citizenship appeal &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Begum's lawyers say they will fight the decision of the special immigration appeals commission after the UK-born Begum lost her appeal against the decision to remove her British citizenship. She was 15 when, in 2015, she left her home in east London with two school friends to travel to Syria.<br />
In February 2019, the then home secretary, Sajid Javid, stripped her of<br />
her British citizenship after she was discovered in a refugee camp innorth-east Syria. Gareth Peirce, a lawyer for Begum, says the imp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/shamima-begums-lawyers-vow-to-fight-decision-after-she-loses-uk-citizenship-appeal-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/shamima-begums-lawyers-vow-to-fight-decision-after-she-loses-uk-citizenship-appeal-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamima Begum ruling deals bitter blow to chances of UK return]]></title><description><![CDATA[Past supreme court ruling meant Siac judges found themselves unable to contradict home secretaryAlmost exactly four years after she was stripped of her citizenship, Shamima Begum&rsquo;s hopes of returning to the UK have been dealt a bitter blow, with the special immigration appeals commission (Siac) upholding the home secretary&rsquo;s decision.It is the latest development &ndash; and unlikely to be the last &ndash; in a legal fight that Begum&rsquo;s family began in March 2019, one month after]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/shamima-begum-ruling-deals-bitter-blow-to-chances-of-uk-return/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 15:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/shamima-begum-ruling-deals-bitter-blow-to-chances-of-uk-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamima Begum case: lawyers can appeal but only on point of law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Past supreme court ruling meant Siac judges found themselves unable to contradict home secretaryAlmost exactly four years from being stripped of her citizenship, Shamima Begum&rsquo;s, hopes of returning to the UK have been dealt a bitter blow with the special immigration appeals commission (Siac) upholding the home secretary&rsquo;s decision.It is the latest development &ndash; and unlikely to be the last &ndash; in a legal fight that Begum&rsquo;s family began in March 2019, one month after th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/shamima-begum-case-lawyers-can-appeal-but-only-on-point-of-law/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 15:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/shamima-begum-case-lawyers-can-appeal-but-only-on-point-of-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamima Begum loses appeal against removal of British citizenship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Special immigration appeals commission decides revocation of her citizenship was lawfulUK politics live &ndash; latest news updatesShamima Begum, who left Britain as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State (IS), has lost an appeal against the decision to remove her British citizenship.At a five-day hearing in November, Begum, who was 15 when she left her home in east London with two school friends in 2015 to travel to Syria, challenged the decision taken by the then-home secretary, Sajid Javid, in 20]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/shamima-begum-loses-appeal-against-removal-of-british-citizenship/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/shamima-begum-loses-appeal-against-removal-of-british-citizenship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US says China mulling arming Russia in Ukraine war]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States on Sunday accused China of considering arming Russia in its war against Ukraine, ratcheting up tensions as the conflict hits its one-year mark this week. Secretary of State Antony Blinken leveled the allegations as US-Chinese relations have been further tested by Washington&rsquo;s shooting down this month of what it said was a [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-china-mulling-arming-russia-in-ukraine-war-79879/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-says-china-mulling-arming-russia-in-ukraine-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 05:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-says-china-mulling-arming-russia-in-ukraine-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli strike in Damascus kills 15: monitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAn Israeli missile strike killed 15 people and destroyed a residential building in the Syrian capital of Damascus, a war monitor said Sunday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strike, which hit close to an Iranian cultural center, had killed 15 people including civilians. Since the beginning of the war in Syria in [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-strike-in-damascus-kills-15-monitor-79871/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israeli-strike-in-damascus-kills-15-monitor/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 05:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israeli-strike-in-damascus-kills-15-monitor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan, China agree to hold senior-level defence talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkJapanese and Chinese officials will hold senior-level security discussions next week for the first time since February 2019, Tokyo&rsquo;s top diplomat said Saturday. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi held a meeting for nearly an hour Saturday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany, his office said [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-china-agree-to-hold-senior-level-defence-talks-79867/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-china-agree-to-hold-senior-level-defence-talks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 05:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-china-agree-to-hold-senior-level-defence-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea says it fired ICBM as warning to US, Seoul]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea said Sunday it had test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile as a warning to Washington and Seoul, saying the successful &ldquo;surprise&rdquo; drill demonstrated Pyongyang&rsquo;s capacity to launch a &ldquo;fatal nuclear counterattack&rdquo;. In response, the US and South Korea staged joint air drills featuring a strategic bomber and stealth fighter jets, Seoul said. North Korean [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-says-it-fired-icbm-as-warning-to-us]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-says-it-fired-icbm-as-warning-to-us-seoul/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 05:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-says-it-fired-icbm-as-warning-to-us-seoul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Countries urge action for rules on AI use in war]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkCountries including the United States and China called Thursday for urgent action to regulate the development and growing use of artificial intelligence in warfare, warning that the technology &ldquo;could have unintended consequences&rdquo;. A two-day meet in The Hague involving more than 60 countries took the first steps towards establishing international rules on use of AI [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/countries-urge-action-for-rules-on-ai-use-in-war-79875/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/countries-urge-action-for-rules-on-ai-use-in-war/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2023 05:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/countries-urge-action-for-rules-on-ai-use-in-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met police and MI5 foil 15 plots by Iran against British or UK-based ‘enemies’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attempted assassinations and abductions made public as Iranian broadcaster forced to quit London for US after safety concerns Police and the security services have foiled 15 plots by Iran to either kidnap or kill British or UK-based individuals it considers &ldquo;enemies of the regime&rdquo;, counter-terrorism police revealed on Saturday.The toll of attempted assassinations and abductions was made public hours after a London-based Iranian broadcaster announced it had moved operations to the US]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/met-police-and-mi5-foil-15-plots-by-iran-against-british-or-uk-based-enemies/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2023 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/met-police-and-mi5-foil-15-plots-by-iran-against-british-or-uk-based-enemies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Counter-terror chief reveals ‘real threat’ of school terror plots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police stopped &lsquo;eight late-stage terror plots&rsquo; in the past yearOfficers have been forced to step in and stop the &ldquo;real threat&rdquo; of teenagers plotting US-style attacks on schools, the head of counter-terrorism policing has revealed.Matt Jukes said there are growing numbers of reports of children fixated on coverage of mass shootings, with more young men &ndash; and boys as young as 13 &ndash; coming to police attention as potential terrorist threats of all kinds. Continue r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/counter-terror-chief-reveals-real-threat-of-school-terror-plots/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 18:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/counter-terror-chief-reveals-real-threat-of-school-terror-plots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of course China’s balloon was spying. States all spy on each other – and we all benefit | Jonathan Steele]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest standoff has sparked international hysteria. But the more countries know about friends and enemies, the betterLong ago, in May 1960, an American U-2 spy plane took off from Pakistan to fly at high altitude across the Soviet Union as part of a mission to photograph key facilities and military sites on behalf of the CIA. The Russians saw it and shot it down. The pilot, Gary Powers, managed to descend by parachute and was arrested. In Washington, the Eisenhower administration lied about]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/of-course-chinas-balloon-was-spying-states-all-spy-on-each-other-and-we-all-benefit-jonathan-steele/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/of-course-chinas-balloon-was-spying-states-all-spy-on-each-other-and-we-all-benefit-jonathan-steele/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO debates raising defense spending target]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNATO members relaunched debate Wednesday on the thorny issue of ramping up national defence spending targets as Russia&rsquo;s war on Ukraine has upended security. Moscow&rsquo;s nearly year-long all-out invasion of its neighbor has seen a string of European allies commit to spending billions more on their armed forces. Some at the US-led Western military alliance [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-debates-raising-defense-spending-target-79859/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nato-debates-raising-defense-spending-target/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 14:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nato-debates-raising-defense-spending-target/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine’s allies work to keep arms flowing]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkUkraine&rsquo;s Western backers will meet for a second day on Wednesday looking to speed up deliveries of ammunition and arms to Kyiv, which is also demanding fighter jets. After securing commitments for tanks, air defences and precision missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has doubled down on his plea for Western aircraft. But allies meeting at [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraines-allies-work-to-keep-arms-flowing-79855/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ukraines-allies-work-to-keep-arms-flowing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ukraines-allies-work-to-keep-arms-flowing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine war boosts NATO, but China concerns the US: think-tank]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe conflict in Ukraine &ldquo;has given NATO renewed purpose&rdquo; and spurred Eastern Europe to ditch Soviet-era equipment, but China&rsquo;s military modernization remains the United States&rsquo; chief concern, a British think-tank said Wednesday. The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said that around 20 countries in Europe &ldquo;announced either immediate uplifts to defence spending or a [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-war-boosts-nato-but-china-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ukraine-war-boosts-nato-but-china-concerns-the-us-think-tank/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ukraine-war-boosts-nato-but-china-concerns-the-us-think-tank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US jets intercept Russian aircraft near Alaska]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTwo American F-16 warplanes intercepted four Russian aircraft near Alaska, the joint US-Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said Tuesday. The &ldquo;routine&rdquo; intercept of the Russian planes &mdash; which included Tu-95 bomber and Su-35 fighter aircraft &mdash; occurred Monday, NORAD said in a statement. &ldquo;Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-jets-intercept-russian-aircraft-near-a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-jets-intercept-russian-aircraft-near-alaska/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-jets-intercept-russian-aircraft-near-alaska/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese cameras leave British police vulnerable to spying, says watchdog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warning in surveillance commissioner&rsquo;s report comes after Chinese CCTV cameras banned from government propertyBritish police are leaving themselves open to spying by Beijing because of their reliance on Chinese-made cameras, according to a report from the government&rsquo;s independent watchdog on surveillance.Most forces across England and Wales use camera equipment that is either made in China or contains important Chinese components, the biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinese-cameras-leave-british-police-vulnerable-to-spying-says-watchdog/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinese-cameras-leave-british-police-vulnerable-to-spying-says-watchdog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK fighter jets always on standby, Sunak says after US shoots down objects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister will do &lsquo;everything it takes&rsquo; to keep country safe as Britain conducts security reviewUS shoots down &lsquo;octagonal&rsquo; flying object near military sites in MichiganUK fighter jets are on standby to shoot down Chinese spy balloons if any are spotted in British air space, the prime minister has said.Rishi Sunak said Typhoon planes were ready at all times in case the UK came under threat from balloons such as the one US officials said they shot down last week. Conti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-fighter-jets-always-on-standby-sunak-says-after-us-shoots-down-objects/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-fighter-jets-always-on-standby-sunak-says-after-us-shoots-down-objects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK counter-terrorism report author accused of basing conclusions on ‘handful of cases’]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Shawcross analysed just six Channel cases before calling for more focus on Islamist extremism, say criticsThe author of a controversial review into Britain&rsquo;s counter-terrorism strategy has been accused of failing to do his job properly because he attended only a handful of the thousands of meetings of its key deradicalisation programme.William Shawcross was appointed to review Prevent, the government&rsquo;s counter-extremism programme, in January 2021. Last week his controversial]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-counter-terrorism-report-author-accused-of-basing-conclusions-on-handful-of-cases/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2023 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-counter-terrorism-report-author-accused-of-basing-conclusions-on-handful-of-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prevent doesn’t stop radicalisation, and the Shawcross plan will just make it worse | Kenan Malik]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much of the thinking behind the counter-terror strategy is false. Expanding its remit and closing down criticism won&rsquo;t helpWhich poses the greater threat: Islamist or far-right terror? That has become the focus of much of the debate around William Shawcross&rsquo;s review of Britain&rsquo;s Prevent anti-terror strategy published last week.Most people with knowledge of the issue accept that while far-right terror is the fastest growing threat, Islamist terrorism remains the biggest problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prevent-doesnt-stop-radicalisation-and-the-shawcross-plan-will-just-make-it-worse-kenan-malik/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2023 08:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prevent-doesnt-stop-radicalisation-and-the-shawcross-plan-will-just-make-it-worse-kenan-malik/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m a counter-terrorism expert, and I fear Suella Braverman’s new plan to stop attacks may well increase them | Neil Basu]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Prevent review condemns the policy&rsquo;s focus on those at risk ofradicalisation &ndash; but if we don&rsquo;t get to them early, someone else willNeil Basu was assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan policeI first called for an independent review of Prevent in 2016 because I wanted people to see the importance of the counter-terrorism strategy and support it - especially the project&rsquo;s author and owner, the government.Now it&rsquo;s here, the review, led by William Shawcross, is v]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/im-a-counter-terrorism-expert-and-i-fear-suella-bravermans-new-plan-to-stop-attacks-may-well-increase-them-neil-basu/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 14:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/im-a-counter-terrorism-expert-and-i-fear-suella-bravermans-new-plan-to-stop-attacks-may-well-increase-them-neil-basu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Prevent review feeds a political lie: that fighting the far right lets Islamist terrorists off the hook | Sunder Katwala]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many hoped for an impartial examination of the threat, what works and what doesn&rsquo;t. Those hopes have been dashedWilliam Shawcross&rsquo;s review of Prevent has been a long time coming. It was not only four years, but also four prime ministers ago that Theresa May&rsquo;s government committed to an independent review. That had been championed by former counter-terror reviewer Lord Anderson as a way to defuse the polarised debates about the role of Prevent, and encourage more focus on the ev]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-prevent-review-feeds-a-political-lie-that-fighting-the-far-right-lets-islamist-terrorists-off-the-hook-sunder-katwala/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 19:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-prevent-review-feeds-a-political-lie-that-fighting-the-far-right-lets-islamist-terrorists-off-the-hook-sunder-katwala/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prevent review condemned for ‘anti-Muslim prejudice’]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Shawcross&rsquo;s review said government&rsquo;s programme needed to concentrate more on Islamist extremismA controversial and long-awaited report that claimed the government&rsquo;s Prevent counter-terrorism programme needed to concentrate more on Islamist extremism has been severely criticised as &ldquo;deeply prejudiced&rdquo; and having &ldquo;no legitimacy&rdquo;.William Shawcross&rsquo;s review of Prevent delivered 34 recommendations after months of delays caused by ministerial tus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prevent-review-condemned-for-anti-muslim-prejudice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 18:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prevent-review-condemned-for-anti-muslim-prejudice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former counter-terror chief hits out at ‘insulting’ findings of Prevent review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neil Basu claims parts of government-backed review of scheme are driven by &lsquo;rightwing viewpoint&rsquo;Britain&rsquo;s former top counter-terrorism officer has said parts of the government-backed review of Prevent appear to be driven by a rightwing ideology and are &ldquo;insulting&rdquo; to professionals fighting to stop attacks on Britain&rsquo;s streets.Neil Basu, the head of counter-terrorism policing until 2021, revealed his concerns after a review of the official scheme to divert peop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/former-counter-terror-chief-hits-out-at-insulting-findings-of-prevent-review/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 18:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/former-counter-terror-chief-hits-out-at-insulting-findings-of-prevent-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prevent scheme failing to tackle ‘non-violent Islamist extremism’, review says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government has accepted all 34 recommendations made in 188-page report on anti-terrorism schemeThe UK government&rsquo;s Prevent programme, which aims to stop people turning to terrorism, is not doing enough to tackle &ldquo;non-violent Islamist extremism&rdquo;, a review has found.The assessment, ordered by Priti Patel as home secretary in 2019 and led by the former Charity Commission chairman William Shawcross, found Prevent &ldquo;has a double standard when dealing with the extreme right wing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prevent-scheme-failing-to-tackle-non-violent-islamist-extremism-review-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/prevent-scheme-failing-to-tackle-non-violent-islamist-extremism-review-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review of UK Prevent strategy to call for more focus on Islamist terrorism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report on counter-extremism programme to say attention must shift to Islamist radicalisation instead of rightwing terrorismA long-awaited report on the government&rsquo;s counter-extremism programme is expected to call for its focus to shift more towards Islamist terrorism instead of rightwing terrorism.Wednesday&rsquo;s publication of William Shawcross&rsquo;s review into Prevent follows months of delays caused by ministerial tussles over redactions and the language in the report, sources said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/review-of-uk-prevent-strategy-to-call-for-more-focus-on-islamist-terrorism/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 20:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/review-of-uk-prevent-strategy-to-call-for-more-focus-on-islamist-terrorism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Defense Systems, Long-Range Fires Capability to be Sent to Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Defense Department today announced a new package of security assistance for Ukraine. This includes the authorization of a presidential drawdown of security assistance, valued at up to $425 million, as well as $1.75 billion in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative funds. Today&rsquo;s announcement includes critical air defense capabilities to help Ukraine defend its people as [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/air-defense-systems-long-range-fires-capability-to-be-sent-to-ukrain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/air-defense-systems-long-range-fires-capability-to-be-sent-to-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/air-defense-systems-long-range-fires-capability-to-be-sent-to-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m not Snow White. I have to think like a criminal’: how I became a burglar for hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jenny Radcliffe is a professional &lsquo;people hacker&rsquo; &ndash; someone who claims she can get past anyone and get in anywhere. No building is secure. How does she do it? Plus, an extract from her memoir&lsquo;Do I look like someone to mess with?&rdquo; says Jenny Radcliffe, folding her arms in a really-don&rsquo;t-mess-with-me kind of way. Her tattoos seem to be making the point, too. On her left forearm is a Latin phrase &ndash; facta non verba, actions not words &ndash; with a pair of d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/im-not-snow-white-i-have-to-think-like-a-criminal-how-i-became-a-burglar-for-hire/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/im-not-snow-white-i-have-to-think-like-a-criminal-how-i-became-a-burglar-for-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh school accused of discrimination by ex-spy is cleared]]></title><description><![CDATA[St George&rsquo;s school asked to improve procedures after complaint from former al-Qaida mole Aimen DeanA Scottish private school accused of discrimination by a former MI6 agent who spied inside al-Qaida has been cleared of wrongdoing but asked to improve how it handles disputes with parents.St George&rsquo;s school in Edinburgh was accused by Aimen Dean, a former bombmaker who was regarded as one of the west&rsquo;s most important moles inside al-Qaida, of repeatedly discriminating against his]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/edinburgh-school-accused-of-discrimination-by-ex-spy-is-cleared/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/edinburgh-school-accused-of-discrimination-by-ex-spy-is-cleared/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majority of Finns want to join NATO before Sweden: poll]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA majority of Finns want to go ahead and join NATO even if Sweden&rsquo;s membership is delayed, a poll suggested Thursday, after Turkey said it could accept Finland without Sweden. More than half of respondents, 53 percent, replied negatively when asked &ldquo;whether Finland should wait for Sweden&rdquo; even &ldquo;if it takes longer to ratify Sweden&rsquo;s [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/majority-of-finns-want-to-join-nato-before-sweden-poll-79837/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/majority-of-finns-want-to-join-nato-before-sweden-poll/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 02:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/majority-of-finns-want-to-join-nato-before-sweden-poll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon tracking Chinese spy balloon over US]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Pentagon said Thursday that it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon flying high over the United States that appeared to be surveilling highly sensitive nuclear weapons sites. At President Joe Biden&rsquo;s request, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and top military officials considered shooting the balloon down but decided doing so would endanger too many people [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-tracking-chinese-spy-balloon-over-us-79833/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pentagon-tracking-chinese-spy-balloon-over-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 02:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pentagon-tracking-chinese-spy-balloon-over-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green light for Omagh bombing inquiry is belated win in long campaign for truth]]></title><description><![CDATA[No one ever convicted of deadliest atrocity of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s Troubles, but injured and bereaved may be closer to knowing full storyThe government&rsquo;s decision to hold an inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing is the result of a long, lonely campaign by some of the injured and bereaved for truth and justice.Chris Heaton-Harris&rsquo;s announcement on Thursday about an independent statutory inquiry raises hope for the former, not the latter. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/green-light-for-omagh-bombing-inquiry-is-belated-win-in-long-campaign-for-truth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 19:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/green-light-for-omagh-bombing-inquiry-is-belated-win-in-long-campaign-for-truth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK government announces independent inquiry into 1998 Omagh bombing – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The British government will hold an independent statutory inquiry into the 1998 Omagh car bombing, the&nbsp;Northern Ireland&nbsp;secretary, Chris Heaton-Harris, has announced. The atrocity killed 29 people and injured 220 on 15 August 1998, four months after the Good Friday agreement. The inquiry announcement follows&nbsp; a high court judge&rsquo;s&nbsp;recommendation in 2021&nbsp;that the government should carry out a human rights-compliant investigation into alleged security failings before]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-government-announces-independent-inquiry-into-1998-omagh-bombing-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-government-announces-independent-inquiry-into-1998-omagh-bombing-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omagh bombing: independent inquiry announced into 1998 attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Car bomb killed 29 people in deadliest atrocity of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s TroublesThe British government will hold an independent statutory inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing, the Northern Ireland secretary has announced.Chris Heaton-Harris told the House of Commons on Thursday that he intended to establish an inquiry into the atrocity that claimed 29 lives and injured 220 people on 15 August 1998, four months after the Good Friday agreement. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/omagh-bombing-independent-inquiry-announced-into-1998-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 14:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/omagh-bombing-independent-inquiry-announced-into-1998-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK court examines legality of resuming Saudi arms sales]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkLondon&rsquo;s High Court on Tuesday examined the legality of a decision by the UK to renew sales of arms to Saudi Arabia that could be used in the war in Yemen. The case has been brought by UK-based NGO, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), which accuses the government of contributing to breaches of international law [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-court-examines-legality-of-resuming-saudi-arms-sales-79829/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-court-examines-legality-of-resuming-saudi-arms-sales/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-court-examines-legality-of-resuming-saudi-arms-sales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI voice tool ‘misused’ as deepfakes flood web forum]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA British AI firm said it was rethinking its &ldquo;safeguards&rdquo; after its audio tool was used to clone celebrity voices and have them say racist and homophobic slurs. Eleven Labs tweeted on Monday that it had been a &ldquo;crazy weekend&rdquo; and admitted to finding &ldquo;an increasing number of voice cloning misuse cases&rdquo; just days after [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/ai-voice-tool-misused-as-deepfakes-flood-web-forum-79825/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ai-voice-tool-misused-as-deepfakes-flood-web-forum/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ai-voice-tool-misused-as-deepfakes-flood-web-forum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO chief hails Japan plans to expand defence spending]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNATO&rsquo;s chief on Wednesday applauded Japan&rsquo;s plan to double its defence spending, saying that the pledge reflected the country&rsquo;s resolve for greater security involvement in a volatile world. Speaking in Tokyo, Jens Stoltenberg said Japan&rsquo;s renewed focus on security made the nation &ldquo;even more&rdquo; of a partner &ldquo;for peace&rdquo;. &ldquo;I am glad that Japan is [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-chief-hails-japan-plans-to-expand-defence-spendi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nato-chief-hails-japan-plans-to-expand-defence-spending/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nato-chief-hails-japan-plans-to-expand-defence-spending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France to send more mobile artillery to Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkFrance will ship 12 more Caesar truck-mounted howitzers and fresh air defence equipment to Ukraine to bolster the fight against Russian invaders, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Tuesday. The artillery pieces, adding to 18 already delivered, would be financed from a 200-million-euro ($217-million) pot France set up to fund arms for Kyiv, Lecornu told a [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-to-send-more-mobile-artillery-to-ukraine-79817/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/france-to-send-more-mobile-artillery-to-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/france-to-send-more-mobile-artillery-to-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poland not in talks to send F-16s to Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkPoland is not in talks to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, a deputy defence minister said Tuesday, a day after the US ruled out delivering fighter jets to the war-torn country. &ldquo;There are no official discussions on transferring F-16s at the moment,&rdquo; Poland&rsquo;s Wojciech Skurkiewicz told AFP. Poland currently has 48 American-made F-16 warplanes. [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/poland-not-in-talks-to-send-f-16s-to-ukraine-79813/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/poland-not-in-talks-to-send-f-16s-to-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/poland-not-in-talks-to-send-f-16s-to-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hungary blasts Sweden’s ‘stupidity’ on NATO row with Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkHungary accused Sweden of &ldquo;stupidity&rdquo; Tuesday over an extremist incident in Stockholm that led Turkey to suspend NATO accession talks with the Nordic country and its neighbor Finland. Turkey and Hungary remain the only members of the 30-nation Western defence alliance to have failed to ratify the membership bids by Sweden and Finland. But a [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/hungary-blasts-swedens-stupidity-on-nato-row-with-turkey-79809/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/hungary-blasts-swedens-stupidity-on-nato-row-with-turkey/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/hungary-blasts-swedens-stupidity-on-nato-row-with-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US says Russia not complying with last remaining nuclear treaty]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States said Tuesday that Russia was not complying with New START, the last remaining arms control treaty between the world&rsquo;s two main nuclear powers, as tensions soar over the Ukraine war. Responding to a request from Congress, the State Department faulted Russia for suspending inspections and canceling talks but did not accuse Moscow [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-russia-not-complying-with-last-remaining-nuclear-treaty-79805/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-says-russia-not-complying-with-last-remaining-nuclear-treaty/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-says-russia-not-complying-with-last-remaining-nuclear-treaty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK police removing ‘large amount’ of online gun-making guides]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Fears growing that far-right extremists are producing 3D-printed firearms to use on streets of BritainCounter-terrorism police are removing &ldquo;a large amount&rdquo; of homemade gun-making guides from the internet amid fears that far-right extremists are producing 3D-printed firearms to use on the streets of Britain.Detectives have said DIY guns are increasingly viable and include semi-automatic weapons that can fire multiple rounds at a time. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-police-removing-large-amount-of-online-gun-making-guides/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 11:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-police-removing-large-amount-of-online-gun-making-guides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met police urged to prosecute Iranian accused of backing Rushdie fatwa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers are reviewing a dossier accusing Sayed Ataollah Mohajerani, who lives in London, of encouraging terrorismThe Metropolitan police is being urged to crack down on Iranian terrorism in the UK by prosecuting a former senior Iranian government official accused of advocating the fatwa against Sir Salman Rushdie.The Metropolitan police has been studying a legal dossier accusing Sayed Ataollah Mohajerani, who lives in Britain, of encouraging terrorism contrary to the 2006 Terror Act. He denies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/met-police-urged-to-prosecute-iranian-accused-of-backing-rushdie-fatwa/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/met-police-urged-to-prosecute-iranian-accused-of-backing-rushdie-fatwa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Indian military jets crash, one pilot killed]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTwo Indian Air Force fighter jets crashed Saturday, killing one pilot and injuring two others, in an apparent mid-air collision while on exercises south of the capital New Delhi. The crash is the latest in a string of military aircraft accidents at a time when the government is trying to modernise its armed forces and [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/two-indian-military-jets-crash-one-pilot-killed-79801/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/two-indian-military-jets-crash-one-pilot-killed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/two-indian-military-jets-crash-one-pilot-killed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior US general warns of possible looming war with China]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA four-star US Air Force general has warned of a conflict with China as early as 2025 &mdash; most likely over Taiwan &mdash; and urged his commanders to push their units to achieve maximum operational battle readiness this year. In an internal memorandum that first emerged on social media on Friday, and was later confirmed [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/senior-us-general-warns-of-possible-looming-war-with-china-79797/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/senior-us-general-warns-of-possible-looming-war-with-china/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2023 04:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/senior-us-general-warns-of-possible-looming-war-with-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France could meet Ukraine’s demand for fighter jets]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkFrance is reportedly considering the possibility of supplying Ukraine with fighter jets, as the country seeks to upgrade its air force capabilities. Ukraine has been facing difficulties in obtaining new fighter jets due to ongoing tensions with Russia, but France&rsquo;s potential involvement could help to fill the gap. The news of France&rsquo;s potential involvement in [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-could-meet-ukraines-demand-for-fighter-jets-79792/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/france-could-meet-ukraines-demand-for-fighter-jets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 19:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/france-could-meet-ukraines-demand-for-fighter-jets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denmark in talks with Israel to replace howitzers donated to Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAfter pledging all 19 of its French-made Caesar howitzers to Ukraine, Denmark is in talks with Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems for new mobile artillery to plug a &ldquo;critical gap&rdquo;. The defence ministry said late Thursday that negotiations were on &ldquo;with the manufacturer Elbit Systems for the delivery of ATMOS artillery pieces and PULS rocket [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/denmark-in-talks-with-israel-to-replace-howitzers-donated-to-ukraine-79787/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/denmark-in-talks-with-israel-to-replace-howitzers-donated-to-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 15:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/denmark-in-talks-with-israel-to-replace-howitzers-donated-to-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel, Gaza militants trade missiles after deadly West Bank raid]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIsrael launched air strikes on Gaza Friday in response to militant rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave, as tensions rose following the deadliest army raid on the occupied West Bank in years. Israel said it had carried out at least two rounds of strikes targeting Hamas Islamists, following waves of rocket launches towards southern Israel. [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-gaza-militants-trade-missiles-after-deadly-west-bank-raid-79782/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israel-gaza-militants-trade-missiles-after-deadly-west-bank-raid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 15:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israel-gaza-militants-trade-missiles-after-deadly-west-bank-raid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leopard tanks to arrive in Ukraine around late March: Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkLeopard tanks pledged by Germany to help Ukraine repel Russia&rsquo;s invasion will arrive in &ldquo;late March, early April&rdquo;, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday. Training of Ukrainian troops on German Marder infantry fighting vehicles will start in the next few days, he added, &ldquo;and for the Ukrainian soldiers who will be trained on the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/leopard-tanks-to-arrive-in-ukraine-around-late-march-germany-79777/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/leopard-tanks-to-arrive-in-ukraine-around-late-march-germany/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 15:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/leopard-tanks-to-arrive-in-ukraine-around-late-march-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US targets Chinese firm for helping Russian group in Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Chinese company for allegedly providing satellite imagery of Ukraine to help Russia&rsquo;s Wagner mercenary group, while American lawmakers pushed for stronger action against Beijing. The Treasury Department and State Department announced a slew of actions as they formally designated the Wagner Group as a transnational criminal [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-targets-chinese-firm-for-helping-russian-group-in-ukraine-79773/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-targets-chinese-firm-for-helping-russian-group-in-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 15:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-targets-chinese-firm-for-helping-russian-group-in-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK teenager sentenced over far-right videos that inspired US killers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel Harris, 19, to serve 11 years in young offender institution for &lsquo;stream of rightwing terrorist bile&rsquo;A teenage extremist who inspired two far-right killers in the US has been ordered to serve 11 and a half years in a young offender institution for publishing a &ldquo;stream of rightwing terrorist bile&rdquo;.Daniel Harris, 19, celebrated white supremacist murderers including Anders Breivik and called for an armed uprising in videos posted from his grandfather&rsquo;s house in D]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-teenager-sentenced-over-far-right-videos-that-inspired-us-killers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 13:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-teenager-sentenced-over-far-right-videos-that-inspired-us-killers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sir Jeremy Fleming to stand down as director of GCHQ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Head of UK&rsquo;s intelligence, cyber and security agency to leave in summer after nearly six years in roleThe director of GCHQ is to stand down after almost six years in the role.Sir Jeremy Fleming will end his tenure in the summer after facing challenges such as the Salisbury nerve agent attack and the potential involvement of Huawei in the UK&rsquo;s 5G network. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sir-jeremy-fleming-to-stand-down-as-director-of-gchq/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 19:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sir-jeremy-fleming-to-stand-down-as-director-of-gchq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Large rise in men referred to Prevent over women-hating incel ideology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Counter-terror officers say incel makes up 1% of referral to anti-extremism schemeThere has been a large rise in the number of young men referred to the government&rsquo;s Prevent scheme over the women-hating &lsquo;incel&rsquo; ideology, official statistics have shown.A senior counter-terrorism officer described incel as an &ldquo;emerging risk&rdquo; making up 1% of all referrals to the anti-extremism scheme in the year to March 2022 &ndash; 77 cases &ndash; triggered by concerns that mainly y]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/large-rise-in-men-referred-to-prevent-over-women-hating-incel-ideology/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 19:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/large-rise-in-men-referred-to-prevent-over-women-hating-incel-ideology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Western tanks: political and military boost for Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkGermany&rsquo;s move to deliver battle tanks to Ukraine, expected to be followed by a similar announcement from the US, marks a politically weighty step that could also offer Kyiv increased ability to breach Russian invaders&rsquo; lines. After weeks of pressure from Ukraine and other allies, Berlin finally agreed to send 14 of its Leopard 2 [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/western-tanks-political-and-military-boost-for-ukraine-79769/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/western-tanks-political-and-military-boost-for-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 18:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/western-tanks-political-and-military-boost-for-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sacked GCHQ employee launches legal claim under whistleblowing defence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Solicitors launch case on behalf of civil servant dismissed after calling for resignation of cabinet secretaryA GCHQ employee who was sacked after calling publicly for the resignation of the UK&rsquo;s most senior civil servant during the final weeks of Boris Johnson&rsquo;s government is launching a legal claim under whistleblowing legislation.The former mandarin of 17 years, known as Stuart, was forced out of his job at the spy centre after using a radio interview with James O&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sacked-gchq-employee-launches-legal-claim-under-whistleblowing-defence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sacked-gchq-employee-launches-legal-claim-under-whistleblowing-defence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finnish FM hopes for NATO ratification by July]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkFinland&rsquo;s foreign minister said Wednesday he hoped Finland&rsquo;s and Sweden&rsquo;s NATO ratification process would be completed ahead of the alliance&rsquo;s Vilnius summit in July, despite a row with Turkey. Ankara on Tuesday postponed NATO accession talks with Sweden and Finland, after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned Stockholm for allowing weekend protests that included the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/finnish-fm-hopes-for-nato-ratification-by-july]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/finnish-fm-hopes-for-nato-ratification-by-july/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 15:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/finnish-fm-hopes-for-nato-ratification-by-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany says allies can start training Ukrainians on tanks]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkGermany&rsquo;s defence minister said Tuesday that allies could start training Ukrainian forces to use Leopard tanks, as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg predicted that a decision on their delivery would be made &ldquo;soon&rdquo;. Germany has been under intense international pressure in recent weeks to allow the export of powerful German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine to [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-says-allies-can-start-training-ukrainians-on-tanks-79761/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-says-allies-can-start-training-ukrainians-on-tanks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 15:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-says-allies-can-start-training-ukrainians-on-tanks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airbus to provide satellite communications for Belgian Armed Forces]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAirbus has signed a contract with the Belgian Ministry of Defence to provide tactical satellite communications services for a 15 year period. The Armed Forces will utilize channels of the Airbus UHF (Ultra High Frequency) military communications hosted payload on-board a commercial telecommunications satellite manufactured by Airbus. &ldquo;With this new UHF payload, Airbus will be [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-to-provide-satellite-communications-for-belgian-armed-force]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/airbus-to-provide-satellite-communications-for-belgian-armed-forces/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 15:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/airbus-to-provide-satellite-communications-for-belgian-armed-forces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Doomsday Clock’ moves closest ever to midnight]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTop scientists and security experts moved the &ldquo;Doomsday Clock&rdquo; forward on Tuesday to just 90 seconds to midnight &mdash; signaling an increased risk to humanity&rsquo;s survival from the nuclear shadow over the Ukraine conflict and the growing climate crisis. The new timing of the clock set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is closer [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/doomsday-clock-moves-closest-ever-to-midnight-79749/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/doomsday-clock-moves-closest-ever-to-midnight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 03:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/doomsday-clock-moves-closest-ever-to-midnight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkey postpones NATO talks with Sweden, Finland]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTurkey on Tuesday postponed NATO accession talks with Sweden and Finland, further denting the Nordic neighbors&rsquo; hopes of joining the Western defence alliance after Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine. Ankara announced its decision one day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at Sweden for allowing weekend protests that included the burning of the Koran [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-postpones-nato-talks-with-sweden-finland-79745/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/turkey-postpones-nato-talks-with-sweden-finland/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 03:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/turkey-postpones-nato-talks-with-sweden-finland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pompeo says US averted nuclear war between India, Pakistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkFormer US secretary of state Mike Pompeo wrote in a book published Tuesday that India and Pakistan came close to nuclear war in 2019 and that US intervention prevented escalation. &ldquo;I do not think the world properly knows just how close the India-Pakistan rivalry came to spilling over into a nuclear conflagration in February 2019,&rdquo; [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/pompeo-says-us-averted-nuclear-war-between-india-pakistan-79741/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pompeo-says-us-averted-nuclear-war-between-india-pakistan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 03:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pompeo-says-us-averted-nuclear-war-between-india-pakistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU agrees extra 500 mn euros to arm Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkEU foreign ministers agreed Monday to spend an extra 500 million euros ($540 million) from their common coffers on arms for Ukraine, diplomats said, as Kyiv pleads for heavier weapons. The accord will take the total committed to supplying Ukraine&rsquo;s military from common EU spending to 3.6 billion euros, which is separate from national spending [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/eu-agrees-extra-500-mn-euros-to-arm-ukraine-79737/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/eu-agrees-extra-500-mn-euros-to-arm-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 03:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/eu-agrees-extra-500-mn-euros-to-arm-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erdogan warns Sweden on NATO after Koran burning]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sweden on Monday that it should not expect his backing to join NATO following the burning of the Koran outside Ankara&rsquo;s embassy in Stockholm. Erdogan&rsquo;s furious comments further distanced the prospects of Sweden and Finland joining the Western defence alliance before Turkey&rsquo;s presidential and parliamentary polls in May. Turkey [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/erdogan-warns-sweden-on-nato-after-koran-burning-79733/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/erdogan-warns-sweden-on-nato-after-koran-burning/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 03:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/erdogan-warns-sweden-on-nato-after-koran-burning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MI5 refused to investigate ‘Russian spy’s’ links to Tories, says whistleblower]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party member lodges a complaint about the security services ignoring attempt of Russian infiltration into the ConservativesMI5 repeatedly refused to investigate evidence that an alleged Russian spy was attempting to cultivate influence with senior Conservative politicians and channel illegal Russian funds into the party, a Tory member has alleged in a new complaint lodged with the investigatory powers tribunal (IPT).Sergei Cristo, a Conservative party activist and a former journalist with the BB]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-refused-to-investigate-russian-spys-links-to-tories-says-whistleblower/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2023 14:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-refused-to-investigate-russian-spys-links-to-tories-says-whistleblower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia, Belarus launch joint air force drills]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkBelarus said Monday that joint air force drills with Russia began on its territory, amid concerns Minsk was being dragged into the Ukraine conflict to fight alongside Moscow. Minsk&rsquo;s defence ministry said &ldquo;joint tactical flight drills of aviation units&rdquo; from Belarus and Russia had started. The drills will last until February 1, the ministry said [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-belarus-launch-joint-air-force-drills-79726/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-belarus-launch-joint-air-force-drills/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 14:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-belarus-launch-joint-air-force-drills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin slams growing Western arms deliveries to Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkPresident Vladimir Putin on Monday slammed Kyiv&rsquo;s &ldquo;destructive&rdquo; policies and growing Western arms supplies to Ukraine in a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin said. Putin said Kyiv was pursuing &ldquo;a destructive line&rdquo; and that it had &ldquo;bet on the intensification of hostilities with the support of Western sponsors, who [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-slams-growing-western-arms-deliveries-to-ukraine-79722/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-slams-growing-western-arms-deliveries-to-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 13:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-slams-growing-western-arms-deliveries-to-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan, India start first joint fighter jet drill]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkJapan and India began their first joint fighter jet exercise on Monday near Tokyo as the countries upgrade defence and security ties with an eye on China&rsquo;s growing military might. The 11-day joint exercise will involve eight Japanese fighter jets, with India sending four fighters, two transport aircraft and an aerial refueling tanker, Japan&rsquo;s defence [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-india-start-first-joint-fighter-jet-drill-79718/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-india-start-first-joint-fighter-jet-drill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 13:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-india-start-first-joint-fighter-jet-drill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uranium was embedded in metal bars seized at Heathrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials say there is no threat to public but it is unclear whether radioactive element was deliberately concealedA discovery of metal bars embedded with uranium at Heathrow in late December has triggered an urgent counter-terrorism investigation, in an attempt to establish why it was concealed in an aeroplane shipment.Scotland Yard said on Tuesday night the amount of contaminated material was &ldquo;extremely small&rdquo; and posed &ldquo;no threat to the public&rdquo; although some reports ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uranium-was-embedded-in-metal-bars-seized-at-heathrow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2023 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uranium-was-embedded-in-metal-bars-seized-at-heathrow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heathrow uranium seizure raises questions over what it was for]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials say there is no threat to the public but it is unclear whether there was a deliberate effort to conceal radioactive elementIt was a discovery of metal bars embedded with uranium at Heathrow in late December that has triggered a counter-terrorism investigation, in an attempt to establish why it was concealed in the first place.Scotland Yard has said the amount of contaminated material was &ldquo;extremely small&rdquo; and posed &ldquo;no threat to the public&rdquo; although some reports]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/heathrow-uranium-seizure-raises-questions-over-what-it-was-for/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2023 14:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/heathrow-uranium-seizure-raises-questions-over-what-it-was-for/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Counter-terrorism police investigate after uranium seized at Heathrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Border Force officials found small amount on passenger flight from Oman on 29 DecemberCounter-terrorism police have launched an investigation after Border Force officials seized material containing uranium at Heathrow.Scotland Yard confirmed its counter-terrorism team was investigating after the contaminated material was discovered as part of a routine security screening. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/counter-terrorism-police-investigate-after-uranium-seized-at-heathrow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/counter-terrorism-police-investigate-after-uranium-seized-at-heathrow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DoD Aims to Shield Warfighters From Novel Biological Agents]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Department of Defense is modernizing its approach for developing medical countermeasures to protect warfighters from novel biological agents. This is made clear in a new document, &ldquo;Approach for Research, Development and Acquisition of Medical Countermeasures and Test Products,&rdquo; which was recently published by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Chemical [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/dod-aims-to-shield-warfighters-from-novel-biological-ag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/dod-aims-to-shield-warfighters-from-novel-biological-agents/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2023 14:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/dod-aims-to-shield-warfighters-from-novel-biological-agents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Navy warship transits through Taiwan Strait]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAn American warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the US Navy said, in a move likely to anger Beijing. The guided missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon &ldquo;conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Jan. 5 (local time) through waters where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law,&rdquo; the Navy said [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-warship-transits-through-taiwan-strait-79707/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-navy-warship-transits-through-taiwan-strait/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 14:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-navy-warship-transits-through-taiwan-strait/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House says US, Germany to send Ukraine armored vehicles]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkPresident Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed Thursday to send powerfully armed infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, marking a new phrase of Western military support to repel Russia&rsquo;s invasion. Germany will also follow the United States in sending a state-of-the-art Patriot missile system to Ukraine to help ward off Russian air attacks. The [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/white-house-says-us-germany-to-send-ukraine-armored-vehicles-79703/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/white-house-says-us-germany-to-send-ukraine-armored-vehicles/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 14:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/white-house-says-us-germany-to-send-ukraine-armored-vehicles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War-themed video game fuels wave of misinformation]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTroops battle through burning streets. Missiles take down fighter jets. Drones pulverize tanks. The dramatic visuals have the trappings of real-life combat, but they are clips from video games fuelling misinformation. Footage from the war-themed Arma 3 video game, often marked &ldquo;live&rdquo; or &ldquo;breaking news&rdquo; to make it appear genuine, has been used repeatedly in [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/war-themed-video-game-fuels-wave-of-misinformation-79698/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/war-themed-video-game-fuels-wave-of-misinformation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 14:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/war-themed-video-game-fuels-wave-of-misinformation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poland signs deal for Abrams tanks from US]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Polish government on Wednesday signed a deal to buy 116 Abrams tanks from the United States as it builds up its army amid the war raging in neighboring Ukraine. The sale had been approved by the US State Department in December. &ldquo;We are strengthening the iron fist of the Polish Army&hellip; to efficiently deter [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/poland-signs-deal-for-abrams-tanks-from-us-79694/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/poland-signs-deal-for-abrams-tanks-from-us/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 14:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/poland-signs-deal-for-abrams-tanks-from-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-NATO chief says Europe ‘too naive’ on China’s Taiwan threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkEuropean powers must do more to dissuade China from invading Taiwan, including being prepared to unleash painful economic sanctions and train Taiwanese troops, the former head of NATO said Thursday. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who is visiting Taipei, said European and NATO powers were &ldquo;too naive&rdquo; in the run-up to Moscow&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine and risked [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/ex-nato-chief-says-europe-too-naive-on-chinas-taiwan-threats-79690/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ex-nato-chief-says-europe-too-naive-on-chinas-taiwan-threats/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 14:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ex-nato-chief-says-europe-too-naive-on-chinas-taiwan-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macron promises ‘first Western tanks’ for Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkFrance is set to become the first Western country to deliver tanks to Ukraine, the French presidency announced Wednesday after talks between Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. The move to supply the French-made AMX-10 RC to Ukraine &mdash; a light tank model in service since the 1980s that is being phased out in [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/macron-promises-first-western-tanks-for-ukraine-79685/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/macron-promises-first-western-tanks-for-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 14:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/macron-promises-first-western-tanks-for-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia buys Ukraine-tested US missile system]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAustralia said Thursday it has snapped up a US offer to obtain the same long-range, mobile rocket system Ukraine has deployed on the battlefield against invading Russian forces. The government said the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) would deter attacks on Australia but could also be transported by plane for deployment worldwide. &ldquo;The effectiveness [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-buys-ukraine-tested-us-missile-system-79681/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/australia-buys-ukraine-tested-us-missile-system/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 13:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/australia-buys-ukraine-tested-us-missile-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers studying plans for UK child-specific terrorism orders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Official adviser recommends giving those arrested for low-level crimes a choice to accept help or face jail<br />
New legal terrorism orders specifically for children should be brought in to tackle the growing numbers being arrested, the official adviser on terrorism law has told the government.Ministers are studying plans that would result in children being compelled to accept help or face jail, devised by Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation. Continue readin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ministers-studying-plans-for-uk-child-specific-terrorism-orders/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ministers-studying-plans-for-uk-child-specific-terrorism-orders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerry Adams ‘unaware of Docklands bomb but would not have stopped it’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sinn F&eacute;in leader said he would have faced &lsquo;serious dilemma&rsquo; if he knew, according to declassified documentsGerry Adams would not have stopped the IRA bombing of the London Docklands in 1996 if he had known about it in advance, according to declassified documents.The then Sinn F&eacute;in leader told Irish officials that even with advanced knowledge of the blast, he would not have intervened. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gerry-adams-unaware-of-docklands-bomb-but-would-not-have-stopped-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 14:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gerry-adams-unaware-of-docklands-bomb-but-would-not-have-stopped-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister said ‘elements’ in UK security services hostile to NI peace process]]></title><description><![CDATA[Notes from 2002 record John Reid saying there was a potential &lsquo;coalition&rsquo; trying to frustrate peace process in Northern IrelandThe Northern Ireland secretary in mid-2002 told a cabinet meeting that &ldquo;elements in the security services&rdquo; were part of a potential &ldquo;coalition&rdquo; trying to frustrate the peace process.John Reid was briefing fellow ministers a day after Tony Blair had told MPs that the IRA&rsquo;s ceasefire was not enough. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/minister-said-elements-in-uk-security-services-hostile-to-ni-peace-process/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 07:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/minister-said-elements-in-uk-security-services-hostile-to-ni-peace-process/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The McCarthyite blacklist of Muslim groups Gove wants published should never see the light of day | Miqdaad Versi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of the people who created this list &ndash; as part of the Prevent strategy &ndash; held problematic views about Islam themselvesWho poses a threat to British society? The debate about what counts as extremism, which grew so heated during the years of the &ldquo;war on terror&rdquo;, has raised its head again in recent months with the sorry saga of the government&rsquo;s independent review on Prevent.The review, which has not yet been published, is controversially expected to encourage the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-mccarthyite-blacklist-of-muslim-groups-gove-wants-published-should-never-see-the-light-of-day-miqdaad-versi/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-mccarthyite-blacklist-of-muslim-groups-gove-wants-published-should-never-see-the-light-of-day-miqdaad-versi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GCHQ chief: western spy agencies must ‘pre-bunk’ disinformation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeremy Fleming says war in Ukraine prompted new public outreach effort by intelligence community Russia-Ukraine war &ndash; latest news updatesWestern spy agencies should use intelligence to &ldquo;pre-bunk&rdquo; narratives pushed by Russia and other authoritarian states, the head of GCHQ said on Thursday while guest editing BBC Radio 4&rsquo;s Today programme.Jeremy Fleming, who leads the largest of Britain&rsquo;s three main intelligence agencies, said the war in Ukraine had prompted a signif]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gchq-chief-western-spy-agencies-must-pre-bunk-disinformation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2022 13:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gchq-chief-western-spy-agencies-must-pre-bunk-disinformation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government refuses to disclose whether Prevent strategy will be redacted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whitehall sources claim the Home Office is fighting with Michael Gove over whether Islamist extremists&rsquo; details should be removed No 10 has refused to say whether its review of the Prevent counter-terrorism strategy will be redacted, amid reports it has been delayed by a row between Michael Gove and the Home Office over whether to reveal the names of suspected Islamist extremists.The Prevent review was handed over to the Home Office by William Shawcross, a former head of the Charity Commis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/government-refuses-to-disclose-whether-prevent-strategy-will-be-redacted/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2022 17:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/government-refuses-to-disclose-whether-prevent-strategy-will-be-redacted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pole who first cracked the Enigma code | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Gaw&#322;owski on Marian Rejewski&rsquo;s efforts to break the code and how the knowledge was shared with British and French alliesYour article says GCHQ has often highlighted the success British cryptanalysts had in cracking the German Enigma machines during the second world war (Get cracking: work as a team to solve our festive puzzle, says GCHQ, 14 December). But let&rsquo;s not forget where Enigma codebreaking had its beginnings &ndash; Poland.This year marks 90 years since Marian Rej]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-pole-who-first-cracked-the-enigma-code-letter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2022 19:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/the-pole-who-first-cracked-the-enigma-code-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn’s law: plans unveiled for counter-terror rules for UK venues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Draft legislation to be published in spring after public consultation found support for measuresLegislation nicknamed Martyn&rsquo;s law in memory of a victim of the Manchester Arena bombing is to be introduced to ensure stronger protections against terrorism in public places.Martyn Hett, 29, was one of 22 people killed in the attack at the end of an Ariana Grande concert on 22 May 2017. His mother, Figen Murray, has campaigned for new measures. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/martyns-law-plans-unveiled-for-counter-terror-rules-for-uk-venues/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2022 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/martyns-law-plans-unveiled-for-counter-terror-rules-for-uk-venues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US plans to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine: media]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Pentagon is finalizing plans to send Patriot missile batteries that can shoot down incoming missiles to Ukraine, US media reported Tuesday. As Russia has ramped up missile strikes on key Ukrainian infrastructure, the administration of President Joe Biden could announce the deployment as early as this week, US officials told The New York Times [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-plans-to-send-patriot-missiles-to-ukraine-media-79676/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-plans-to-send-patriot-missiles-to-ukraine-media/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 14:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-plans-to-send-patriot-missiles-to-ukraine-media/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US DoD Names Vendors to Provide Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Defense Department awarded contracts to four technology companies to provide services in support of its Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability. The four companies include Amazon Web Services Inc., Google Support Services LLC, Microsoft Corporation and Oracle. &ldquo;This is a huge day for the department and what we can bring to our warfighters, particularly for areas [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-dod-names-vendors-to-provide-joint-warfighting-cloud-capability-79672/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-dod-names-vendors-to-provide-joint-warfighting-cloud-capability/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 13:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-dod-names-vendors-to-provide-joint-warfighting-cloud-capability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Libya opens inquiry into alleged abduction of Lockerbie bomb suspect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigation launched after complaint from Mohammed Abouagela Masud&rsquo;s family that his extradition was not lawfulLibya&rsquo;s chief prosecutor has opened an investigation into the extradition of a Libyan national accused of making the bomb that downed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, to the United States.US authorities announced on Sunday they had arrested former intelligence officer Mohammed Abouagela Masud . The following day he appeared in federal court in Washingto]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/libya-opens-inquiry-into-alleged-abduction-of-lockerbie-bomb-suspect/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 22:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/libya-opens-inquiry-into-alleged-abduction-of-lockerbie-bomb-suspect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get cracking: work as a team to solve our festive puzzle, says GCHQ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The signals intelligence agency has sent out a challenge aimed at secondary school children on its Christmas cardGCHQ has released seven &ldquo;fiendish puzzles&rdquo; for Christmas aimed at secondary school children keen on science, technology and engineering, which it hopes will stimulate interest in its intelligence work and similar careers.The normally secretive signals intelligence agency said completing the seven puzzles, sent out on its Christmas card, would require secondary school class]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/get-cracking-work-as-a-team-to-solve-our-festive-puzzle-says-gchq/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/get-cracking-work-as-a-team-to-solve-our-festive-puzzle-says-gchq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abduction of Lockerbie bomb suspect undermines rule of law, analysts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mohammed Abouagela Masud, who has appeared in US court, was seized by notorious Libyan militia from Tripoli home The abduction of a former Libyan intelligence operative accused of preparing the bomb that brought down Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 and his transfer into US custody was agreed about three months ago after conversations between US government and Libyan officials, the Guardian has been told.Mohammed Abouagela Masud appeared briefly in court in Washington DC on Mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/abduction-of-lockerbie-bomb-suspect-undermines-rule-of-law-analysts-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/abduction-of-lockerbie-bomb-suspect-undermines-rule-of-law-analysts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abduction of Lockerbie bomb suspect ‘agreed with US three months ago’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mohammed Abouagela Masud was seized by notorious militia after discussions between US and Libyan officials The abduction of a former Libyan intelligence operative accused of preparing the bomb that brought down Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 and his transfer into US custody was agreed about three months ago after conversations between US government and Libyan officials, the Guardian has been told.Mohammed Abouagela Masud appeared briefly in court in Washington DC on Monday,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/abduction-of-lockerbie-bomb-suspect-agreed-with-us-three-months-ago/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/abduction-of-lockerbie-bomb-suspect-agreed-with-us-three-months-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK spy chiefs called to account for ‘failure to meet deadlines’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parliament&rsquo;s intelligence and security committee claims work on Iran being hampered by slow response to inquiriesParliament&rsquo;s spy agency watchdog has complained that MI5, MI6, GCHQ and the other spy agencies that it oversees were failing to respond to its inquiries in time &ndash; meaning that work on an inquiry into Iran had been delayed.The all-party intelligence and security committee (ISC) also warned that ministers had failed to expand its remit to include the growing intelligen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-spy-chiefs-called-to-account-for-failure-to-meet-deadlines/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-spy-chiefs-called-to-account-for-failure-to-meet-deadlines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US teases ‘major’ science news amid fusion energy reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe US Department of Energy said Sunday it would announce a &ldquo;major scientific breakthrough&rdquo; this week, after media reported a federal laboratory had recently achieved a major milestone in nuclear fusion research. The Financial Times reported Sunday that scientists in the California-based Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) had achieved a &ldquo;net energy gain&rdquo; from an [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-teases-major-science-news-amid-fusion-energy-rep]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-teases-major-science-news-amid-fusion-energy-reports/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2022 14:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-teases-major-science-news-amid-fusion-energy-reports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin says Russia could adopt preemptive strike concept]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkPresident Vladimir Putin on Friday said Russia could amend its military doctrine by introducing the possibility of a preemptive strike to disarm an enemy, in an apparent reference to a nuclear attack. He spoke in response to a question from a reporter who asked him to clarify his statement from earlier this week on the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-says-russia-could-adopt-preemptive-strike-concept-79663/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-says-russia-could-adopt-preemptive-strike-concept/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2022 14:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-says-russia-could-adopt-preemptive-strike-concept/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French tanks join NATO defensive line in Romania]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkFreshly arrived at Cincu army training camp, 120mm cannons loaded on French tanks are already booming out across the muddy firing range as NATO bolsters its forces in Romania, a member country bordering Ukraine. &ldquo;The Ukrainian crisis shows that what&rsquo;s going on in the east can threaten all of Europe. We&rsquo;re showing that NATO is [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/french-tanks-join-nato-defensive-line-in-romania-79658/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/french-tanks-join-nato-defensive-line-in-romania/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2022 14:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/french-tanks-join-nato-defensive-line-in-romania/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia ramping up production of ‘most powerful’ weapons: Medvedev]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussia&rsquo;s ex-president Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday the country was ramping up production of new-generation weapons to protect itself from enemies in Europe, the United States and Australia. &ldquo;We are increasing production of the most powerful means of destruction. Including those based on new principles,&rdquo; Medvedev said on messaging app Telegram. &ldquo;Our enemy dug in [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-ramping-up-production-of-most-powerful-weapons-medvede]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-ramping-up-production-of-most-powerful-weapons-medvedev/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2022 14:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-ramping-up-production-of-most-powerful-weapons-medvedev/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third Lockerbie bomb suspect now in US custody, officials say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mohammed Abouagela Masud accused of setting timer for bomb that destroyed Boeing 747, killing 270 peopleA Libyan accused of preparing the bomb that killed 270 people when an explosion ripped through Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988 is now in US custody, officials have confirmed.Scottish prosecutors, who have been closely involved in the investigation, said the families of those who were killed &ldquo;have been told&rdquo; that Mohammed Abouagela Masud had been extradited to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/third-lockerbie-bomb-suspect-now-in-us-custody-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2022 17:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/third-lockerbie-bomb-suspect-now-in-us-custody-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon splits $9 billion cloud contract among Google, Amazon, Oracle and Microsoft]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Pentagon announced Wednesday it has awarded $9 billion in cloud computing contracts to Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle, after scrapping a previous deal during a dispute between two of those firms. The Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) is a &ldquo;multiple-award contract vehicle that will provide the DoD the opportunity to acquire commercial cloud capabilities [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-splits-9-billion-cloud-contract-among-google-amazon-oracle-and-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pentagon-splits-9-billion-cloud-contract-among-google-amazon-oracle-and-microsoft/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2022 01:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pentagon-splits-9-billion-cloud-contract-among-google-amazon-oracle-and-microsoft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global terrorism has a dominant new face: young, racist and white | Jonathan Freedland]]></title><description><![CDATA[The danger from violent jihadism persists, but the growing menace is from the far right &ndash; even if some in the UK government can&rsquo;t admit itPerhaps it was the tweed jacket and cravat. Or maybe the medieval title: Heinrich XIII, Prince of Reu&szlig;. Either way, the man at the head of a suspected plot to overthrow the German government, exposed in a series of raids on Wednesday, was easy to dismiss as a joke. The country&rsquo;s late night TV talkshows went right ahead, mocking the 71-y]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/global-terrorism-has-a-dominant-new-face-young-racist-and-white-jonathan-freedland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 19:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/global-terrorism-has-a-dominant-new-face-young-racist-and-white-jonathan-freedland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coup attempts in Germany and the US confirm it: the key terror threat is the far right  | Jonathan Freedland]]></title><description><![CDATA[The danger of violent jihadism persists, but the growing menace is from racist extremists &ndash; even if some in the UK government can&rsquo;t admit itPerhaps it was the tweed jacket and cravat. Or maybe the medieval title: Heinrich XIII, Prince of Reu&szlig;. Either way, the man at the head of a suspected plot to overthrow the German government, exposed in a series of raids on Wednesday, was easy to dismiss as a joke. The country&rsquo;s late night TV talkshows went right ahead, mocking the 71]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/coup-attempts-in-germany-and-the-us-confirm-it-the-key-terror-threat-is-the-far-right-jonathan-freedland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 19:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/coup-attempts-in-germany-and-the-us-confirm-it-the-key-terror-threat-is-the-far-right-jonathan-freedland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most convicted terrorists radicalised online, finds MoJ-backed study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Development of technology and tactics of groups like Islamic State have led to rise in online extremismMost convicted terrorists in Britain were turned to extremism by the internet, with half of those radicalised online having some problems with mental health, personality disorders, depression, or autism, the most authoritative study of its kind has found.The study for the Ministry of Justice, which was released on Thursday, examined official risk assessments of every convicted terrorist in pris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/most-convicted-terrorists-radicalised-online-finds-moj-backed-study/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/most-convicted-terrorists-radicalised-online-finds-moj-backed-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US unveils high-tech B-21 stealth bomber]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States on Friday unveiled the B-21 Raider, a high-tech stealth bomber that can carry nuclear and conventional weapons and is designed to be able to fly without a crew on board. The slickly choreographed ceremony at B-21 manufacturer Northrop Grumman&rsquo;s facility in Palmdale, California opened with the US national anthem as older bombers [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-unveils-high-tech-b-21-stealth-bomber-79643/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-unveils-high-tech-b-21-stealth-bomber/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-unveils-high-tech-b-21-stealth-bomber/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerns mount about Germany’s F-35 jet purchase plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkGermany&rsquo;s defence ministry has raised serious concerns about the planned purchase of US-made F-35 fighter jets, part of the country&rsquo;s military modernization drive, according to documents seen by AFP. Berlin announced in March it would buy 35 of the warplanes made by Lockheed Martin to replace its ageing Tornado fleet, in the wake of Russia&rsquo;s [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/concerns-mount-about-germanys-f-35-jet-purchase-plan-79639/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/concerns-mount-about-germanys-f-35-jet-purchase-plan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/concerns-mount-about-germanys-f-35-jet-purchase-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Military Power Report Examines Changes in Beijing’s Strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe 2022 China Military Power Report lays out the challenges facing the United States military as it works to manage relations with the emerging superpower. The report, released today, calls the Peoples&rsquo; Republic of China &ldquo;the most consequential and systemic challenge to our national security and to a free and open international system.&rdquo; A senior [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-military-power-report-examines-changes-in-beijings-strategy-79635/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-military-power-report-examines-changes-in-beijings-strategy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-military-power-report-examines-changes-in-beijings-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US DoD Releases Path to Cyber Security Though Zero Trust Architecture]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Defense Department on Tuesday released its Zero Trust Strategy and Roadmap, which spells out how it plans to move beyond traditional network security methods to achieve reduced network attack surfaces, enable risk management and effective data-sharing in partnership environments, and contain and remediate adversary activities over the next five years. &ldquo;Zero trust is a [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-dod-releases-path-to-cyber-security-though-zero-trust-architecture-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-dod-releases-path-to-cyber-security-though-zero-trust-architecture/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 19:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-dod-releases-path-to-cyber-security-though-zero-trust-architecture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phishing Campaign Impersonating UAE Ministry of Human Resources Grows]]></title><description><![CDATA[New cluster of phishing domains registered using similar naming schemes discovered]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/phishing-campaign-impersonating-uae-ministry-of-human-resources-grows/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/phishing-campaign-impersonating-uae-ministry-of-human-resources-grows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions of Twitter Accounts Potentially Compromised]]></title><description><![CDATA[The breach affected any account with the "Let others find you by your phone" option enabled]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/millions-of-twitter-accounts-potentially-compromised/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/millions-of-twitter-accounts-potentially-compromised/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orange Cyberdefense Unveils Its Security Navigator With OT Hacking Demos]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cybersecurity arm of Orange Business Services (OBS) organized a launch event at its Lyon campus, in France, for its latest annual threat report]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/orange-cyberdefense-unveils-its-security-navigator-with-ot-hacking-demos/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 15:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/orange-cyberdefense-unveils-its-security-navigator-with-ot-hacking-demos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US bans gear from China’s Huawei and ZTE over security risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkUS authorities announced a ban Friday on the import or sale of communications equipment deemed &ldquo;an unacceptable risk to national security&rdquo; &mdash; including gear from Chinese giants Huawei Technologies and ZTE. Both firms have been on a roster of companies listed as a threat by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the new rules bar [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-bans-gear-from-chinas-huawei-and-zte-over-security-risk-79628/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-bans-gear-from-chinas-huawei-and-zte-over-security-risk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-bans-gear-from-chinas-huawei-and-zte-over-security-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belgian Police Under Fire After Major Ransomware Leak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crime reports dating back 15 years are made public]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/belgian-police-under-fire-after-major-ransomware-leak/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/belgian-police-under-fire-after-major-ransomware-leak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian Sandworm Hackers Linked to New Ransomware Blitz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian targets are on the receiving end of RansomBoggs variant]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russian-sandworm-hackers-linked-to-new-ransomware-blitz/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russian-sandworm-hackers-linked-to-new-ransomware-blitz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[African Police Bust $800K Fraud Schemes]]></title><description><![CDATA[International operation lasted four months]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/african-police-bust-800k-fraud-schemes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/african-police-bust-800k-fraud-schemes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ConnectWise Fixes XSS Vulnerability that Could Lead to Remote Code Execution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Threat actors could exploit the flaw to take complete control of the ConnectWise platform]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/connectwise-fixes-xss-vulnerability-that-could-lead-to-remote-code-execution/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2022 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/connectwise-fixes-xss-vulnerability-that-could-lead-to-remote-code-execution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Releases Chrome Patch to Fix New Zero-Day Vulnerability]]></title><description><![CDATA[The high-severity vulnerability refers to a heap buffer overflow in the GPU component]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/google-releases-chrome-patch-to-fix-new-zero-day-vulnerability/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2022 18:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/google-releases-chrome-patch-to-fix-new-zero-day-vulnerability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Found in Windows Internet Key Exchange]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovered vulnerabilities could have been exploited to target almost 1000 systems]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/remote-code-execution-vulnerability-found-in-windows-internet-key-exchange/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2022 17:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/remote-code-execution-vulnerability-found-in-windows-internet-key-exchange/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts Warn Remote Workers of Black Friday Security Threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shared devices can present corporate security risk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/experts-warn-remote-workers-of-black-friday-security-threats/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/experts-warn-remote-workers-of-black-friday-security-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts Find 1600+ Malicious Docker Hub Images]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shared repository is also a hidden source of malware]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/experts-find-1600-malicious-docker-hub-images/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/experts-find-1600-malicious-docker-hub-images/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Police Celebrate $130m Cyber Busts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost 1000 arrested in Haechi III operation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/global-police-celebrate-130m-cyber-busts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/global-police-celebrate-130m-cyber-busts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Desensitised’ ex-IS followers remain threats, Shamima Begum hearing told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home Office argues people trafficked to Syria were exposed to extreme violence which poses &lsquo;almighty problem&rsquo;People trafficked to Syria and radicalised remain threats to national security as they may be desensitised after exposure to extreme violence, the Home Office has argued in contesting Shamima Begum&rsquo;s appeal against the removal of her British citizenship.Begum was 15 when she travelled from her home in Bethnal Green, east London, through Turkey and into territory controll]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/desensitised-ex-is-followers-remain-threats-shamima-begum-hearing-told/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 20:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/desensitised-ex-is-followers-remain-threats-shamima-begum-hearing-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newport semiconductor factory: ‘Losing these jobs would be devastating’]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK government blocked new Chinese ownership on security grounds, but Nexperia bosses &lsquo;planned to build two new plants&rsquo;<br />
The clean room in Newport, south Wales, is the size of a football field, but in the industry they call it a ballroom. Workers in full bodysuits move silicon wafers from one end to another in a series of careful steps. The 20cm slices of silicon are rigorously cleaned in chemical baths before light is used to draw precise patterns that are then etched out. It all take]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/newport-semiconductor-factory-losing-these-jobs-would-be-devastating/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 15:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/newport-semiconductor-factory-losing-these-jobs-would-be-devastating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A real kick in the teeth’: Newport reacts to semiconductor decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK government blocked new Chinese ownership on security grounds, but Nexperia bosses &lsquo;planned to build two new plants&rsquo;<br />
The clean room in Newport, south Wales, is the size of a football field, but in the industry they call it a ballroom. Workers in full bodysuits move silicon wafers from one end to another in a series of careful steps. The 20cm slices of silicon are rigorously cleaned in chemical baths before light is used to draw precise patterns that are then etched out. It all take]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/a-real-kick-in-the-teeth-newport-reacts-to-semiconductor-decision/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 15:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/a-real-kick-in-the-teeth-newport-reacts-to-semiconductor-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potential suspect for 1974 Birmingham pub bombings identified, say police]]></title><description><![CDATA[With families of those murdered still to receive justice, CPS will review file of evidence from West Midlands forceThe chief constable of the West Midlands has said prosecutors have been asked to consider charges against a man for carrying out the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings in which 21 people died.Sir David Thompson told the Guardian that he hopes someone will be brought to justice following an extensive and &ldquo;active reinvestigation&rdquo; with a potential suspect for &ldquo;the actual bo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/potential-suspect-for-1974-birmingham-pub-bombings-identified-say-police/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 19:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/potential-suspect-for-1974-birmingham-pub-bombings-identified-say-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkey could launch ground operation in Syria: Erdogan]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said that Turkey could launch a ground operation in Syria, following deadly strikes by Ankara and Kurdish militants in northern Syria. &ldquo;There is no question that this operation be limited to only an aerial operation,&rdquo; Erdogan told reporters as he returned to Turkey from Qatar. &ldquo;Competent authorities, our defence [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-could-launch-ground-operation-in-syria-erdogan-79623/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/turkey-could-launch-ground-operation-in-syria-erdogan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/turkey-could-launch-ground-operation-in-syria-erdogan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armed police guard Iranian TV studios in London after Tehran threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Persian language channel said threats to journalists had escalated in response to coverage of protestsArmed vehicles have been deployed outside the Iran International television studios in London after two of its journalists were threatened by Tehran, the channel said.There were around seven vehicles outside the studio in Chiswick Park, west London, after &ldquo;severe and credible&rdquo; threats were recently made against two of the UK-based channel&rsquo;s journalists, one of its spokesmen tol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/armed-police-guard-iranian-tv-studios-in-london-after-tehran-threats/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2022 18:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/armed-police-guard-iranian-tv-studios-in-london-after-tehran-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU’s Russia sanctions a ‘step towards war’: Hungary PM]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called EU sanctions against Russia &ldquo;a step towards war&rdquo; on Friday, describing the bloc&rsquo;s Russia policy as dangerous. Orban has sought to take a neutral position since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, refusing to send Kyiv military aid and opposing an 18-billion-euro EU support package for Ukraine. Although Budapest didn&rsquo;t [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/eus-russia-sanctions-a-step-towards-war-hungary-pm-79619/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/eus-russia-sanctions-a-step-towards-war-hungary-pm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/eus-russia-sanctions-a-step-towards-war-hungary-pm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea fires ICBM, lands near Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Friday in one of its most powerful tests ever, with Japan saying the weapon may have had the range to hit the United States mainland. The missile was believed to have landed in Japan&rsquo;s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said as he blasted the launch [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-icbm-lands-near-japan-79616/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-icbm-lands-near-japan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-icbm-lands-near-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MI5 chief: UK will have to tackle Russian aggression ‘for years to come’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ken McCallum says MI5 has blocked over 100 attempts by Kremlin to insert suspected spies into UK since Salisbury poisoningsBritain will have to tackle Russian aggression &ldquo;for years to come&rdquo; said MI5 chief&rsquo;s on Wednesday, adding that his agency had blocked more than 100 attempts by the Kremlin to insert suspected spies into the UK since the Salisbury poisonings.Ken McCallum, giving an annual threat update, said state-based threats were increasing and said the UK also faced a hei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-chief-uk-will-have-to-tackle-russian-aggression-for-years-to-come/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 14:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-chief-uk-will-have-to-tackle-russian-aggression-for-years-to-come/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poland blast was likely caused by Ukraine air defence: Belgian defence minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe explosion that killed two Polish civilians in a village near the Ukraine border was probably caused by Ukrainian air defence units firing at incoming Russian missiles, the Belgian defence minister said Wednesday. &ldquo;The missile strikes in Poland last night are being fully investigated by our intelligence service, which is in close contact with NATO [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/poland-blast-was-likely-caused-by-ukraine-air-defence-belgian-defence-minister-79610/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/poland-blast-was-likely-caused-by-ukraine-air-defence-belgian-defence-minister/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/poland-blast-was-likely-caused-by-ukraine-air-defence-belgian-defence-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyber vulnerability in networks used by spacecraft, aircraft and energy generation systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA major vulnerability in a networking technology widely used in critical infrastructures such as spacecraft, aircraft, energy generation systems and industrial control systems was exposed by researchers at the University of Michigan and NASA. It goes after a network protocol and hardware system called time-triggered ethernet, or TTE, which greatly reduces costs in high-risk settings [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/cyber-vulnerability-in-networks-used-by-spacecraft-aircraft-and-e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/cyber-vulnerability-in-networks-used-by-spacecraft-aircraft-and-energy-generation-systems/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/cyber-vulnerability-in-networks-used-by-spacecraft-aircraft-and-energy-generation-systems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweden to send military, humanitarian aid to Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkSweden said Wednesday it would provide Ukraine with military and humanitarian aid worth more than $350 million to help it cope with the upcoming winter. Stockholm will contribute military aid worth some three billion kronor ($286 million) plus additional humanitarian aid of 720 million kronor ($69 million), the government said. The military aid will include [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/sweden-to-send-military-humanitarian-aid-to-ukraine-79613/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sweden-to-send-military-humanitarian-aid-to-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 12:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sweden-to-send-military-humanitarian-aid-to-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neurodiverse women sought for jobs at GCHQ and BAE Systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organisations want to recruit more women with autism, dyslexia and ADHD to work in cybersecurity rolesThe British spy agency GCHQ and weapons manufacturer BAE Systems have issued an appeal to attract more neurodiverse women to work for them in cybersecurity jobs.The employers are actively seeking women with autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for cybersecurity roles to address gaps in their workforces. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/neurodiverse-women-sought-for-jobs-at-gchq-and-bae-systems/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/neurodiverse-women-sought-for-jobs-at-gchq-and-bae-systems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neurodivergent women sought for jobs at GCHQ and BAE Systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organisations want to recruit more autistic women and those with dyslexia and ADHD to work in cybersecurity rolesThe British spy agency GCHQ and weapons manufacturer BAE Systems have issued an appeal to attract more neurodivergent women to work for them in cybersecurity jobs.The employers are actively seeking women on the autism spectrum and women with dyslexia or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for cybersecurity roles to address gaps in their workforces. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/neurodivergent-women-sought-for-jobs-at-gchq-and-bae-systems/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/neurodivergent-women-sought-for-jobs-at-gchq-and-bae-systems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France to conduct biggest ever war games in 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkFrance is planning its biggest ever military exercise involving 12,000 troops, including NATO allies, in the first half of next year, a commander at the chiefs of staff said Tuesday. The scenario calls for a major conflict with an unspecified foreign state to be played out, said Yves Metayer, commander of the troop deployment division [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-to-conduct-biggest-ever-war-games-in-2023-79603/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/france-to-conduct-biggest-ever-war-games-in-2023/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 20:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/france-to-conduct-biggest-ever-war-games-in-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far-right activist Tommy Robinson ‘using former IRA mole to spy on opponents’]]></title><description><![CDATA[New book by Nick Lowles of Hope not Hate claims ex-MI5 informer who bombed for the Republicans is extremist&rsquo;s &lsquo;surveillance officer&rsquo;A notorious former MI5 informant linked to a series of terrorist murders is working for far-right activist Tommy Robinson to spy on his opponents, including some of the UK&rsquo;s most prominent anti-fascists, a new book claims.Peter Keeley, who operated as a mole in the IRA for the UK security services under the name Kevin Fulton, has been working]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/far-right-activist-tommy-robinson-using-former-ira-mole-to-spy-on-opponents/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2022 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/far-right-activist-tommy-robinson-using-former-ira-mole-to-spy-on-opponents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of novichok victim raise concerns at lack of inquiry start date]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for relatives of Dawn Sturgess call for process to be speeded up after 2018 Salisbury deathThe family of a woman killed in the Wiltshire novichok poisonings more than four years ago has expressed concern that there is still no start date for the full independent inquiry into her death despite the tragedy raising pressing national security issues.Lawyers for relatives of Dawn Sturgess said there had been &ldquo;substantial&rdquo; delays and called for the preparation process to be speeded]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/family-of-novichok-victim-raise-concerns-at-lack-of-inquiry-start-date/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/family-of-novichok-victim-raise-concerns-at-lack-of-inquiry-start-date/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After a meeting that went on for hours, I was finally told what it was all about. I was being interviewed for a job at MI5 | Adrian Chiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[At 24, I was almost recruited by the security services. I had a mediocre degree, was overweight and wore a tracksuit stretched over a plaster cast on my leg. Clearly, just what they were looking forA good story to tell is a precious thing. I wish you could give them to kids for Christmas, because a good story lasts longer than anything you can wrap up and put under a tree. A really good story will last a lifetime, whether you like it or not. I have such a story. It tends to come up when I am bei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/after-a-meeting-that-went-on-for-hours-i-was-finally-told-what-it-was-all-about-i-was-being-interviewed-for-a-job-at-mi5-adrian-chiles/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/after-a-meeting-that-went-on-for-hours-i-was-finally-told-what-it-was-all-about-i-was-being-interviewed-for-a-job-at-mi5-adrian-chiles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea vows ‘overwhelming’ response to US-South Korea war games]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe North Korean military said its response to US-South Korean war drills would be &ldquo;resolute and overwhelming&rdquo;, state media reported Monday. The warning came after a spate of North Korean weapons tests last week &mdash; including an intercontinental ballistic missile &mdash; as the United States and South Korea conducted their biggest-ever air force exercise. The [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-vows-overwhelming-response-to-us-south-korea-war-games-79598/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-vows-overwhelming-response-to-us-south-korea-war-games/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-vows-overwhelming-response-to-us-south-korea-war-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most UK far-right attacks now by older men, says terrorism reviewer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Hall KC makes observation after firebomb attack at Dover migration centre by Andrew Leak, 66Older men are now the main perpetrators of extreme rightwing terrorist attacks, the UK&rsquo;s independent reviewer of terrorism has said, after the firebomb attack on an immigration centre.Jonathan Hall KC&rsquo;s observation came as Rishi Sunak said tackling Channel crossings by people seeking asylum was his &ldquo;key priority&rdquo;. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/most-uk-far-right-attacks-now-by-older-men-says-terrorism-reviewer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/most-uk-far-right-attacks-now-by-older-men-says-terrorism-reviewer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain had a far-right terrorist attack a week ago. Why the failure to call it by its true name?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The perpetrator of the firebombing in Dover openly expressed hatred of Muslims. Yet the reaction has been remarkably mutedCounter-terrorism police have finally concluded that a firebomb attack on a migrant centre last week was terrorism motivated by the far right. But you&rsquo;d never have guessed it from this past week.There haven&rsquo;t been column inches from counter-terrorism ideologues laying out the drivers of this terrorist attack, nor has there been round-the-clock media coverage of th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/britain-had-a-far-right-terrorist-attack-a-week-ago-why-the-failure-to-call-it-by-its-true-name/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2022 17:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/britain-had-a-far-right-terrorist-attack-a-week-ago-why-the-failure-to-call-it-by-its-true-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dover firebomb attack motivated by terrorist ideology, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Counter-terrorism unit says evidence points to an extreme rightwing motivation behind attackThe firebombing of an immigration processing centre in Dover was motivated by an extreme rightwing terrorist ideology, police have said.Andrew Leak, 66, from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, is believed to have killed himself after throwing two or three &ldquo;crude&rdquo; incendiary devices at the Western Jet Foil site in Kent last Sunday. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/dover-firebomb-attack-motivated-by-terrorist-ideology-police-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2022 12:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/dover-firebomb-attack-motivated-by-terrorist-ideology-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham: poor leadership left Manchester emergency crews unready for attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greater Manchester mayor says report into 2017 atrocity raises serious questions for whole of UKThe &ldquo;poor leadership&rdquo; of emergency services meant Manchester was not ready for the terrorist attack that killed 22 people in 2017, the region&rsquo;s mayor, Andy Burnham, has said.A damning inquiry report on the Manchester arena bombing identified significant failings by police, fire and ambulance services. At least one of those killed would probably have survived were it not for a respons]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/burnham-poor-leadership-left-manchester-emergency-crews-unready-for-attack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 16:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/burnham-poor-leadership-left-manchester-emergency-crews-unready-for-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester Arena inquiry: Ways to improve response of emergency services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inquiry advice includes reviews of police funding and ambulance trusts&rsquo; responses to mass casualties, and medical staff based at venuesThe Manchester Arena inquiry chairman, Sir John Saunders, delivered a scathing report on the response of the emergency services to the terror attack at the arena in May 2017 and outlined key failures, recommending solutions. Here are some of his points for service improvements.Police funding Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/manchester-arena-inquiry-ways-to-improve-response-of-emergency-services/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 19:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/manchester-arena-inquiry-ways-to-improve-response-of-emergency-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who were the Manchester Arena victims who might have lived?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inquiry has found outcome for some victims may have been different but for &lsquo;inadequate&rsquo; emergency responseManchester attack victim might have lived but for &lsquo;inadequate&rsquo; response, inquiry findsManchester Arena attack: timelineJohn Atkinson, a carer for young autistic adults, received tickets to the Ariana Grande concert as a Christmas present. He attended with his lifelong friend Gemma O&rsquo;Donnell and they had a fantastic time. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/who-were-the-manchester-arena-victims-who-might-have-lived/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/who-were-the-manchester-arena-victims-who-might-have-lived/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea ICBM launch appears to have failed, Seoul says]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea unsuccessfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile during a new salvo of launches Thursday, the South Korean military said, with Washington urging all nations to enforce sanctions on Pyongyang. The launches prompted South Korea and the United States to extend their ongoing joint air drills, the largest-ever such exercises, citing North Korea&rsquo;s &ldquo;provocations&rdquo;. People [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-icbm-launch-appears-to-have-fail]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-icbm-launch-appears-to-have-failed-seoul-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-icbm-launch-appears-to-have-failed-seoul-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US approves $6.35 bn aircraft sale to Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe US Defense Department on Wednesday announced the approval of a potential $6.35 billion sale of 24 C-130J-30 transport aircraft and other equipment to Australia. &ldquo;The proposed sale will improve Australia&rsquo;s capability to meet current and future threats by providing the Royal Australian Air Force with replacements for its aging cargo fleet, guaranteeing a reliable [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-6-35-bn-aircraft-sale-to-australia-79592/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-approves-635-bn-aircraft-sale-to-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-approves-635-bn-aircraft-sale-to-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea fires 23 missiles, one close to South Korea]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired at least 23 missiles Wednesday, including one that landed close to South Korea&rsquo;s waters in what President Yoon Suk-yeol said was &ldquo;effectively a territorial invasion&rdquo;. It also fired an artillery barrage into a maritime &ldquo;buffer zone&rdquo;, in what experts said was part of an &ldquo;aggressive and threatening&rdquo; response by Pyongyang to the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-23-missiles-one-close-to-south-korea-79582/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-23-missiles-one-close-to-south-korea/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 12:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-23-missiles-one-close-to-south-korea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Swedish PM says open to nukes under NATO]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkSweden&rsquo;s new prime minister said Tuesday he was open to allowing nuclear weapons on Swedish soil once the country becomes a NATO member, a turnaround from the previous government&rsquo;s stance. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who took over the reins in Sweden two weeks ago, was speaking in Helsinki at a press conference with his Finnish [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-swedish-pm-says-open-to-nukes-under-nato-79586/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/new-swedish-pm-says-open-to-nukes-under-nato/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 12:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/new-swedish-pm-says-open-to-nukes-under-nato/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China, Vietnam pledge to ‘manage’ South China Sea dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina and Vietnam agreed on Tuesday to &ldquo;properly manage&rdquo; territorial disputes in the South China Sea, rounding off a leaders&rsquo; meeting in Beijing as part of a diplomatic blitz by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The socialist neighbours both maintain sweeping claims to sovereignty in much of the contested waterway, parts of which are also claimed [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-vietnam-pledge-to-manage-south-china-sea-dispute-79589/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-vietnam-pledge-to-manage-south-china-sea-dispute/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 12:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-vietnam-pledge-to-manage-south-china-sea-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recruitment of UK spies no longer restricted to those with British parents]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK intelligence agencies to broaden pool of talent by accepting anyone with British citizenshipThe selection criteria for spies are, perhaps unsurprisingly, quite opaque and presumed to be fairly stringent. But there is one thing that will no longer be required of would-be British agents: British parentage.The UK&rsquo;s three intelligence agencies are seeking to broaden the pool of talent they can recruit from by accepting anyone who has British citizenship &ndash; regardless of where their par]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/recruitment-of-uk-spies-no-longer-restricted-to-those-with-british-parents/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/recruitment-of-uk-spies-no-longer-restricted-to-those-with-british-parents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I will end illegal immigration’: who was Dover firebomb suspect Andrew Leak?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Far-right supporter, found dead after migrant centre petrol attack, made no secret of admiration for Tommy RobinsonAndrew Leak, the man suspected of Sunday&rsquo;s firebombing of a Dover migrant centre, had a history of sharing far-right content and posting racist comments online, prompting questions about why it took police two days to treat the attack as an act of terrorism.In October last year, Leak, 66, wrote that he had sent a parcel &ldquo;to the British government&rdquo;, warning it that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/i-will-end-illegal-immigration-who-was-dover-firebomb-suspect-andrew-leak/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/i-will-end-illegal-immigration-who-was-dover-firebomb-suspect-andrew-leak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dover petrol bomb suspect named as counter-terrorism police take over]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police name suspect as Andrew Leak, 66, from High Wycombe. He was found dead shortly after bomb attackCounter-terrorism police are now leading the investigation into the Dover migrant centre firebombing and suspect a &ldquo;hate filled&rdquo; grievance may be behind the attack.Kent police said the man suspected of carrying out Sunday&rsquo;s attack was Andrew Leak, 66, from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. He was found dead at a nearby petrol station shortly after the attack.. Continue reading..]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/dover-petrol-bomb-suspect-named-as-counter-terrorism-police-take-over/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/dover-petrol-bomb-suspect-named-as-counter-terrorism-police-take-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pacific nuclear legacy overshadows US talks in Marshall Islands]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkMarshall Islands officials say they are ready to resume talks with the United States this week on renewing a long-standing economic and security deal, provided Washington addresses grievances stemming from the testing of nuclear weapons on the Pacific archipelago more than 70 years ago. The United States detonated 67 nuclear bombs in the Marshall Islands [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/pacific-nuclear-legacy-overshadows-us-talks-in-marshall-islands-79579/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pacific-nuclear-legacy-overshadows-us-talks-in-marshall-islands/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 13:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pacific-nuclear-legacy-overshadows-us-talks-in-marshall-islands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poland, South Korea sign letter of intent on nuclear plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkWarsaw and Seoul on Monday signed a letter of intent for South Korea&rsquo;s KHNP to build Poland&rsquo;s second nuclear power station, the partners involved said in a statement. The announcement comes three days after Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said US firm Westinghouse had been selected to build the nation&rsquo;s first nuclear power station at [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/poland-south-korea-sign-letter-of-intent-on-nuclear-plant-79576/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/poland-south-korea-sign-letter-of-intent-on-nuclear-plant/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/poland-south-korea-sign-letter-of-intent-on-nuclear-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway raises military readiness but PM says no direct threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorway, a NATO member that shares a border with Russia in the Arctic, will raise its military readiness, the prime minister said Monday, stressing no direct threat had been detected. &ldquo;The military will as of tomorrow raise its preparedness in Norway,&rdquo; Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store told reporters. &ldquo;We currently have no reason to believe [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/norway-raises-military-readiness-but-pm-says-no-direct-threat-79572/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/norway-raises-military-readiness-but-pm-says-no-direct-threat/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/norway-raises-military-readiness-but-pm-says-no-direct-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US, China discuss relations, war in Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the rivalry between the two superpowers and Russia&rsquo;s war in Ukraine in a call Sunday, the State Department and Beijing&rsquo;s foreign ministry said. The top diplomats talked about the need to &ldquo;responsibly manage the competition between our two countries,&rdquo; Blinken said in [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-china-discuss-relations-war-in-ukraine-79569/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-china-discuss-relations-war-in-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-china-discuss-relations-war-in-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former US Marine who ‘trained Chinese crew’ to face Australian court]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA former US fighter pilot detained in Australia under a shroud of secrecy will face court on Friday, with a fellow ex-Marine telling AFP the retired instructor trained flight crew in China before his arrest. Daniel Edmund Duggan was arrested in rural New South Wales on October 21, Australia&rsquo;s attorney general&rsquo;s department has confirmed, the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/former-us-marine-who-trained-chinese-crew-to-face-australian-court-79566/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/former-us-marine-who-trained-chinese-crew-to-face-australian-court/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/former-us-marine-who-trained-chinese-crew-to-face-australian-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Cleverly calls for countries to unite to deprive terrorists of funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK foreign secretary was speaking at memorial ceremony for victims of 2008 attacks in MumbaiCountries must work together to deprive terrorists of funding in order to prevent deadly attacks, the UK foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has said.Cleverly is in India for a two-day meeting of the UN security council&rsquo;s counter-terrorism committee, which is being held in Mumbai and Delhi. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/james-cleverly-calls-for-countries-to-unite-to-deprive-terrorists-of-funds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2022 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/james-cleverly-calls-for-countries-to-unite-to-deprive-terrorists-of-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea fires ballistic missiles ahead of major US-South Korea air drills]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles on Friday, the South&rsquo;s military said, the latest in a blitz of launches that Washington and Seoul have warned could culminate in another nuclear test. The launch comes as the South wraps up 12 days of amphibious naval military exercises, involving key security ally America, and ahead of [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missiles-ahead-of-major-us-south-korea-air-drills-79556/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missiles-ahead-of-major-us-south-korea-air-drills/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2022 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missiles-ahead-of-major-us-south-korea-air-drills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan ‘studying’ US Tomahawk cruise missile purchase]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkJapan is looking into buying US-developed Tomahawk cruise missiles as it seeks to counter growing regional threats, including from North Korea, the government said Friday. The purchase would likely be controversial in a nation whose military is not officially recognized under its post-World War II constitution. The Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported that Tokyo was in [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-studying-us-tomahawk-cruise-missile-purchase-79552/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-studying-us-tomahawk-cruise-missile-purchase/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2022 13:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-studying-us-tomahawk-cruise-missile-purchase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US sees ‘acute threat’ from Russia, but says China is main challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine highlights the &ldquo;acute threat&rdquo; posed by Moscow, but China is the most consequential challenge for the United States, the Pentagon said Thursday. The dangers are both conventional &mdash; Moscow&rsquo;s aggression toward its neighbors and Beijing&rsquo;s efforts to gain control of Taiwan &mdash; and nuclear, with Russia possessing an extensive arsenal and [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-sees-acute-threat-from-russia-but-says-china-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-sees-acute-threat-from-russia-but-says-china-is-main-challenge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2022 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-sees-acute-threat-from-russia-but-says-china-is-main-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US says atomic arms to deter conventional as well as nuclear attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States intends for its nuclear arsenal to deter &ldquo;all forms of strategic attack,&rdquo; including those involving conventional weapons, the Pentagon said in a strategy document released on Thursday. &ldquo;This includes nuclear employment of any scale, and it includes high-consequence attacks of a strategic nature that use non-nuclear means,&rdquo; a senior defense official told [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-atomic-arms-to-deter-conventional-as-well-as-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-says-atomic-arms-to-deter-conventional-as-well-as-nuclear-attacks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2022 13:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-says-atomic-arms-to-deter-conventional-as-well-as-nuclear-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin: Russia battling ‘Western domination’ as Ukraine war grinds on]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkPresident Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the war in Ukraine was part of Russia&rsquo;s wider struggle against Western domination, and warned that the world is probably entering the &ldquo;most dangerous&rdquo; decade since the end of World War II. The Russian leader showed no sign of backpedaling on the eight-month-old invasion of Ukraine, and indeed painted [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-russia-battling-western-domination-as-ukraine-war-grinds-on-79562/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-russia-battling-western-domination-as-ukraine-war-grinds-on/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-russia-battling-western-domination-as-ukraine-war-grinds-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IAEA to conduct ‘independent’ probe into Ukraine dirty bomb allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe UN&rsquo;s nuclear watchdog will this week carry out an &ldquo;independent verification&rdquo; of Russian allegations concerning the production of so-called dirty bombs at two sites in Ukraine, it said on Thursday. Russia has accused Ukraine of preparing to use such a weapon against Moscow&rsquo;s troops, but Kyiv suspects Russia might itself use a dirty bomb [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/iaea-to-conduct-independent-probe-into-ukraine-dirty-bomb-allegations-79559/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iaea-to-conduct-independent-probe-into-ukraine-dirty-bomb-allegations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iaea-to-conduct-independent-probe-into-ukraine-dirty-bomb-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia discusses Ukraine in string of calls with defense chiefs]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussia&rsquo;s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Sunday held rare calls with NATO counterparts in which they discussed Ukraine, the Russian defence ministry said. &ldquo;The situation in Ukraine, which has a steady tendency towards further, uncontrolled escalation, was discussed,&rdquo; by Shoigu and French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu, the ministry said. Later on Sunday, the ministry said [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-discusses-ukraine-in-string-of-calls-with-def]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-discusses-ukraine-in-string-of-calls-with-defense-chiefs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-discusses-ukraine-in-string-of-calls-with-defense-chiefs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel names Herzi Halevi as next army chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Israeli government on Sunday confirmed Major General Herzi Halevi, a former military intelligence head who led forces along the Gaza border, as the country&rsquo;s next military chief. Halevi, 54, who serves as deputy to outgoing Chief of General Staff Aviv Kohavi, will take charge of Israel&rsquo;s armed forces on January 17, Prime Minister Yair [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-names-herzi-halevi-as-next-army-chief-79539/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israel-names-herzi-halevi-as-next-army-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israel-names-herzi-halevi-as-next-army-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain to bolster NATO’s eastern flank with 14 fighter jets]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkSpain on Saturday said it would send 14 fighter jets to Bulgaria and Romania to bolster NATO&rsquo;s eastern flank as the defence alliance strengthens its deterrence capacity following Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine. Madrid will send six Eurofighter jets and 130 soldiers to Bulgaria between mid-November and early December to train local forces, the Spanish defence [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/spain-to-bolster-natos-eastern-flank-with-14-fighter-jets-79536/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/spain-to-bolster-natos-eastern-flank-with-14-fighter-jets/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 13:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/spain-to-bolster-natos-eastern-flank-with-14-fighter-jets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US must prepare now for China invasion of Taiwan: admiral]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe US military must be ready to respond to a potential invasion of Taiwan as soon as this year, a senior admiral said Wednesday, signaling heightened alarm over Beijing&rsquo;s intentions towards the island. Admiral Michael Gilday, chief of US naval operations, is the latest senior official in Washington to raise concerns that China&rsquo;s President Xi [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-must-prepare-now-for-china-invasion-of-taiwan-admiral-79533/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-must-prepare-now-for-china-invasion-of-taiwan-admiral/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 13:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-must-prepare-now-for-china-invasion-of-taiwan-admiral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US fighter jets intercept Russian bombers near Alaska]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkUS F-16 warplanes intercepted two Russian bombers in international airspace near the state of Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said Tuesday. The Tu-95 bombers were intercepted the previous day after &ldquo;entering and operating within the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone,&rdquo; NORAD said in a statement. The Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) is [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-bombers-near-alaska-79530/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-bombers-near-alaska/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 15:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-bombers-near-alaska/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO holds ‘routine’ nuclear drill amid Russia tensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNATO on Monday launched its regular nuclear deterrence drills in western Europe, after tensions soared with Russia over President Vladimir Putin&rsquo;s veiled threats in the face of setbacks in Ukraine. The 30-nation alliance has stressed that the &ldquo;routine, recurring training activity&rdquo; &mdash; which runs until October 30 &mdash; was planned before Moscow invaded Ukraine and [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-holds-routine-nuclear-drill-amid-russia-tensions-79527/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nato-holds-routine-nuclear-drill-amid-russia-tensions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nato-holds-routine-nuclear-drill-amid-russia-tensions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China will ‘never commit to abandoning the use of force’ on Taiwan: Xi]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkPresident Xi Jinping on Sunday vowed China would &ldquo;never commit to abandoning the use of force&rdquo; when it comes to the issue of Taiwan, in a speech marking the beginning of the Communist Party Congress in Beijing. &ldquo;Resolving the Taiwan issue is a matter for Chinese people themselves, and must be resolved by Chinese people [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-will-never-commit-to-abandoning-the-use-of-force-on-taiwan-xi-79518/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-will-never-commit-to-abandoning-the-use-of-force-on-taiwan-xi/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-will-never-commit-to-abandoning-the-use-of-force-on-taiwan-xi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India successfully tests ballistic missile from submarine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIndia on Friday successfully tested a ballistic missile fired from its first indigenous nuclear-powered submarine, the defence ministry said, in a boost for its growing strike capabilities. The test of India&rsquo;s &ldquo;nuclear deterrence capability&rdquo; makes it one of six countries &mdash; alongside the United States, Britain, Russia, France and China &mdash; with nuclear strike and [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-successfully-tests-ballistic-missile-from-submarine-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/india-successfully-tests-ballistic-missile-from-submarine/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2022 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/india-successfully-tests-ballistic-missile-from-submarine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China celebrates President Xi in massive exhibition]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIntercontinental missiles, disinfection robots and a piece of the Moon &mdash; China&rsquo;s Communist Party on Wednesday flaunted the fruits of its decade under President Xi Jinping ahead of a key meeting expected to extend his rule. Thousands of people thronged an exhibition in Beijing celebrating Xi&rsquo;s &ldquo;New Era&rdquo; just days before a Party Congress at [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-celebrates-president-xi-in-massive-exhibition-79513/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-celebrates-president-xi-in-massive-exhibition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-celebrates-president-xi-in-massive-exhibition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine seeks more air defence from Western backers]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkWestern backers of Ukraine on Wednesday discussed supplying it more air defences as a &ldquo;top priority&rdquo; as Kyiv urged bolstered protection against Russia&rsquo;s missile barrages. Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said just three words when asked what he hoped for from a meeting with Kyiv&rsquo;s supporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels: &ldquo;Air defence systems.&rdquo; NATO [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-seeks-more-air-defence-from-western-backe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ukraine-seeks-more-air-defence-from-western-backers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ukraine-seeks-more-air-defence-from-western-backers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France to step up military deployments in eastern Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkFrance will deploy more troops and equipment to Romania in the coming weeks and step up its presence elsewhere in eastern Europe as war grinds on in Ukraine, Defence Minister Sebastian Lecornu said Tuesday. The decision, by President Emmanuel Macron, &ldquo;to bolster our defensive position on Europe&rsquo;s eastern flank&rdquo; will be made as part of [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-to-step-up-military-deployments-in-eastern-europe-79504/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/france-to-step-up-military-deployments-in-eastern-europe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 02:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/france-to-step-up-military-deployments-in-eastern-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second Israeli soldier shot dead within days as violence surges]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAn Israeli soldier was shot dead Tuesday near a settlement in the occupied West Bank in an attack claimed by Palestinian militants, the second deadly assault on armed forces within days. Violence has surged in recent months in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, amid near daily West Bank raids and an uptick in attacks on Israeli troops. [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/second-israeli-soldier-shot-dead-within-days-as-violence-surges-79500/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/second-israeli-soldier-shot-dead-within-days-as-violence-surges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 02:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/second-israeli-soldier-shot-dead-within-days-as-violence-surges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From ‘football’ to ‘biscuits’: how Biden would launch nukes]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkDoomsday could start with a football &mdash; the so-called &ldquo;nuclear football&rdquo; as the attache case carried wherever the US president goes is popularly known. The rather awkwardly stuffed black bag doesn&rsquo;t look like much, the only clue to its importance being that it never leaves the hand of a uniformed military aide. But inside are [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/from-football-to-biscuits-how-biden-would-launch-nukes-79497/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/from-football-to-biscuits-how-biden-would-launch-nukes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 02:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/from-football-to-biscuits-how-biden-would-launch-nukes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arms for Ukraine: US pulls ahead, Europe slows]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkDozens of countries have supplied military support to Ukraine since Russia invaded it on February 24, either in the form of weapons, financial aid for arms purchases or military training. The United States is by far the biggest supplier of weapons to Ukraine, followed by the United Kingdom, Poland and Germany. The Germany-based Kiel Institute [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/arms-for-ukraine-us-pulls-ahead-europe-slows-79494/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/arms-for-ukraine-us-pulls-ahead-europe-slows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 02:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/arms-for-ukraine-us-pulls-ahead-europe-slows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin delivers 700th THAAD interceptor]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkLockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently delivered the 700th Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). This production milestone comes at a time when global demand for integrated air and missile defense systems continues to grow. &ldquo;The Missile Defense Agency, industry and the Lockheed Martin team who engineer and produce [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-martin-delivers-700th-thaad-interceptor-79507/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/lockheed-martin-delivers-700th-thaad-interceptor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/lockheed-martin-delivers-700th-thaad-interceptor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young people using TikTok is no problem, GCHQ chief says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comments on China-owned app come after Liz Truss expressed a desire to crack down The director of GCHQ, Jeremy Fleming, said he would encourage young people to use TikTok, despite a campaign pledge by the prime minister, Liz Truss, to &ldquo;crack down&rdquo; on the Chinese video app and companies like it.The spy chief was asked on Tuesday morning if he would be concerned if his children were to use TikTok after he had warned that China was seeking to &ldquo;impose its values&rdquo; in other str]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/young-people-using-tiktok-is-no-problem-gchq-chief-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/young-people-using-tiktok-is-no-problem-gchq-chief-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No signs Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons, says GCHQ boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK spy chief says Kremlin does not appear to be engaged in preliminary steps despite Putin&rsquo;s threatsRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesSee all our Ukraine coverageThe head of GCHQ has said the UK spy agency has not seen any indicators that Russia is preparing to use a tactical nuclear weapon in or around Ukraine despite recent bellicose statements from Vladimir Putin.Jeremy Fleming, speaking on Tuesday morning, said it was one of GCHQ&rsquo;s tasks to monitor whether the Kremlin was taking]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-signs-russia-is-preparing-to-use-nuclear-weapons-says-gchq-boss/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-signs-russia-is-preparing-to-use-nuclear-weapons-says-gchq-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No signs Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapon, says GCHQ boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK spy chief says Kremlin does not appear to be engaged in preliminary steps despite Putin&rsquo;s threatsRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesSee all our Ukraine coverageThe head of GCHQ has said the UK spy agency has not seen any indicators that Russia is preparing to use a tactical nuclear weapon in or around Ukraine despite recent bellicose statements from Vladimir Putin.Jeremy Fleming, speaking on Tuesday morning, said it was one of GCHQ&rsquo;s tasks to monitor whether the Kremlin was taking]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-signs-russia-is-preparing-to-use-nuclear-weapon-says-gchq-boss/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-signs-russia-is-preparing-to-use-nuclear-weapon-says-gchq-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden promises Zelensky advanced air defense systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkUS President Joe Biden on Monday promised to provide advanced air defense systems to Ukraine after Russian missiles rained down on the capital Kyiv and other cities, the White House said in a statement. Biden spoke to President Volodymyr Zelensky and &ldquo;pledged to continue providing Ukraine with the support needed to defend itself, including advanced [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/biden-promises-zelensky-advanced-air-defense-systems-79491/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/biden-promises-zelensky-advanced-air-defense-systems/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 03:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/biden-promises-zelensky-advanced-air-defense-systems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Profumo spy had weakness for women and drink, archives reveal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Files on Russian intelligence officer and &lsquo;lady-killer&rsquo; Eugene Ivanov littered with reports of drunkennessEugene Ivanov, the Russian spy at the centre of the 1963 Profumo scandal, was a philandering alcoholic whose weakness for women and drink M15 hoped to exploit to get him to defect, but who ended up toppling the Macmillan government by chance, according to newly released intelligence files.He arrived at the Russian embassy in London as assistant naval attache in 1960 but M15 suspe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/profumo-spy-had-weakness-for-women-and-drink-archives-reveal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/profumo-spy-had-weakness-for-women-and-drink-archives-reveal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GCHQ head: Putin making strategic errors due to unconstrained power]]></title><description><![CDATA[British spy agency director to say in rare public address that Ukraine is &lsquo;turning the tide&rsquo; against RussiaVladimir Putin has made strategic errors in his pursuit of the war in Ukraine partly because there are so few restraints on his leadership, the head of the British spy agency GCHQ will say in a speech on Tuesday.Russia&rsquo;s soldiers are running out of supplies and munitions and initial gains made by Moscow are being reversed, Jeremy Fleming is expected to add in a rare public]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gchq-head-putin-making-strategic-errors-due-to-unconstrained-power/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gchq-head-putin-making-strategic-errors-due-to-unconstrained-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany says air defence shield to reach Ukraine ‘in days’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkGermany said Monday it was rushing long-promised air defence systems, capable of protecting an entire city, to Ukraine after Russia unleashed a barrage of missile strikes on the country. Calling the latest attacks &ldquo;despicable&rdquo;, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock wrote on Twitter that &ldquo;we are doing everything to strengthen Ukraine&rsquo;s air defences&rdquo;. Chancellor Olaf Scholz [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-says-air-defence-shield-to-reach-u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-says-air-defence-shield-to-reach-ukraine-in-days/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-says-air-defence-shield-to-reach-ukraine-in-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea says recent tests were ‘tactical nuclear’ drills, overseen by Kim]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea&rsquo;s recent missile tests involved &ldquo;tactical nuclear&rdquo; drills to simulate hitting the South, and were overseen by leader Kim Jong Un in response to US-led joint military exercises in the region, state media said Monday. Kim made acquiring tactical nukes &mdash; smaller, lighter weapons designed for battlefield use &mdash; a top priority at a [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-recent-tests-tactical-nuclear-drills-79483/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-says-recent-tests-were-tactical-nuclear-drills-overseen-by-kim/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-says-recent-tests-were-tactical-nuclear-drills-overseen-by-kim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea fires missiles, flies warplanes as it blames US for ‘escalation’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired two ballistic missiles Thursday and flew warplanes, while claiming its recent blitz of sanctions-busting tests were necessary countermeasures against joint military drills by the United States and South Korea. As the United Nations Security Council met to discuss Pyongyang&rsquo;s Tuesday launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan, North Korea blamed Washington [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-missiles-flies-warplanes-as-it-bl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-missiles-flies-warplanes-as-it-blames-us-for-escalation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-missiles-flies-warplanes-as-it-blames-us-for-escalation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea, US fire missiles in response to North Korea test]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe South Korean and US militaries fired a volley of missiles into the sea in response to North Korea firing a ballistic missile over Japan, Seoul said Wednesday. Nuclear-armed North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday, prompting Tokyo to issue evacuation warnings for some [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-us-fire-missiles-in-response-to-north-korea-test-79477/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/south-korea-us-fire-missiles-in-response-to-north-korea-test/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/south-korea-us-fire-missiles-in-response-to-north-korea-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Navy’s $13bn aircraft carrier embarks on first deployment]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe US Navy&rsquo;s newest aircraft carrier embarked on its maiden deployment Tuesday, a milestone for a ship that has suffered problems with some of the advanced technologies it carries. The USS Gerald R. Ford &mdash; which cost more than $13 billion &mdash; will work with countries including Canada, France and Germany during a deployment that [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navys-13bn-aircraft-carrier-embarks-on-first-deployment-79473/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-navys-13bn-aircraft-carrier-embarks-on-first-deployment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-navys-13bn-aircraft-carrier-embarks-on-first-deployment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea fires an unidentified ballistic missile]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea has fired an unidentified ballistic missile, Seoul&rsquo;s military said early Tuesday, part of a record-breaking streak of weapons tests by Pyongyang, as South Korea ramps up military drills with the US. &ldquo;North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile east,&rdquo; South Korea&rsquo;s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, without giving further details. [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-an-unidentified-ballistic-missile-79470/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-an-unidentified-ballistic-missile/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2022 01:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-an-unidentified-ballistic-missile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US defense chief vows to help Taiwan defend itself]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States will help Taiwan &ldquo;develop the capability to defend itself&rdquo; from a Chinese invasion, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Sunday, stopping short of President Joe Biden&rsquo;s vow to send troops to the island. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re committed to helping Taiwan develop the capability to defend itself,&rdquo; Austin said in an interview with CNN. Washington [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-defense-chief-vows-to-help-taiwan-defend-itself-79460/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-defense-chief-vows-to-help-taiwan-defend-itself/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2022 13:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-defense-chief-vows-to-help-taiwan-defend-itself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel praises US proposal for Lebanon maritime border deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIsrael on Sunday praised a US proposal to resolve the country&rsquo;s maritime border dispute with Lebanon, building further momentum towards an agreement between two nations still technically at war. The draft agreement floated by US envoy Amos Hochstein aims to settle competing claims over offshore gas fields and was delivered to Lebanese and Israeli officials [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-praises-us-proposal-for-lebanon-maritime-border-deal-79463/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israel-praises-us-proposal-for-lebanon-maritime-border-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2022 12:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israel-praises-us-proposal-for-lebanon-maritime-border-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea fires ballistic missiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Saturday, South Korea&rsquo;s military said, the nuclear-armed country&rsquo;s fourth launch this week as Seoul, Tokyo and Washington ramp up joint military drills to counter Pyongyang. South Korea, Japan and the US staged anti-submarine drills Friday &mdash; the first in five years &mdash; just days after Washington and [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missiles-79467/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missiles/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2022 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missiles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: the secret British plan to keep Italy’s communists from power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newly declassified files expose the Foreign Office&rsquo;s dirty tricks campaign to influence the knife-edge 1976 election resultOn 7 June 1976, the BBC&rsquo;s flagship current affairs programme Panorama reported on the forthcoming Italian general election. Two weeks before the poll, the Partito Comunista Italiano (PCI) &ndash; the largest communist party in Europe &ndash; stood &ldquo;on the threshold of power&rdquo;.Introducing the first foreign television interview with the then PCI leader,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/revealed-the-secret-british-plan-to-keep-italys-communists-from-power/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2022 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/revealed-the-secret-british-plan-to-keep-italys-communists-from-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poland preps anti-radiation tablets over nuclear threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkPolish officials said Friday they had distributed anti-radiation tablets to fire departments nationwide in case of exposure triggered by the war in neighboring Ukraine, while denying there was cause for alarm. The move came in response to fighting around Ukraine&rsquo;s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant &mdash; Europe&rsquo;s largest &mdash; which has raised fears of a nuclear [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/poland-preps-anti-radiation-tablets-over-nuclear-threat-79452/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/poland-preps-anti-radiation-tablets-over-nuclear-threat/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 20:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/poland-preps-anti-radiation-tablets-over-nuclear-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finnish air force turns highways into landing strips]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkFighter jet engines whined this week on a stretch of highway in central Finland, where the military trained on stretches of road that double as spare landing strips. As one of Finland&rsquo;s dozens of reserve runways, the empty highway near the town of Joutsa, hosted an annual air force exercise with F/A-18 Hornets taking off [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/finnish-air-force-turns-highways-into-landing-strips-79448/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/finnish-air-force-turns-highways-into-landing-strips/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/finnish-air-force-turns-highways-into-landing-strips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweden allows military exports to Turkey after NATO application]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkSweden announced on Friday it had reauthorized exports of war materials to Turkey in an apparently significant concession to Ankara, which is threatening to block the Nordic country&rsquo;s NATO membership. Ankara requested the lifting of the restrictions &mdash; which were introduced in 2019 following a Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria &mdash; after Sweden applied to [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/sweden-allows-military-exports-to-turkey-after-nato-application-79456/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sweden-allows-military-exports-to-turkey-after-nato-application/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sweden-allows-military-exports-to-turkey-after-nato-application/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US warns Russia of ‘catastrophic’ consequences of nuclear strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States has warned Russia privately of &ldquo;catastrophic&rdquo; consequences if it uses nuclear weapons as part of the Ukraine invasion, top US officials said. Russian President Vladimir Putin made a thinly veiled threat to use nuclear arms in a speech Wednesday in which he announced the mobilization of reservists following Ukrainian gains on the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-warns-russia-of-catastrophic-consequences-of-nuclear-strike-79445/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-warns-russia-of-catastrophic-consequences-of-nuclear-strike/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 19:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-warns-russia-of-catastrophic-consequences-of-nuclear-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US, South Korea begin naval drills after North’s missile test]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkSouth Korea and the United States began their first combined naval exercise near the peninsula in five years on Monday, a day after Pyongyang conducted a ballistic missile launch. Washington is Seoul&rsquo;s key security ally and stations about 28,500 troops in South Korea to protect it from the nuclear-armed North. South Korea&rsquo;s hawkish President Yoon [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-south-korea-begin-naval-drills-after-norths-missile-test-79442/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-south-korea-begin-naval-drills-after-norths-missile-test/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-south-korea-begin-naval-drills-after-norths-missile-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truss axes national security council, sparking ‘talking-shop’ concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour says new merged foreign policy council could reduce Whitehall policy-makers&rsquo; focus on securityLiz Truss has scrapped the national security council and merged it with two Boris Johnson-era foreign policy committees in a structure that Labour warned risked diluting the government&rsquo;s security focus.Created in 2010 under the coalition, led by David Cameron and Nick Clegg, to better coordinate security policy after the disaster of the Iraq war, the NSC is now to be replaced by a bro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/truss-axes-national-security-council-sparking-talking-shop-concerns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/truss-axes-national-security-council-sparking-talking-shop-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GCHQ publishes book of spies’ brainteasers for children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Agency also invites public to solve colouring-in puzzle as it seeks to engage next generation of agentsBritain&rsquo;s top spies at GCHQ have released a puzzle book for children while challenging the public to solve one of its brainteasers.In its latest puzzle book &ndash; the agency has previously published two for adults &ndash; children will be tested on languages, engineering, codebreaking, analysis, maths, coding and cybersecurity. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gchq-publishes-book-of-spies-brainteasers-for-children/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gchq-publishes-book-of-spies-brainteasers-for-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USAF Selects Northrop Advanced Battle Management System Digital Infrastructure Consortium]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman has been selected by the U.S. Department of the Air Force to be a member of its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Digital Infrastructure (DI) Consortium. Northrop Grumman is one of the five industry partners named to the consortium to design, develop, and deploy advanced data-centric capabilities for the Air Force and Space [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/usaf-selects-northrop-advanced-battle-management-system-digital-infrastructure-consortium-79438/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/usaf-selects-northrop-advanced-battle-management-system-digital-infrastructure-consortium/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/usaf-selects-northrop-advanced-battle-management-system-digital-infrastructure-consortium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea denies exporting weapons to Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea on Wednesday denied it was providing arms to Russia, state media said, weeks after the United States said Moscow was turning to Pyongyang to replenish its stocks depleted by invading Ukraine. &ldquo;We have never exported weapons or ammunition to Russia before and we will not plan to export them,&rdquo; an official at the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-denies-exporting-weapons-to-russia-79435/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-denies-exporting-weapons-to-russia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-denies-exporting-weapons-to-russia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nuclear shift: North Korean nuke law reflects global trend]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea&rsquo;s Kim Jong Un declaring he will never give up his nukes and enshrining a &ldquo;first-strike&rdquo; doctrine into law are part of a worrying new escalatory dynamic in nuclear weapons policy around the world, analysts say. Since the height of the Cold War, nuclear arsenals have served primarily as a deterrent to be used [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/nuclear-shift-north-korean-nuke-law-reflects-global-trend-79432/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nuclear-shift-north-korean-nuke-law-reflects-global-trend/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nuclear-shift-north-korean-nuke-law-reflects-global-trend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truss at UN vows UK military aid ‘until Ukraine prevails’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkBritish Prime Minister Liz Truss vowed Wednesday before the United Nations to keep up military aid to war-ravaged Ukraine until it triumphs against Russia. Truss became the latest Western leader at the UN General Assembly in New York to rail against Russian President Vladimir Putin, who hours earlier mobilized reservists in a clear sign he [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/truss-at-un-vows-uk-military-aid-until-ukraine-prevails-79428/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/truss-at-un-vows-uk-military-aid-until-ukraine-prevails/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/truss-at-un-vows-uk-military-aid-until-ukraine-prevails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran unveils new medium-range missile]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIran unveiled a new medium-range ballistic missile on Thursday during a military parade commemorating the Iran-Iraq war, state television said. &ldquo;The liquid-fueled Rezvan ballistic missile has an operational range of 1,400 kilometers (870 miles),&rdquo; said the station, which aired images of the missile mounted on a military vehicle. The Rezvan missile was presented in Tehran [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-unveils-new-medium-range-missile-79425/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-unveils-new-medium-range-missile/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-unveils-new-medium-range-missile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany military must become Europe’s ‘best equipped’: Scholz]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkGermany is ready to take a leading role in ensuring Europe&rsquo;s security, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Friday, vowing to transform the country&rsquo;s military into the &ldquo;best equipped&rdquo; on the continent. Branding Vladimir Putin&rsquo;s Russia the &ldquo;biggest threat&rdquo; to NATO, Scholz said Europe had to be prepared to face up to the challenge. &ldquo;We are making [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-military-must-become-europes-best-equipped-scholz-79422/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-military-must-become-europes-best-equipped-scholz/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2022 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-military-must-become-europes-best-equipped-scholz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Path clear for Swiss purchase of US F-35 fighter jets]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkSwiss lawmakers voted Thursday to proceed with the controversial purchase of F-35 fighter jets without holding a referendum sought by opponents of the deal. The lower house National Council gave the government the go-ahead to buy the 36 aircraft from US manufacturer Lockheed Martin by a large majority. The upper house, the Council of States [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/path-clear-for-swiss-purchase-of-us-f-35-fighter-jets-79419/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/path-clear-for-swiss-purchase-of-us-f-35-fighter-jets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/path-clear-for-swiss-purchase-of-us-f-35-fighter-jets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany to send more weapons to Ukraine, but not tanks]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkBerlin will provide Ukraine more armored vehicles and rocket launch systems but not the battle tanks sought by Kyiv for its counter-offensive against Russia, Germany&rsquo;s defence minister said Thursday. Germany will supply two Mars II multiple-rocket launch systems, 200 missiles and 50 armored &ldquo;Dingo&rdquo; troop carriers, Christine Lambrecht said. Soviet-made BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles will [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-to-send-more-weapons-to-ukraine-b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-to-send-more-weapons-to-ukraine-but-not-tanks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-to-send-more-weapons-to-ukraine-but-not-tanks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese moves on Taiwan rattle remote Japanese island]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkLife may seem tranquil on Japan&rsquo;s remote Yonaguni island, where wild horses graze and tourists dive to spot hammerhead sharks, but China&rsquo;s recent huge military exercises have rattled residents. The western island is just 110 kilometres (70 miles) from Taiwan, and a Chinese missile fired during the drills last month landed not far from Yonaguni&rsquo;s [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-moves-on-taiwan-rattle-remote-japanese-island-79409/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinese-moves-on-taiwan-rattle-remote-japanese-island/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2022 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinese-moves-on-taiwan-rattle-remote-japanese-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France’s EDF faces 29-bn-euro hit from nuclear woes]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkFrench state energy firm EDF said Thursday that lower electricity production due to stoppages of nuclear reactors would sap its operating profit by 29 billion euros ($29 billion) in 2022, worse than previously forecast. Almost half of France&rsquo;s reactor fleet is offline for maintenance pushed back during the coronavirus crisis, or because of problems with [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/frances-edf-faces-29-bn-euro-hit-from-nuclear-woes-79406/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/frances-edf-faces-29-bn-euro-hit-from-nuclear-woes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2022 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/frances-edf-faces-29-bn-euro-hit-from-nuclear-woes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US again approves most aid to Egypt despite rights concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkPresident Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration on Wednesday approved most military aid to Egypt for a second straight year despite concerns on human rights, pointing to limited progress, officials said. Secretary of State Antony Blinken finalized a package of $1.17 billion for Egypt, which has been one of the largest recipients of US assistance since it became [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-again-approves-most-aid-to-egypt-despite-rights-concerns-79412/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-again-approves-most-aid-to-egypt-despite-rights-concerns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2022 12:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-again-approves-most-aid-to-egypt-despite-rights-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Aces to Train USAF with F-16 Advanced Aggressor Fighter Fleet]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkMESA, AZ: Top Aces Corp. (Top Aces), the world&rsquo;s only commercial owner/operator of F-16 fighter aircraft, today announced that it was selected under the US Air Force (USAF) Combat Air Force Contracted Air Support program to provide advanced adversary air training to pilots at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) in Florida and Luke AFB in [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/top-aces-to-train-usaf-with-f-16-advanced-aggressor-fighter-fleet-79401/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/top-aces-to-train-usaf-with-f-16-advanced-aggressor-fighter-fleet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/top-aces-to-train-usaf-with-f-16-advanced-aggressor-fighter-fleet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air strike on Ethiopia’s Tigray: rebels, hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkEthiopia&rsquo;s northern region of Tigray was hit by an air strike on Tuesday, local officials said, two days after rebel authorities there said they were ready for a ceasefire. The reported drone strike on the regional capital Mekele left at least one person injured, said Kibrom Gebreselassie, a senior official at Ayder Referral Hospital, the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/air-strike-on-ethiopias-tigray-rebels-hospital-79397/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/air-strike-on-ethiopias-tigray-rebels-hospital/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/air-strike-on-ethiopias-tigray-rebels-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia says delivering ‘massive’ strikes on Ukraine front lines]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Russian military said Tuesday it had launched &ldquo;massive strikes&rdquo; on all front lines in Ukraine, after Kyiv&rsquo;s forces made dramatic advances in a counter-offensive. &ldquo;Air, rocket and artillery forces are carrying out massive strikes on units of the Ukrainian armed forces in all operational directions,&rdquo; the Russian defence ministry said in its daily briefing [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-delivering-massive-strikes-on-ukraine-front-lines]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-delivering-massive-strikes-on-ukraine-front-lines/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-delivering-massive-strikes-on-ukraine-front-lines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany seeks Swiss nuclear waste talks after storage decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkGermany will seek talks with Switzerland on nuclear waste storage, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Monday, as Berlin warned that a Swiss facility close to the border would &ldquo;heavily burden&rdquo; communities on the other side. Germany would have to discuss the decision &ldquo;through the usual channels with all those responsible in the Swiss government&rdquo;, Scholz said [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-seeks-swiss-nuclear-waste-talks-after-storage-decision-79391/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-seeks-swiss-nuclear-waste-talks-after-storage-decision/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-seeks-swiss-nuclear-waste-talks-after-storage-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Western arms production to ramp up as Ukraine burns through stockpiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkWestern governments are mobilizing their arms manufacturers to ramp up production and replenish stockpiles heavily diminished by supplying Ukraine&rsquo;s six-month-old battle against Russia&rsquo;s invasion. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced this week a meeting of senior national armaments directors from allied countries to make long-term plans for supplying Ukraine and rebuilding their own arms reserves. [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/western-arms-production-to-ramp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/western-arms-production-to-ramp-up-as-ukraine-burns-through-stockpiles/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/western-arms-production-to-ramp-up-as-ukraine-burns-through-stockpiles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Austrian arms lobbyist convicted of money laundering]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA Vienna court on Monday found an Austrian arms lobbyist guilty of money laundering related to European defence giant EADS, now renamed Airbus. Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly received a six-month suspended prison sentence and was ordered to pay 50,000 euros ($50,600), deemed to have been &ldquo;ill-gotten gains&rdquo;, a spokesman of the Vienna regional court told AFP. Both [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/austrian-arms-lobbyist-convicted-of-money-laundering-79385/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/austrian-arms-lobbyist-convicted-of-money-laundering/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/austrian-arms-lobbyist-convicted-of-money-laundering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queen’s funeral poses biggest security test, says Olympics police chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bob Broadhurst says royal family&rsquo;s desire to be close to public is an &lsquo;absolutely frightening&rsquo; prospectDeath of the Queen and King Charles&rsquo;s accession &ndash; latest updatesThe Queen&rsquo;s funeral and lying-in-state presents the biggest security challenge of its kind the UK has ever faced, a former head of public order at the Metropolitan police has said.Bob Broadhurst, who served as gold commander for the wedding of Prince William and Catherine and for the London 2012]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/queens-funeral-poses-biggest-security-test-says-olympics-police-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/queens-funeral-poses-biggest-security-test-says-olympics-police-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon combines sea drones, AI to police Gulf region]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIran&rsquo;s recent seizure of unmanned US Navy boats shined a light on a pioneering Pentagon program to develop networks of air, surface and underwater drones for patrolling large regions, meshing their surveillance with artificial intelligence. The year-old program operates numerous unmanned surface vessels, or USVs, in the waters around the Arabian peninsula, gathering data and [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-combines-sea-drones-ai-to-police-gulf-region-79378/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pentagon-combines-sea-drones-ai-to-police-gulf-region/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2022 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/pentagon-combines-sea-drones-ai-to-police-gulf-region/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mexican lawmakers approve contentious security reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkMexican lawmakers on Friday approved a plan to put the National Guard under military control &mdash; a move that critics say hands too much power to the armed forces. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador created the new security force in 2019 with a civilian command to replace federal police accused of corruption and human rights [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/mexican-lawmakers-approve-contentious-security-reform-79382/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mexican-lawmakers-approve-contentious-security-reform/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2022 12:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mexican-lawmakers-approve-contentious-security-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Both sides in Ukraine war face ammunition squeeze]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkWith Ukraine dependent on Western military aid following Russia&rsquo;s invasion and Moscow burning through stocks and under sanctions, both sides fear exhausting their shells, bombs and missiles, experts say. Moscow&rsquo;s economic exclusion means it is &ldquo;having to buy artillery rounds from North Korea&rdquo;, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters recently, pointing to deals for &ldquo;millions [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/both-sides-in-ukraine-war-face-ammuniti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/both-sides-in-ukraine-war-face-ammunition-squeeze/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 19:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/both-sides-in-ukraine-war-face-ammunition-squeeze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkey may turn to Russia if US blocks F-16 sales: Erdogan]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Turkey may turn to countries such as Russia if the US fails to follow through a pledge to deliver F-16 fighter jets. Turkey was kicked out of a program to replace a wide range of fighter, strike and ground attack aircraft for NATO allies after it acquired an [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-may-turn-to-russia-if-us-blocks-f-16-sales-erdogan-79366/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/turkey-may-turn-to-russia-if-us-blocks-f-16-sales-erdogan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/turkey-may-turn-to-russia-if-us-blocks-f-16-sales-erdogan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO condemns alleged Iranian cyberattack on Albania]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNATO on Thursday condemned a cyberattack on Albania that Tirana and Washington blamed on Iran, and pledged to bolster the alliance member&rsquo;s defences against hackers. &ldquo;We stand in solidarity with Albania following the recent cyber attack on its national information infrastructure,&rdquo; NATO allies said. &ldquo;We strongly condemn such malicious cyber activities designed to destabilise and [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-condemns-alleged-iranian-cyberattack-on-a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nato-condemns-alleged-iranian-cyberattack-on-albania/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nato-condemns-alleged-iranian-cyberattack-on-albania/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea law makes nuclear program ‘irreversible’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea has passed a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes, including in the face of conventional attacks, state media said Friday. The move effectively eliminates the possibility of denuclearisation talks, with leader Kim Jong Un saying the country&rsquo;s status as a nuclear state was now &ldquo;irreversible&rdquo;. The announcement comes at a [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-law-makes-nuclear-program-irreversible-79372/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-law-makes-nuclear-program-irreversible/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-law-makes-nuclear-program-irreversible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China May Draw Lessons From Russian Failures in Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChinese president Xi Jinping has set a timeline for his nation&rsquo;s military to be capable of taking Taiwan by 2027 &mdash; just five years from now. Recent events in the Taiwan strait have some questioning the strategic situation and prospects of a near-term invasion.&#8239; Colin H. Kahl, the undersecretary of defense for policy, said that [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-may-draw-lessons-from-russian-failures-in-ukraine-79362/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-may-draw-lessons-from-russian-failures-in-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 01:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-may-draw-lessons-from-russian-failures-in-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US military announces plan to test ICBM]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe US military will test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, the Pentagon announced, in the second such practice operation of the country&rsquo;s nuclear defense in less than a month. &ldquo;There will be an operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile early tomorrow morning, September 7, [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-military-announces-plan-to-test-icbm-79356/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-military-announces-plan-to-test-icbm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 13:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-military-announces-plan-to-test-icbm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France to send latest nuclear shipment to Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe departure of a shipment of reprocessed nuclear fuel from France to Japan has been delayed due to the breakdown of loading equipment, a French nuclear technology company announced Wednesday. The setback came as environmental campaigners denounced the practice of transporting such highly radioactive materials. The shipment arrived on two separate lorries under heavy security [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-to-send-latest-nuclear-shipment-to-japan-79352/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/france-to-send-latest-nuclear-shipment-to-japan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/france-to-send-latest-nuclear-shipment-to-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US approves $2 bn military loans and grants to Ukraine, neighbors]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States on Thursday approved another $2 billion in loans and grants for Ukraine and its neighbors to buy US military equipment, the State Department said. The new aid from the Foreign Military Financing program is in addition to $675 million in fresh direct aid to Ukraine announced earlier Thursday by Defense Secretary Lloyd [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-2-bn-military-loans-and-grants-to-ukraine-neighbors-79349/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-approves-2-bn-military-loans-and-grants-to-ukraine-neighbors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 13:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-approves-2-bn-military-loans-and-grants-to-ukraine-neighbors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel PM, standing next to F-35 jet, warns Iran of ‘long arm’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIsraeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid warned arch-foe Iran not to test his country&rsquo;s &ldquo;long arm&rdquo; in a video on Tuesday as he stood next to an F-35 stealth bomber. Iran has been engaged in talks with major powers to restore a 2015 agreement that gave it sanctions relief in return for guarantees it would not [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-pm-standing-next-to-f-35-jet-warns-iran-of-long-arm-79359/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israel-pm-standing-next-to-f-35-jet-warns-iran-of-long-arm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israel-pm-standing-next-to-f-35-jet-warns-iran-of-long-arm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan says Chinese military drone entered air defence zone]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTaiwan said a Chinese military reconnaissance drone entered its air defence zone on Monday, the latest incursion as relations between the two neighbours remain tense. The drone, identified by Taipei&rsquo;s defence ministry as a BZK-007 vehicle, crossed into the southwest corner of the island&rsquo;s air defence identification zone (ADIZ) along with eight Chinese warplanes. Taiwan&rsquo;s [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-says-chinese-military-drone-entered-air-defence-zone]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-says-chinese-military-drone-entered-air-defence-zone/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-says-chinese-military-drone-entered-air-defence-zone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin attends military exercises with Chinese forces: Kremlin]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkPresident Vladimir Putin attended large-scale military exercises on Tuesday involving China and several other Russia-friendly countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told local news agencies. Putin was meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and military chief of staff Valery Gerasimov at the Sergeevski military range and could observe the final phase of the military exercises later, [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-attends-military-exercises-with-chinese-forces-krem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-attends-military-exercises-with-chinese-forces-kremlin/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-attends-military-exercises-with-chinese-forces-kremlin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US simulates bombing mission over Middle East amid Iran tensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States said Monday that two long-distance warplanes flew across the Middle East as part of a simulated international bombing exercise amid tense haggling on restoring a nuclear deal with Iran. Top US general Lieutenant General Alexus Grynkewich said the &ldquo;Bomber Task Force&rdquo; simulation on Sunday showed that the United States and its allies [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-simulates-bombing-mission-over-middle-east-amid-iran-tensions-79326/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-simulates-bombing-mission-over-middle-east-amid-iran-tensions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-simulates-bombing-mission-over-middle-east-amid-iran-tensions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy taking on gangs in Colombia’s biggest port]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkColombia&rsquo;s Navy put on a show of force at the weekend in a town whose population is at the mercy of two warring gangs. The &ldquo;Shottas&rdquo; and &ldquo;Spartanos&rdquo; gangs have been fighting for months over control of Buenaventura&rsquo;s drug trafficking trade, and other illegal activities such as micro-trafficking, extortion and kidnappings. But the military has [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/navy-taking-on-gangs-in-colombias-biggest-port-79345/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/navy-taking-on-gangs-in-colombias-biggest-port/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/navy-taking-on-gangs-in-colombias-biggest-port/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany puts two nuclear plants on standby in energy U-turn]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkGermany said Monday it would keep two nuclear plants on standby beyond the end of the year in a policy U-turn, as the shut-off of Russian gas supplies sends Europe scrambling for energy sources. Following a new network stress test, two of the three remaining power plants would &ldquo;remain available until mid-April 2023 in case [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-puts-two-nuclear-plants-on-standby-in-energy-u-turn-79341/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-puts-two-nuclear-plants-on-standby-in-energy-u-turn/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-puts-two-nuclear-plants-on-standby-in-energy-u-turn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil judge suspends easing of gun laws, citing election violence fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Monday temporarily suspended several provisions implemented by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro that allowed people to buy weapons, citing a &ldquo;risk of political violence&rdquo; during the electoral campaign. &ldquo;The start of the election campaign exacerbates the risk of political violence,&rdquo; which &ldquo;makes the need to restrict access to weapons and [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazil-judge-suspends-easing-of-gun-laws-citin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/brazil-judge-suspends-easing-of-gun-laws-citing-election-violence-fears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/brazil-judge-suspends-easing-of-gun-laws-citing-election-violence-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More German troops begin arriving in Lithuania]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAround a hundred German soldiers arrived in Lithuania on Sunday, after Germany pledged to bolster its presence on NATO&rsquo;s eastern flank following Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine. The troops drove off the ferry in the port city of Klaipeda. They were to make up the command unit of a new brigade, a group usually made up [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/more-german-troops-begin-arriving-in-lithuania-79320/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/more-german-troops-begin-arriving-in-lithuania/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2022 02:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/more-german-troops-begin-arriving-in-lithuania/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran announces defence system against chemical, biological threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIranian authorities have introduced defence systems in 51 cities to counter &ldquo;biological, radiological and chemical threats&rdquo;, deputy defence minister Mehdi Farahi has announced. The defence ministry has &ldquo;provided 51 cities in the country with the necessary installations and equipment for passive defence&rdquo;, Farahi was cited as saying on Saturday by Iribnews, the state broadcaster&rsquo;s website. [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-announces-defence-system-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-announces-defence-system-against-chemical-biological-threats/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2022 02:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-announces-defence-system-against-chemical-biological-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran briefly seizes two US Navy drone vessels in Red Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAn Iranian naval flotilla briefly seized two American military unmanned research vessels in the Red Sea before releasing them, Iranian state media reported on Friday. The Iranian navy&rsquo;s &ldquo;Jamaran destroyer encountered several American military unmanned research vessels on the international shipping route on Thursday while carrying out a counter-terrorism mission in the Red Sea,&rdquo; state [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-briefly-seizes-two-us-navy-drone-vessels-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-briefly-seizes-two-us-navy-drone-vessels-in-red-sea/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2022 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-briefly-seizes-two-us-navy-drone-vessels-in-red-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US approves $1.1 billion in arms for Taiwan]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States on Friday announced a $1.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, vowing to keep boosting the island&rsquo;s defenses as tensions soar with Beijing, which warned Washington of &ldquo;counter-measures.&rdquo; The sale comes a month after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defiantly visited the self-governing democracy, prompting mainland China to launch a show of force that [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-1-1-billion-in-arms-for-taiwan-79310/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-approves-11-billion-in-arms-for-taiwan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2022 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-approves-11-billion-in-arms-for-taiwan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force executes first in-flight next-gen aircrew protection test in F-15E Strike Eagle]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Air Force Research Laboratory&rsquo;s 711th Human Performance Wing and the 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron executed an in-flight vapor purge test in a F-15E Strike Eagle, Aug. 16-19, 2022. This test is part of a larger Department of Defense effort to evaluate cockpit environmental conditions after a chemical weapon attack. This F-15E test is [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/air-force-executes-first-in-flight-next-gen-aircrew-protection-test-in-f-15e-strike-eagle-79306/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/air-force-executes-first-in-flight-next-gen-aircrew-protection-test-in-f-15e-strike-eagle/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/air-force-executes-first-in-flight-next-gen-aircrew-protection-test-in-f-15e-strike-eagle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran navy says thwarted pirate attack on ship in Red Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAn Iranian naval flotilla foiled a pirate attack on an Iranian merchant vessel in the Red Sea, the navy said, following a similar incident last month. &ldquo;A suspicious boat with 12 armed people on board approached the Iranian merchant ship in Bab al-Mandab&rdquo; strait on Thursday, the state news agency IRNA said, citing a statement [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-navy-says-thwarted-pirate-attack-on-ship-in-red-sea-79303/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-navy-says-thwarted-pirate-attack-on-ship-in-red-sea/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-navy-says-thwarted-pirate-attack-on-ship-in-red-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India unveils first homemade aircraft carrier, with eye on China]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIndia debuted its first locally made aircraft carrier on Friday, a milestone in government efforts to reduce its dependence on foreign arms and counter China&rsquo;s growing military assertiveness in the region. The INS Vikrant, one of the world&rsquo;s biggest naval vessels at a length of 262 metres (860 feet), will formally enter service after 17 [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-unveils-first-homemade-aircraft-carrier-with-eye-on-china-79299/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/india-unveils-first-homemade-aircraft-carrier-with-eye-on-china/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/india-unveils-first-homemade-aircraft-carrier-with-eye-on-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should Shamima Begum be allowed to return to the UK to argue her case?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new book says Met police knew she was helped to join IS by a Canadian spy, reinforcing concerns she was victim of traffickingIt is not new &ndash; although it is eyecatching &ndash; to report that Shamima Begum, then 15, was helped to travel to Syria and join Islamic State by a Canadian agent. Mohammed al-Rashed was picked up by the Turkish authorities in March 2015, and said at the time he was an informant for Canadian intelligence, and had helped Begum travel from Istanbul airport to the Syr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/should-shamima-begum-be-allowed-to-return-to-the-uk-to-argue-her-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/should-shamima-begum-be-allowed-to-return-to-the-uk-to-argue-her-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Army tests integrated augmented reality tech with Stryker vehicles]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems hosted a two-day demonstration event at JBLM August 24 and 25, highlighting state-of-the-art communications and visual augmentation technology integrated into U.S. Army Stryker armored vehicles as well as Soldiers&rsquo; individual combat gear. The event was part of the ongoing development of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System &mdash; [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-tests-integrated-augmented-reality-tech-with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-army-tests-integrated-augmented-reality-tech-with-stryker-vehicles/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-army-tests-integrated-augmented-reality-tech-with-stryker-vehicles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York Guard Trains With Brazilian Military]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkOne hundred New York National Guard airmen, including 80 from the 106th Rescue Wing, are participating in exercises with their Brazilian air force counterparts through Aug. 31. The U.S. airmen are operating from the Brazilian air force base at Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, as part of Exercise Tapio, a Brazilian search and rescue [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-york-guard-trains-with-brazilian-military-79291/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/new-york-guard-trains-with-brazilian-military/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/new-york-guard-trains-with-brazilian-military/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Mantis i23 D Multi-Sensor Imaging Payload Delivers Superior Surveillance Performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, today introduced Mantis&trade; i23 D, a multi-sensor daytime imaging payload compatible with the Raven&reg; B small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS). An enhanced daylight variant of its predecessor, the Mantis i23, Mantis i23 D maintains its ruggedized design and utilizes the same modular interface [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-mantis-i23-d-multi-sensor-imaging-payload-deliver]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/new-mantis-i23-d-multi-sensor-imaging-payload-delivers-superior-surveillance-performance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/new-mantis-i23-d-multi-sensor-imaging-payload-delivers-superior-surveillance-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slovakia and Finland sign an agreement on Patria AMVxp 8×8 vehicles]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkWithin Slovakia&rsquo;s BOV 8&times;8 program Patria will contribute to the development of the local engineering and defence industry with transferring high-end armored modular vehicle technical experience and innovations. Geographically, the industrial cooperation covers Slovakia widely. The program will create educational benefits and jobs that provide work for decades, including life cycle services that come after [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/slovakia-and-finland-sign-an-a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/slovakia-and-finland-sign-an-agreement-on-patria-amvxp-88-vehicles/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/slovakia-and-finland-sign-an-agreement-on-patria-amvxp-88-vehicles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thailand Strengthens Coastal Surveillance with Terma SCANTER Radars]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAcross the Asia Pacific region, nations are investing heavily in coastal surveillance and capabilities to protect their people, assets and interests. Surveillance and patrolling capabilities are upgraded to maintain control of national waters and economic exclusion zones (EEZ). With Thailand&rsquo;s newest addition to their coastal surveillance capabilities, the Royal Thai Navy, responsible for coast guard [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/thailand-strengthens-coastal-surveillance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/thailand-strengthens-coastal-surveillance-with-terma-scanter-radars/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/thailand-strengthens-coastal-surveillance-with-terma-scanter-radars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine launches offensive in south, IAEA team head to nuclear plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkUkrainian forces pressed their counter-offensive to retake the Russian-occupied southern region of Kherson, while a team of UN experts were en route to inspect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant which was targeted by fresh shelling over the weekend. The coastal region of Kherson and its capital city of the same name have been contested by Russian [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-launches-offensive-in-south-iaea-team-head-to-nuclear-plant-79266/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ukraine-launches-offensive-in-south-iaea-team-head-to-nuclear-plant/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ukraine-launches-offensive-in-south-iaea-team-head-to-nuclear-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan, China trade barbs over island drone incursions]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTaipei and Beijing have traded barbs over a recent string of drone sorties from the Chinese mainland to an outlying Taiwanese island, as Taiwan&rsquo;s president Tuesday vowed &ldquo;strong countermeasures&rdquo; against such incursions. Photos and video taken by Chinese drones of the Kinmen islands have been circulating on both Taiwanese and Chinese social media, with one [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-china-trade-barbs-over-island-drone-incursions-79252/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-china-trade-barbs-over-island-drone-incursions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-china-trade-barbs-over-island-drone-incursions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Sudan’s ex-rebels set to join unified army]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkMore than 50,000 fighters including former rebels from rival camps in South Sudan&rsquo;s civil war were set to be integrated into the country&rsquo;s army in a long-overdue graduation ceremony on Tuesday. The unification of forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and his rival, Vice President Riek Machar, was a key condition of the 2018 peace [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-sudans-ex-rebels-set-to-join-unified-army-79249/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/south-sudans-ex-rebels-set-to-join-unified-army/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 12:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/south-sudans-ex-rebels-set-to-join-unified-army/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fighting in Iraqi capital leaves 23 dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkFighting between rival Iraqi forces raged for a second day Tuesday with rocket fire echoing from Baghdad&rsquo;s Green Zone where 23 supporters of powerful Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr have been shot dead, medics said. Tensions have soared in Iraq amid a political crisis that has left the country without a new government, prime minister or [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/fighting-in-iraqi-capital-leaves-23-dead-79256/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/fighting-in-iraqi-capital-leaves-23-dead/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 11:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/fighting-in-iraqi-capital-leaves-23-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanwha Defense to Supply K9 Self-Propelled Howitzers to Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkHanwha Defense signed an execution contract on August 26 to supply K9 Thunder Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPHs) to Poland. Valued some $2.4 billion, the contract is the first phase of the framework agreement, signed in late July, as part of the efforts to strengthen the defence capabilities of the Polish Armed Forces. Under the latest contract, [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/hanwha-defense-to-supply-k9-self-propelled-howitzers-to-poland-79272/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/hanwha-defense-to-supply-k9-self-propelled-howitzers-to-poland/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/hanwha-defense-to-supply-k9-self-propelled-howitzers-to-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign forces arrive for military drills in eastern Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkSoldiers from several countries have arrived in eastern Russia for joint military drills that China will take part in, Russia&rsquo;s defence ministry said Monday, amid tensions between Moscow and Western capitals. Servicemen from Kremlin-friendly countries including close ally Belarus, India, Mongolia and Syria will participate in the drills. The exercises will take place between September [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/foreign-forces-arrive-for-military-drills-in-eastern-russ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/foreign-forces-arrive-for-military-drills-in-eastern-russia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/foreign-forces-arrive-for-military-drills-in-eastern-russia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two US Navy warships transit through Taiwan Strait]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTwo United States warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the American navy said, the first such transit since China staged unprecedented military drills around the island. In a statement, the US Navy said the passage &ldquo;demonstrates the United States&rsquo; commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.&rdquo; Tensions in the Taiwan Strait soared to [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/two-us-navy-warships-transit-through-taiwan-strait-79263/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/two-us-navy-warships-transit-through-taiwan-strait/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/two-us-navy-warships-transit-through-taiwan-strait/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman continues B-2 Spirit modernization program]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are continuing enhancements to the B-2 Spirit Stealth bomber fleet providing new capability, including its first long-range stealth missile. The B-2 successfully released a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile &ndash; Extended Range (JASSM-ER) during a flight test in December. The JASSM-ER further enhances the B-2&rsquo;s ability to hit any [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-grumman-continues-b-2-spirit-modernization-program-79269/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/northrop-grumman-continues-b-2-spirit-modernization-program/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/northrop-grumman-continues-b-2-spirit-modernization-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GCHQ seeks to increase number of female coders to tackle threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK intelligence service funding &lsquo;nano-degree&rsquo; courses in effort to improve diversity in technology rolesBritain&rsquo;s intelligence services want to boost the number of female coders in their ranks, warning they need to improve diversity to tackle threats ranging from foreign states to child online safety.GCHQ, the UK&rsquo;s intelligence, security and cyber agency, is funding 14-week &ldquo;nano-degrees&rdquo; in data and software to help women who might have previously been put of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gchq-seeks-to-increase-number-of-female-coders-to-tackle-threats/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gchq-seeks-to-increase-number-of-female-coders-to-tackle-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GCHQ seeks to boost number of female coders to tackle threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK intelligence service funding &lsquo;nano-degree&rsquo; courses in effort to improve diversity in technology rolesBritain&rsquo;s intelligence services want to boost the number of female coders in their ranks warning they need to improve diversity to tackle threats ranging from foreign states to child online safety.GCHQ, the UK&rsquo;s intelligence, security and cyber agency, is funding 14-week &ldquo;nano-degrees&rdquo; in data and software to help women who might have previously been put off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gchq-seeks-to-boost-number-of-female-coders-to-tackle-threats/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/gchq-seeks-to-boost-number-of-female-coders-to-tackle-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[525th Fighter Squadron Awarded 2021 Raytheon Trophy]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkJOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson&rsquo;s 525th Fighter Squadron (FS) recently won the 2021 Raytheon Trophy, which is awarded to the best air-to-air fighter squadron in the United States Air Force, taking the lead in advancing the baseline air-to-air threat to a peer level adversary. &ldquo;[The 525th FS] flawlessly executed this mission with multiple [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/525th-fighter-squadron-awarded-2021-raytheon-trophy-79280/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/525th-fighter-squadron-awarded-2021-raytheon-trophy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2022 21:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/525th-fighter-squadron-awarded-2021-raytheon-trophy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US, South Korea begin biggest joint military drills since 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States and South Korea began their biggest combined military drills since 2018 on Monday, Seoul said &mdash; a move likely to enrage North Korea, which has been ramping up its nuclear threats. Washington is Seoul&rsquo;s key security ally and stations about 28,500 troops in South Korea to protect it from its nuclear-armed neighbor. [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-south-korea-begin-biggest-joint-military-drills-since-2018-79246/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-south-korea-begin-biggest-joint-military-drills-since-2018/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 14:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-south-korea-begin-biggest-joint-military-drills-since-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan eyes nuclear power push to combat energy crunch]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkJapan&rsquo;s prime minister on Wednesday called for a push to revive the country&rsquo;s nuclear power industry in a bid to tackle soaring imported energy costs linked to the war in Ukraine. Such a move could prove controversial, after the 2011 Fukushima disaster led to the suspension of many nuclear reactors over safety fears. Like many [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-eyes-nuclear-power-push-to-combat-energy-crunch-79242/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-eyes-nuclear-power-push-to-combat-energy-crunch/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-eyes-nuclear-power-push-to-combat-energy-crunch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modified X-62 helps accelerate tactical autonomy development]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Air Force Research Laboratory Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation office has invested $15 million upgrading a decades-old workhorse to make it relevant for 21st century warfighter challenges. AFRL&rsquo;s Autonomous Aircraft Experimentation team is using a highly modified Air Force Test Pilot School NF-16, an aircraft recently designated the X-62, to accelerate the development of [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/modified-x-62-helps-accelerate-tactical-autonomy-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/modified-x-62-helps-accelerate-tactical-autonomy-development/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/modified-x-62-helps-accelerate-tactical-autonomy-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan mulls long-range missile upgrades due to China threat: report]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkJapan is considering the deployment of more than 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to increase its ability to counter growing regional threats from China, local newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Sunday. The country plans to upgrade its existing surface-to-ship missiles to extend their range from 100 kilometers (62 miles) to about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), which [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-mulls-long-range-missile-upgrades-due-to-china-threat-report-79232/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-mulls-long-range-missile-upgrades-due-to-china-threat-report/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 13:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-mulls-long-range-missile-upgrades-due-to-china-threat-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China cements influence in Iraq through oil, infrastructure deals]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina has gained a major foothold in oil-rich Iraq, shaking up Western domination in fields from energy to construction, even as some warn that infrastructure projects could leave Baghdad in debt. After decades of conflict, Iraq is &ldquo;badly in need of foreign investment, and specifically investment in energy sector infrastructure&rdquo;, said John Calabrese of the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-cements-influence-in-iraq-through-oil-infrastructure-deals-79228/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-cements-influence-in-iraq-through-oil-infrastructure-deals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 13:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-cements-influence-in-iraq-through-oil-infrastructure-deals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US governor visits Taiwan after China drills]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA US state governor met Taiwan&rsquo;s president Monday, days after Washington announced trade talks with Taipei in a show of support following China&rsquo;s military threats towards the self-ruled island. Eric Holcomb, the Republican governor of Indiana, landed in Taiwan on Sunday for an &ldquo;economic development trip&rdquo;. US-China tensions have risen since Beijing staged huge military [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-governor-visits-taiwan-after-china-drills-79225/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-governor-visits-taiwan-after-china-drills/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-governor-visits-taiwan-after-china-drills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British Sikh activist ‘tortured in India after tip-off from UK intelligence’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for Jagtar Singh Johal say he was given electric shocks after unlawful arrest in Punjab in 2017A British Sikh campaigner is facing a possible death sentence after the UK intelligence services passed on information about him to the Indian authorities, according to a high court complaint.Lawyers for Jagtar Singh Johal from Dumbarton, Scotland, say he was tortured, including being given electric shocks, after his unlawful arrest in the Punjab in 2017 where he had travelled for his wedding.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/british-sikh-activist-tortured-in-india-after-tip-off-from-uk-intelligence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/british-sikh-activist-tortured-in-india-after-tip-off-from-uk-intelligence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia says ‘no heavy weapons’ deployed at Ukraine nuclear plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussia&rsquo;s defence ministry said Thursday that its forces did not have heavy weapons deployed at Ukraine&rsquo;s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, accusing Kyiv of preparing a &ldquo;provocation&rdquo; at the station. &ldquo;Russian troops have no heavy weapons either on the territory of the station or in areas around it. There are only guard units,&rdquo; the ministry said [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-no-heavy-weapons-deployed-at-ukraine-nuclear-plant-79220/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-no-heavy-weapons-deployed-at-ukraine-nuclear-plant/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-no-heavy-weapons-deployed-at-ukraine-nuclear-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkey says first Swedish extradition falls short of demands]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTurkey&rsquo;s justice minister Thursday said Sweden&rsquo;s pledge to extradite a Turkish convict fell far short of Stockholm&rsquo;s commitments under a deal paving the way for its NATO membership bid. NATO member Turkey is threatening to freeze Sweden&rsquo;s attempts to join the Western defence alliance unless it extradites dozens of people Ankara accuses of &ldquo;terrorism&rdquo;. A [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-says-first-swedish-extradition-falls-short-of-demand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/turkey-says-first-swedish-extradition-falls-short-of-demands/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/turkey-says-first-swedish-extradition-falls-short-of-demands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China to send troops to Russia for joint military drills]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in joint military drills, Beijing&rsquo;s defence ministry said. Beijing and Moscow have close defence links and China has said it wants to push bilateral relations &ldquo;to a higher level,&rdquo; even as Moscow faces international sanctions and widespread condemnation over its war in Ukraine. China&rsquo;s defence ministry [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-to-send-troops-to-russia-for-joint-military-drills-79209/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-to-send-troops-to-russia-for-joint-military-drills/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-to-send-troops-to-russia-for-joint-military-drills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO says troops in Kosovo will intervene to keep peace]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNATO peacekeepers in Kosovo &ldquo;will take any measure that is necessary&rdquo; to ensure peace there, the alliance&rsquo;s chief said Wednesday as Serbia-Kosovo tensions simmered. &ldquo;Should stability be jeopardized, KFOR stands ready to intervene and will take any measure that is necessary to ensure a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for all the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-says-troops-in-kosovo-will-intervene-to-keep-peace-79213/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nato-says-troops-in-kosovo-will-intervene-to-keep-peace/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nato-says-troops-in-kosovo-will-intervene-to-keep-peace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hostages gave vital help to identify British IS gang members in Syria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advanced analysis of fragments of information enabled Scotland Yard to identify three jihadis who held and tortured captivesFreed hostages were able to give British police vital information that identified three of the Islamic State kidnap gang that had held and tortured them in Syria, it has been revealed.Scotland Yard has disclosed the breakthroughs that allowed it to identify three of the jihadis known as &ldquo;the Beatles&rdquo; and bring two of them to trial in the US. The hostages&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/hostages-gave-vital-help-to-identify-british-is-gang-members-in-syria/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2022 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/hostages-gave-vital-help-to-identify-british-is-gang-members-in-syria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[German fighter jets to make debut in Indo-Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThirteen German military aircraft were on their way to Australia on Tuesday as Germany looks to strengthen its presence in the Indo-Pacific region amid growing tensions with China. The six Eurofighters and seven military transport aircraft were due to land in Singapore on Tuesday before travelling on to Australia under the mission dubbed Rapid Pacific [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/german-fighter-jets-to-make-debut-in-indo-pacific-79200/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/german-fighter-jets-to-make-debut-in-indo-pacific/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/german-fighter-jets-to-make-debut-in-indo-pacific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU says mulling Iran response to ‘final’ nuclear text]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe European Union said Tuesday it was studying Iran&rsquo;s response to a &ldquo;final&rdquo; draft agreement on reviving a 2015 nuclear accord with major powers it presented at talks in Vienna. The United States had already said Monday that it was informing EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell of its response to the text he submitted [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/eu-says-mulling-iran-response-to-final-nuclear-text-79206/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/eu-says-mulling-iran-response-to-final-nuclear-text/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/eu-says-mulling-iran-response-to-final-nuclear-text/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin lashes out at US over Ukraine, Taiwan]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused Washington of seeking to prolong the conflict in Ukraine and of fueling conflicts elsewhere in the world, including with the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. &ldquo;The situation in Ukraine shows that the US is trying to prolong this conflict. And they act in exactly [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-lashes-out-at-us-over-ukraine-taiwan-79203/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-lashes-out-at-us-over-ukraine-taiwan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/putin-lashes-out-at-us-over-ukraine-taiwan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drastic rethink of security likely in wake of Salman Rushdie attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysis: Although the fatwa against Rushdie was issued more than 30 years ago, the threat never went awaySalman Rushdie spent nine years in hiding following the issue of a notorious fatwa authorising his killing.Though he will be loth to return to that kind of existence, the attack on him last week will most likely lead to a drastic rethink of his security.In the years after the fatwa was issued in February 1989, Rushdie moved from rented house to rented house and rarely appeared in public. Con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/drastic-rethink-of-security-likely-in-wake-of-salman-rushdie-attack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2022 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/drastic-rethink-of-security-likely-in-wake-of-salman-rushdie-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philippines cancels Russia helicopter deal over US sanctions]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Philippines has scrapped an order for 16 Russian military helicopters, an official confirmed Wednesday, following reports former president Rodrigo Duterte decided to cancel it due to US sanctions on Moscow. Manila &mdash; a longtime Washington ally &mdash; agreed in November to pay 12.7 billion pesos ($228 million) for the Mi-17 helicopters, as it seeks [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/philippines-cancels-russia-helicopter-deal-over-us-sanctions-79196/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/philippines-cancels-russia-helicopter-deal-over-us-sanctions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/philippines-cancels-russia-helicopter-deal-over-us-sanctions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[13 killed in Russian strikes near nuclear plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkUkraine on Wednesday accused Russia of rocket strikes that killed 13 civilians in areas near a Russian-held power plant, where renewed fighting has raised fears of a nuclear disaster. The overnight strikes in the Dnipropetrovsk region in central Ukraine also injured 11 people, with five reported to be in a serious condition. &ldquo;It was a [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/13-killed-in-russian-strikes-near-nuclear-plant-79190/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/13-killed-in-russian-strikes-near-nuclear-plant/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/13-killed-in-russian-strikes-near-nuclear-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran navy says repelled attack on ship in Red Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAn Iranian naval flotilla thwarted an overnight attack on an Iranian vessel in the Red Sea, a senior commander said Wednesday. &ldquo;The escort flotilla of the naval arm of Iran&rsquo;s armed forces, headed by the destroyer Jamaran&hellip; promptly deployed to the scene last night after receiving a request for help from an Iranian ship in [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-navy-says-repelled-attack-on-ship-in-red-sea-79193/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-navy-says-repelled-attack-on-ship-in-red-sea/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 12:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-navy-says-repelled-attack-on-ship-in-red-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan FM says China using drills to ‘prepare for invasion’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTaiwan&rsquo;s foreign minister said Tuesday that Beijing is using air and sea drills encircling the island to prepare for an invasion and to change the status quo in the Asia-Pacific region. China launched its largest-ever war games around Taiwan last week in a furious response to a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-fm-says-china-using-drills-to-prepare-for-invasion-79184/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-fm-says-china-using-drills-to-prepare-for-invasion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 03:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-fm-says-china-using-drills-to-prepare-for-invasion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finnish parliament website targeted in cyber attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkFinland&rsquo;s parliament said Tuesday its website came under cyber attack, as the Nordic country applies for NATO membership following Moscow&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine. &ldquo;A denial of service attack is taking place against the parliament&rsquo;s external website,&rdquo; parliament said in a statement. The attack began around 2:30 pm (1130 GMT), slowing down or completely denying access [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/finnish-parliament-website-targeted-in-cyber-attack-79]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/finnish-parliament-website-targeted-in-cyber-attack/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 03:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/finnish-parliament-website-targeted-in-cyber-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mounting proof of crimes against humanity in Myanmar: UN probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkUN investigators on Tuesday reported mounting evidence of crimes against humanity, including murder, torture and sexual violence, committed in Myanmar since last year&rsquo;s military coup. The United Nations&rsquo; Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) said women and children were particularly being targeted. &ldquo;There are ample indications that since the military takeover in February 2021, crimes [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/mounting-proof-of-crimes-agai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mounting-proof-of-crimes-against-humanity-in-myanmar-un-probe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 02:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mounting-proof-of-crimes-against-humanity-in-myanmar-un-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan to hold anti-invasion drills after China exercises]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTaiwan will hold live-fire military drills this week simulating a defence of the island against a Chinese invasion, officials said Monday, as Beijing carries out fresh exercises around its neighbor. The self-ruled, democratic island lives under the constant threat of invasion by China, which sees it as part of Chinese territory to be reclaimed one [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-to-hold-anti-invasion-drills-after-china-exercises-79178/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-to-hold-anti-invasion-drills-after-china-exercises/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2022 15:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-to-hold-anti-invasion-drills-after-china-exercises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China holds fresh military drills around Taiwan]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina carried out fresh military drills around Taiwan Monday, Beijing said, defying calls to end its largest-ever exercises encircling the island in the wake of a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Beijing has raged at the trip by Pelosi &mdash; the highest-ranking elected US official to visit Taiwan in decades &mdash; ripping up [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-holds-fresh-military-drills-around-taiwan-79175/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-holds-fresh-military-drills-around-taiwan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2022 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-holds-fresh-military-drills-around-taiwan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China fires missiles around Taiwan in major military drills]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina fired ballistic missiles and deployed fighter jets and warships on Thursday as it held its largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan, a show of force sparked by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi&rsquo;s visit to the island. Pelosi was the highest-profile US official to visit Taiwan in years, defying a series of stark threats from Beijing, [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-fires-missiles-around-taiwan-in-major-military-drills-79172/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-fires-missiles-around-taiwan-in-major-military-drills/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-fires-missiles-around-taiwan-in-major-military-drills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunak’s anti-terrorism proposals criticised by former counter terrorism chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peter Fahey critical of proposal to widen definition of &lsquo;extremism&rsquo; and include people who &lsquo;vilfy&rsquo; Britain Rishi Sunak&rsquo;s proposals to strengthen the government&rsquo;s anti-terrorism programme risk &ldquo;straying into thought crimes&rdquo; and are potentially damaging to national security, a former senior police chief has said.The former chancellor announced measures to beef up the Prevent programme on Tuesday night, as part of a bid to boost his flagging campaign]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sunaks-anti-terrorism-proposals-criticised-by-former-counter-terrorism-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2022 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/sunaks-anti-terrorism-proposals-criticised-by-former-counter-terrorism-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Navy warships cruising near Taiwan as Pelosi visits]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkSeveral US warships were cruising in waters near Taiwan on Tuesday, US military officials said, amid Chinese anger over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi&rsquo;s controversial visit to the island Beijing claims as its territory. As China announced it would hold live-fire military drills in the Taiwan Strait in response to Pelosi&rsquo;s visit, the US Navy&rsquo;s Seventh [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-warships-cruising-near-taiwan-as-pelosi-visits-79169/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-navy-warships-cruising-near-taiwan-as-pelosi-visits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2022 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-navy-warships-cruising-near-taiwan-as-pelosi-visits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US to send $550 million of new weapons to Ukraine: US official]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States announced Monday a new tranche of weapons for Ukraine&rsquo;s forces fighting Russia, including ammunition for increasingly important rocket launchers and artillery guns. The new $550 million package will &ldquo;include more ammunition for the high mobility advanced rocket systems otherwise known as HIMARS, as well as ammunition&rdquo; for artillery, National Security Council spokesman [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-send-550-million-of-new-weapons-to-ukr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-to-send-550-million-of-new-weapons-to-ukraine-us-official/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-to-send-550-million-of-new-weapons-to-ukraine-us-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top army commander among six killed in Pakistan chopper crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkSix Pakistan servicemen including a senior commander were killed in a helicopter crash during flood relief operations in southwestern Pakistan, the military confirmed Tuesday. Civilian authorities in Pakistan depend heavily on the army during natural calamities such as the floods which have swamped parts of the country this monsoon season. A helicopter on relief operation [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/top-army-commander-among-six-killed-in-pakistan-chopper-crash-79162/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/top-army-commander-among-six-killed-in-pakistan-chopper-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/top-army-commander-among-six-killed-in-pakistan-chopper-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia says drone attack hits Crimea navy HQ]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussia said an attack from a drone Sunday wounded six personnel at the headquarters of its Black Sea fleet in annexed Crimea, as authorities in Ukraine&rsquo;s southern city of Mykolaiv reported it had suffered its &ldquo;strongest&rdquo; shelling of the war. AFP journalists witnessed an intense bombardment of the eastern town of Bakhmut after President Volodymyr [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-drone-attack-hits-crimea-navy-hq-79159/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-drone-attack-hits-crimea-navy-hq/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-drone-attack-hits-crimea-navy-hq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia says US, NATO ‘main threats’ to national security]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States&rsquo; quest to dominate the oceans and NATO&rsquo;s expansion are the biggest threats facing Russia, according to a new Russian naval doctrine signed by President Vladimir Putin on Sunday. The 55-page document said the &ldquo;main challenges and threats&rdquo; to national security and development were Washington&rsquo;s &ldquo;strategic objective to dominate the world&rsquo;s oceans&rdquo; and [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-us-nato-main-threats-to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-us-nato-main-threats-to-national-security/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2022 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-us-nato-main-threats-to-national-security/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China announces Taiwan Strait drills ahead of possible Pelosi trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina on Saturday will hold live-fire military drills in the Taiwan Strait, the government announced via state media, raising the stakes ahead of a possible trip to the self-governing island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The maneuvers will be limited in scope and will take place off the island of Pingtan in Fujian province, [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-announces-taiwan-strait-drills-ahead-of-possible-pelosi-trip-79153/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-announces-taiwan-strait-drills-ahead-of-possible-pelosi-trip/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2022 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-announces-taiwan-strait-drills-ahead-of-possible-pelosi-trip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two pilots killed as Soviet-era fighter jet crashes in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTwo pilots have been killed in India after a Soviet-era fighter jet crashed during a training sortie, the air force said, heightening safety concerns after a string of incidents involving the aircraft. The MiG-21 came down on Thursday night in the desert of western Rajasthan state near the city of Barmer, the defence ministry said. [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/two-pilots-killed-as-soviet-era-fighter-jet-crashes-in-india-79150/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/two-pilots-killed-as-soviet-era-fighter-jet-crashes-in-india/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2022 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/two-pilots-killed-as-soviet-era-fighter-jet-crashes-in-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea’s Kim says ‘ready to mobilize’ nuclear weapons]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country was &ldquo;ready to mobilize&rdquo; its nuclear deterrent in any future military clash with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday. Washington and Seoul have repeatedly warned that Pyongyang is preparing to carry out its seventh nuclear test &mdash; a move that the United [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-koreas-kim-says-ready-to-mobilize-nuclear-weapons-79147/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-koreas-kim-says-ready-to-mobilize-nuclear-weapons/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2022 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-koreas-kim-says-ready-to-mobilize-nuclear-weapons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xi warns Biden not to ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart Joe Biden not to &ldquo;play with fire&rdquo; over the self-ruled island of Taiwan during a lengthy phone call Thursday that the White House said aimed to steady the superpowers&rsquo; rocky relationship. A statement relayed by Chinese state media said the call, lasting two hours and 17 minutes [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/xi-warns-biden-not-to-play-with-fire-over-taiwan-79144/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/xi-warns-biden-not-to-play-with-fire-over-taiwan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2022 13:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/xi-warns-biden-not-to-play-with-fire-over-taiwan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China says US will ‘bear all consequences’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina warned Wednesday that Washington would &ldquo;bear the consequences&rdquo; if US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, with tensions soaring ahead of an expected phone call between the two countries&rsquo; leaders. Beijing has hit back hard against the United States after reports emerged last week that Pelosi, a Democrat who is second in line to [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-says-us-will-bear-all-consequences-if-pelosi-visits-taiwan-79141/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-says-us-will-bear-all-consequences-if-pelosi-visits-taiwan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-says-us-will-bear-all-consequences-if-pelosi-visits-taiwan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan simulates repelling Chinese sea invasion in war games]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTaiwan simulated intercepting Chinese attacks from the sea in annual war games on Tuesday, with President Tsai Ing-wen hailing the military&rsquo;s &ldquo;determination&rdquo; as she watched from onboard a destroyer. Democratic Taiwan lives under constant threat of being invaded by China, which views the self-ruled island as part of its territory to be seized by force [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-simulates-repelling-chinese-sea-invasion-in-war-games-79133/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-simulates-repelling-chinese-sea-invasion-in-war-games/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-simulates-repelling-chinese-sea-invasion-in-war-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What should social media giants do to protect children?]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK cybersecurity heads want companies like Apple to monitor suspicious activity on devices. It&rsquo;s not the attack on privacy you might think it isThis week, the technical leads of GCHQ and the National Cyber Security Centre made a powerful intervention into an incredibly controversial debate: what should social media companies do to protect children on their platforms?But that wasn&rsquo;t how the intervention was taken by all parties. Others heard something rather different: tired arguments]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/what-should-social-media-giants-do-to-protect-children/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/what-should-social-media-giants-do-to-protect-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TechScape: What should social media giants do to protect children?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this week&rsquo;s newsletter: UK cybersecurity heads want companies like Apple to monitor suspicious activity on devices. It&rsquo;s not the attack on privacy you might think it isDon&rsquo;t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThis week, the technical leads of GCHQ and the National Cyber Security Centre made a powerful intervention into an incredibly controversial debate: what should social media companies do to protect children on their platforms?But that wasn&rsquo;t how the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/techscape-what-should-social-media-giants-do-to-protect-children/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/techscape-what-should-social-media-giants-do-to-protect-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airbus tests A400M military plane as water bomber]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAirbus said Tuesday it had successfully tested its A400M military transporter as a water bomber as heatwaves cause an increasing number of wildfires during the summer in Europe. &ldquo;Airbus has successfully tested a removable firefighting demonstrator kit on the A400M new generation airlifter during a flight test campaign in Spain,&rdquo; the European plane maker said [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-tests-a400m-military-plane-as-water-bomber-79127/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/airbus-tests-a400m-military-plane-as-water-bomber/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/airbus-tests-a400m-military-plane-as-water-bomber/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poland to buy South Korean tanks, planes]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkPoland, a NATO member bordering Ukraine, will buy tanks, howitzers and fighter planes from South Korea, the government said Friday as Warsaw shores up its defences. &ldquo;Next week, we are signing deals,&rdquo; Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak tweeted. The deal includes 48 FA-50 light combat fighter jets, 180 K2 &ldquo;Black Panther&rdquo; tanks and an undefined [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/poland-to-buy-south-korean-tanks-planes-79137/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/poland-to-buy-south-korean-tanks-planes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2022 12:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/poland-to-buy-south-korean-tanks-planes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children could be radicalised over summer break, Met police warn parents]]></title><description><![CDATA[London force takes unusual step of writing to schools urging families to look out for signs of extremismThe Metropolitan police force has taken the unprecedented step of writing to parents of school-age children, urging them to look out for signs of radicalisation because it fears the six-week summer holiday could lead to a rise in extremism.Det Supt Jane Corrigan, of the Met&rsquo;s counter-terrorism command and lead officer in the anti-terrorist Prevent programme, sent a letter to primary and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/children-could-be-radicalised-over-summer-break-met-police-warn-parents/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2022 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/children-could-be-radicalised-over-summer-break-met-police-warn-parents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USCYBERCOM Releases IoCs for Malware Targeting Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkFORT GEORGE E. MEADE: In close coordination with the Security Service of Ukraine, USCYBERCOM&rsquo;s Cyber National Mission Force is disclosing these indicators of compromise. In the last few months, the Security Service of Ukraine discovered several types of malware in their country, and have analyzed the samples and identified IOCs. The IOCs included 20 novel [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/uscybercom-releases-iocs-for-malware-targeting-ukraine-79121/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uscybercom-releases-iocs-for-malware-targeting-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2022 00:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uscybercom-releases-iocs-for-malware-targeting-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half of Russian spies in Europe expelled since Ukraine invasion, says MI6 chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Moore says 400 intelligence officers operating under diplomatic cover have been expelledRussia-Ukraine war &ndash; latest updatesHalf of all the Russian spies operating under diplomatic cover around Europe have been expelled since the start of the war in Ukraine, the chief of MI6 has told a US security conference.Richard Moore, who heads British foreign intelligence, said the expulsions of about 400 Russian diplomats from countries in continental Europe, including France and Germany, had]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/half-of-russian-spies-in-europe-expelled-since-ukraine-invasion-says-mi6-chief/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/half-of-russian-spies-in-europe-expelled-since-ukraine-invasion-says-mi6-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victim’s family criticise scope of inquest into Guildford pub bombings deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Relatives of Ann Hamilton voice frustration as coroner reaches conclusions over deaths of five victims in 1974Relatives of one of the five victims of the IRA&rsquo;s 1974 Guildford pub bombings have criticised the scope of the inquest into the deaths and said they have &ldquo;unanswered questions&rdquo; after a coroner delivered a verdict of unlawful killing.At the conclusion of the inquest, coroner Richard Travers said the victims were killed by a &ldquo;violent, intense and devastating&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/victims-family-criticise-scope-of-inquest-into-guildford-pub-bombings-deaths/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/victims-family-criticise-scope-of-inquest-into-guildford-pub-bombings-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s Tempest fighter project soars as European rival remains in limbo]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkBritain&rsquo;s future combat fighter jet project Tempest soared this week past a key barrier at Farnborough Airshow 2022, but Europe&rsquo;s rival FCAS concept is stuck in limbo. Defence spending has been a hot topic at this year&rsquo;s Farnborough, as nations bolster their armed forces following Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine. Tempest was launched to great fanfare [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/uks-tempest-fighter-project-soars-as-european-rival-remains-in-limbo-79114/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uks-tempest-fighter-project-soars-as-european-rival-remains-in-limbo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uks-tempest-fighter-project-soars-as-european-rival-remains-in-limbo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US to send four more precision rocket systems to Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States will provide four more precision rocket systems to Ukraine to help it battle Russia&rsquo;s invasion, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday. His Ukrainian counterpart had asked the day before for Washington to send more M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Himars) saying Kyiv&rsquo;s forces have used them to destroy some 30 [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-send-four-more-precision-rocket-systems-to-ukraine-79118/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-to-send-four-more-precision-rocket-systems-to-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-to-send-four-more-precision-rocket-systems-to-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli army chief makes first Morocco visit]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIsrael&rsquo;s army chief arrived in Morocco on Monday for meetings with senior defence officials, military sources said, as cooperation between the countries expands following a normalization of ties. Aviv Kohavi&rsquo;s three-day trip is the first official visit of an Israeli army chief to the North African kingdom. Kohavi will meet Morocco&rsquo;s minister delegate in charge [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-army-chief-makes-first-morocco-visit-79110/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israeli-army-chief-makes-first-morocco-visit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/israeli-army-chief-makes-first-morocco-visit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BlackSky to provide advanced AI for space-based dynamic monitoring]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkBlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) received a $4.4 million award from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) to support the second phase of the multi-year Space-based Machine Automated Recognition Technique (SMART) Program. &ldquo;As part of our work, BlackSky created a high-performance MLOps (machine learning operations) framework that was ultimately selected to perform as the [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/blacksky-to-provide-advanced-ai-for-space-bas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/blacksky-to-provide-advanced-ai-for-space-based-dynamic-monitoring/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/blacksky-to-provide-advanced-ai-for-space-based-dynamic-monitoring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erdogan renews threat to ‘freeze’ Swedish, Finnish NATO bids]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday renewed his threat to &ldquo;freeze&rdquo; the NATO membership bids of both Sweden and Finland unless the military alliance complies with Ankara&rsquo;s conditions. At a NATO summit in Madrid at the end of June, Erdogan called on the two countries to &ldquo;do their part&rdquo; in the fight against terrorism, [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/erdogan-renews-threat-to-freeze-swedish-finnish-nato-bids-79104/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/erdogan-renews-threat-to-freeze-swedish-finnish-nato-bids/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/erdogan-renews-threat-to-freeze-swedish-finnish-nato-bids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farnborough airshow opens amid heatwave]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkGlobal aviation&rsquo;s Farnborough airshow opens Monday amid a sweltering heatwave, with the sector aided by a modest recovery in air traffic and with Ukraine boosting defence budgets. Tens of thousands of visitors will flock to the five-day show, held southwest of London, as weather forecasters warn of scorching record temperatures in England. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s going to [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/farnborough-airshow-opens-amid-heatwave-79097/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/farnborough-airshow-opens-amid-heatwave/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2022 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/farnborough-airshow-opens-amid-heatwave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran has ‘technical ability’ to build nuclear bomb: official]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIran has the technical capacity to build a nuclear weapon but has not taken a decision to do so, an official told the Al Jazeera broadcaster on Sunday. Iran &ldquo;has the technical ability to build a nuclear bomb&rdquo; said Kamal Kharrazi, who heads an advisory board linked to Iran&rsquo;s leadership. But Tehran has &ldquo;not made [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-has-technical-ability-to-build-nuclear-bomb-official-79094/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-has-technical-ability-to-build-nuclear-bomb-official/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2022 13:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-has-technical-ability-to-build-nuclear-bomb-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran unveils naval drone division as Biden tours Mideast]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkIran&rsquo;s navy on Friday unveiled its first division of ships and submarines capable of carrying armed drones, as US President Joe Biden tours the Middle East. The United States and Israel, the sworn enemies of Iran, have previously accused the Islamic republic of using drones and missiles to attack US forces and Israel-linked ships in [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-unveils-naval-drone-division-as-biden-tours-mideast-79087/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-unveils-naval-drone-division-as-biden-tours-mideast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/iran-unveils-naval-drone-division-as-biden-tours-mideast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China asks UN Security Council for ban on small arms to Haiti: diplomats]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina has asked the United Nations Security Council to vote on banning small arms to Haiti, sanctioning the Caribbean nation&rsquo;s gang leaders, and even sending a regional police force to the violence-plagued island, diplomatic sources said Thursday. The proposal comes as Council members consider renewing a UN political mission to Haiti which expires on Friday [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-asks-un-security-council-for-ban-on-small-arms-to-haiti-diplomats-79083/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-asks-un-security-council-for-ban-on-small-arms-to-haiti-diplomats/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-asks-un-security-council-for-ban-on-small-arms-to-haiti-diplomats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Himars precision rockets shift the balance in Ukraine: experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkUS-made precision rockets have given Ukraine forces a major battlefield boost since they were introduced in June, tilting the balance against the Russians and possibly forcing Moscow to pause its offensive, experts said. Since mid-June, using the Himars missile systems, Ukraine has destroyed more than 20 major Russian ammunition depots and command posts that were [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/himars-precision-rockets-shift-the-balance-in-ukraine-experts-79080/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/himars-precision-rockets-shift-the-balance-in-ukraine-experts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/himars-precision-rockets-shift-the-balance-in-ukraine-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French foreign, defence ministers in Niger as Mali pullout nears]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkKey ministers from France and Niger met on Friday as French forces revamp their mission in the Sahel following a planned pullout from Mali. Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu arrived in the Nigerien capital late Thursday. Their joint visit aims to &ldquo;represent the combined civilian and military&rdquo; support given by France, [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/french-foreign-defence-ministers-in-niger-as-mali-pullout-nears-79091/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/french-foreign-defence-ministers-in-niger-as-mali-pullout-nears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/french-foreign-defence-ministers-in-niger-as-mali-pullout-nears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MI5 needs more funds to tackle rightwing terror threat, says watchdog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Committee says lack of resources affecting other areas of agency&rsquo;s work and calls situation &lsquo;untenable&rsquo;MI5 should be given increased funding to help tackle the rising threat of extreme-right terrorism, which now accounts for approaching a fifth of the spy agency&rsquo;s investigations, a parliamentary watchdog has said.MPs and peers on the intelligence and security committee said the agency had been forced to progress other work &ndash; almost certainly relating to Islamist ter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-needs-more-funds-to-tackle-rightwing-terror-threat-says-watchdog/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/mi5-needs-more-funds-to-tackle-rightwing-terror-threat-says-watchdog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin Delivers First Modernized M270A2 To US Army]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkLockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the first Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) M270A2 launcher to the U.S. Army in a ceremony at the Precision Fires Center of Excellence in Camden,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/lockheed-martin-delivers-first-modernized-m270a2-to-us-army/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 13:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/lockheed-martin-delivers-first-modernized-m270a2-to-us-army/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia seeks Iran drones after losses in Ukraine: White House]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA senior US official said Tuesday that Russia&rsquo;s plan to acquire hundreds of combat drones from Iran shows its urgent need to reinforce due to heavy losses four months after invading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-seeks-iran-drones-after-losses-in-ukraine-white-house/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 13:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-seeks-iran-drones-after-losses-in-ukraine-white-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US gun regulation agency fills empty director post after seven years]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe US Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden&rsquo;s nominee to lead the federal agency overseeing gun regulations, which had lacked a permanent director for over seven years....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-gun-regulation-agency-fills-empty-director-post-after-seven-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-gun-regulation-agency-fills-empty-director-post-after-seven-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China says SE Asia nations should avoid becoming ‘chess pieces’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkSoutheast Asian nations should avoid becoming &ldquo;chess pieces&rdquo;, China&rsquo;s foreign minister said Monday, as he revealed proposing a set of &ldquo;rules&rdquo; to promote...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-says-se-asia-nations-should-avoid-becoming-chess-pieces/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-says-se-asia-nations-should-avoid-becoming-chess-pieces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislation aims to shield UK internet users from state-backed disinformation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changes to online safety bill require tech firms to minimise people&rsquo;s exposure to &lsquo;hostile online warfare&rsquo;Tech firms will be required to shield internet users from state-sponsored disinformation posing a threat to UK society and democracy, under changes to a landmark online safety bill.The legislation will require social media platforms, video streaming services and search engines to take proactive action to minimise people&rsquo;s exposure to foreign state-backed disinformatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/legislation-aims-to-shield-uk-internet-users-from-state-backed-disinformation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2022 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/legislation-aims-to-shield-uk-internet-users-from-state-backed-disinformation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Navy promoted sailor despite joining neo-Nazi group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Would-be submariner exposed by Observer escaped discipline amid fear of extremism in forcesA Royal Navy submariner who the Ministry of Defence knew had links to the far right was promoted after joining an even more extreme rightwing organisation.Kenneth McCourt was exposed by the Observer in 2019 as a member of a white nationalist group with links to a banned terrorist organisation. Despite a subsequent MoD investigation, McCourt was allowed to remain in the navy without being disciplined and, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/royal-navy-promoted-sailor-despite-joining-neo-nazi-group/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2022 09:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/royal-navy-promoted-sailor-despite-joining-neo-nazi-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden says US ‘should sell’ F-16 Fighter Jets to Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkPresident Joe Biden on Thursday said the United States should go ahead with the delayed sale of F-16 warplanes to Turkey but noted that Congress needs to give approval. &ldquo;We should...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/biden-says-us-should-sell-f-16-fighter-jets-to-turkey/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/biden-says-us-should-sell-f-16-fighter-jets-to-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO wary of Russian, Chinese ‘gains’ on southern flank]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNATO chief Jens Stoltenberg pledged more support Thursday for countries in Africa and the Middle East as the alliance looks to compete with Russia&rsquo;s and China&rsquo;s growing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nato-wary-of-russian-chinese-gains-on-southern-flank/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nato-wary-of-russian-chinese-gains-on-southern-flank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greece formalizes request for US-made F-35 fighter jets: PM]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkGreece has formalized a request for US-made F-35 fighter jets, its prime minister said Thursday, with Athens seeking to bolster its airforce amid tension with neighboring Turkey. &ldquo;It...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/greece-formalizes-request-for-us-made-f-35-fighter-jets-pm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/greece-formalizes-request-for-us-made-f-35-fighter-jets-pm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relief and concern in Sweden after NATO deal with Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkSweden may have clinched a surprise deal with Turkey paving the way for its NATO membership, but Kurds and leftwing parties expressed concern Wednesday about the concessions made to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/relief-and-concern-in-sweden-after-nato-deal-with-turkey/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/relief-and-concern-in-sweden-after-nato-deal-with-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway to send rocket launchers to Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorway said Wednesday it would donate three multiple-launch rocket systems to Ukraine, following similar decisions made by Britain, Germany and the United States. Kyiv, whose forces are...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/norway-to-send-rocket-launchers-to-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/norway-to-send-rocket-launchers-to-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain boosts military aid to Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkBritain pledged another &pound;1 billion ($1.2 billion) in military aid to Ukraine Wednesday to help it fend off Russia&rsquo;s invasion, including air-defence systems and drones. The fresh...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/britain-boosts-military-aid-to-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/britain-boosts-military-aid-to-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No problem’ for Russia if Finland, Sweden join NATO: Putin]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussia has &ldquo;no problem&rdquo; if Finland and Sweden join NATO, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t have problems with Sweden and Finland like we do with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-problem-for-russia-if-finland-sweden-join-nato-putin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/no-problem-for-russia-if-finland-sweden-join-nato-putin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slovakia to buy 152 Swedish combat vehicles]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNATO member Slovakia, which shares a border with Ukraine, said Tuesday it plans to buy 152 tracked combat vehicles from Sweden&rsquo;s BAE Systems Hagglunds as it steps up its military...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/slovakia-to-buy-152-swedish-combat-vehicles/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 16:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/slovakia-to-buy-152-swedish-combat-vehicles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finland, Sweden leaders to discuss NATO bid with Erdogan]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkFinnish and Swedish leaders will discuss their stalled NATO bids with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday at the start of an alliance summit in Madrid, Helsinki said on...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/finland-sweden-leaders-to-discuss-nato-bid-with-erdogan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/finland-sweden-leaders-to-discuss-nato-bid-with-erdogan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada sends 2 warships to Baltic Sea to bolster security]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkCanada on Sunday deployed two warships to the Baltic Sea and North Atlantic, joining a pair of frigates already in the region, to reinforce NATO&rsquo;s eastern flank in response to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/canada-sends-2-warships-to-baltic-sea-to-bolster-security/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/canada-sends-2-warships-to-baltic-sea-to-bolster-security/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia hit a missile factory in Kyiv: defence ministry]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussia said on Sunday its early morning strike on Kyiv had hit a weapons factory, dismissing as &ldquo;fake&rdquo; reports that it had struck a residential area of the Ukrainian capital....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-hit-a-missile-factory-in-kyiv-defence-ministry/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2022 14:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-hit-a-missile-factory-in-kyiv-defence-ministry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain warns of possible cyberattack at NATO summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkSpain&rsquo;s defence minister warned on Friday of a possible cyberattack during the NATO summit in Madrid next week. Asked if Spain feared Russia could launch such an attack, Margarita...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/spain-warns-of-possible-cyberattack-at-nato-summit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2022 14:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/spain-warns-of-possible-cyberattack-at-nato-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK security services must seek approval to access telecoms data, judges rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberty hails decision that prior independent authorisation is needed for people&rsquo;s communications dataThe security and intelligence services must acquire &ldquo;prior independent authorisation&rdquo; to obtain people&rsquo;s communications data from telecom providers, a civil rights campaign group has said, after it won a high court challenge.Liberty hailed a &ldquo;landmark victory&rdquo; and said two judges ruled it was unlawful for MI5, MI6 and GCHQ to obtain individuals&rsquo; communic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-security-services-must-seek-approval-to-access-telecoms-data-judges-rule/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-security-services-must-seek-approval-to-access-telecoms-data-judges-rule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyiv says US precision artillery systems arrived in Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkUkraine said Thursday that it had taken delivery of precision artillery systems from the United States which is the latest country to answer Kyiv&rsquo;s plea from allies for advanced...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/kyiv-says-us-precision-artillery-systems-arrived-in-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2022 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/kyiv-says-us-precision-artillery-systems-arrived-in-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia and China eye NATO’s ‘Arctic Achilles heel’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussian flags flap in the stiff polar breeze, a bust of Lenin looms out of the snow and a vast slogan declares, &ldquo;Communism is our goal!&rdquo; No, this is not some time warp Soviet...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-and-china-eye-natos-arctic-achilles-heel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2022 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-and-china-eye-natos-arctic-achilles-heel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian gas threat revives German nuclear power debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkGermany should extend the lifetime of its nuclear plants to avoid an &ldquo;extreme scenario&rdquo; in which a Russian gas stop could wipe 12 percent off the economy, a government advisor...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russian-gas-threat-revives-german-nuclear-power-debate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russian-gas-threat-revives-german-nuclear-power-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Improves Robotic Performance in DARPA’s Machine Common Sense Program]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkResearchers with DARPA&rsquo;s Machine Common Sense (MCS) program demonstrated a series of improvements to robotic system performance over the course of multiple experiments. Just as...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ai-improves-robotic-performance-in-darpas-machine-common-sense-program/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ai-improves-robotic-performance-in-darpas-machine-common-sense-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonia accuses Russia of ‘escalatory’ actions]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkEstonia on Wednesday accused Russia of engaging in escalatory actions ahead of next week&rsquo;s NATO summit, including alleged missile simulations and airspace violations. It also...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/estonia-accuses-russia-of-escalatory-actions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 03:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/estonia-accuses-russia-of-escalatory-actions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US, Morocco launch vast military exercise]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States and Morocco on Monday launched the vast annual &ldquo;African Lion&rdquo; military exercise, amid heightened tensions between the North African kingdom and neighboring...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-morocco-launch-vast-military-exercise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 03:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-morocco-launch-vast-military-exercise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China made third-largest air incursion this year, says Taiwan]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTwenty-nine Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan&rsquo;s air defence zone on Tuesday in its third-largest daily incursion this year, the island&rsquo;s government said. Taiwan lives under the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-made-third-largest-air-incursion-this-year-says-taiwan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-made-third-largest-air-incursion-this-year-says-taiwan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China offers to mediate Horn of Africa disputes]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina on Monday offered to play the role of mediator to resolve disputes in the Horn of Africa, on the opening day of a regional gathering in the Ethiopian capital. The China-Horn of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-offers-to-mediate-horn-of-africa-disputes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-offers-to-mediate-horn-of-africa-disputes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkey says NATO summit ‘not the deadline’ for Finland, Sweden talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTurkey on Monday said it did not view next week&rsquo;s NATO summit as a final deadline for resolving its objections to Finland and Sweden joining the Western defence alliance. The...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/turkey-says-nato-summit-not-the-deadline-for-finland-sweden-talks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/turkey-says-nato-summit-not-the-deadline-for-finland-sweden-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People of east DR Congo reject idea of regional force]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkMany people in the conflict zones of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have greeted the proposed deployment of a regional force with mistrust and outright hostility. The proposal to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/people-of-east-dr-congo-reject-idea-of-regional-force/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/people-of-east-dr-congo-reject-idea-of-regional-force/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China launches third aircraft carrier in major military milestone]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina on Friday launched its biggest and most modern aircraft carrier, marking a major military advance for the Asian superpower. The announcement comes at a time of heightened tensions...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-launches-third-aircraft-carrier-in-major-military-milestone/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2022 14:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-launches-third-aircraft-carrier-in-major-military-milestone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Chinese invasion of Taiwan: Too costly to countenance?]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkOn Taiwan&rsquo;s tiny Penghu islands, the missile bases that sit next to white-sand beaches and bustling fish markets are a visceral reminder of the constant threat of attack from China....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/a-chinese-invasion-of-taiwan-too-costly-to-countenance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2022 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/a-chinese-invasion-of-taiwan-too-costly-to-countenance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US says getting arms to Ukraine ‘as rapidly as possible’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkUS defence chiefs insisted Wednesday the West was providing the weapons Ukraine asked for &ldquo;as rapidly as humanly possible&rdquo; and said longer-range systems could have an important...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-says-getting-arms-to-ukraine-as-rapidly-as-possible/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2022 05:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-says-getting-arms-to-ukraine-as-rapidly-as-possible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK to deliver rocket launchers to Ukraine soon: defence secretary]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkBritain will soon deliver multiple-launch rocket systems to Ukraine in response to its request for heavy arms to repel the Russian invasion, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-to-deliver-rocket-launchers-to-ukraine-soon-defence-secretary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2022 04:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-to-deliver-rocket-launchers-to-ukraine-soon-defence-secretary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia says destroyed NATO arms depot in western Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussia said Wednesday its forces destroyed a depot containing NATO-supplied arms in western Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Western allies to speed up arms deliveries to his...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-destroyed-nato-arms-depot-in-western-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-destroyed-nato-arms-depot-in-western-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO chief warns takes time to train Ukraine on Western arms]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday there was an &ldquo;urgent need&rdquo; to step up arms deliveries to Ukraine, but warned it took time to adapt Kyiv&rsquo;s forces to modernized...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nato-chief-warns-takes-time-to-train-ukraine-on-western-arms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nato-chief-warns-takes-time-to-train-ukraine-on-western-arms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan to attend NATO summit for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday he will attend this month&rsquo;s NATO summit in Madrid, becoming the country&rsquo;s first leader to join a top meeting of the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-to-attend-nato-summit-for-first-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/japan-to-attend-nato-summit-for-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkey wants written response from Finland, Sweden over NATO bid concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTurkey said on Wednesday that it was waiting for a &ldquo;written response&rdquo; from Sweden and Finland to Ankara&rsquo;s objections to their NATO bids. &ldquo;We have transmitted our...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/turkey-wants-written-response-from-finland-sweden-over-nato-bid-concerns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/turkey-wants-written-response-from-finland-sweden-over-nato-bid-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China vows ‘fight to the end’ to stop Taiwan independence]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina will &ldquo;fight to the very end&rdquo; to stop Taiwanese independence, the country&rsquo;s defence minister vowed Sunday, stoking already soaring tensions with the United States...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-vows-fight-to-the-end-to-stop-taiwan-independence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-vows-fight-to-the-end-to-stop-taiwan-independence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World headed for new era of nuclear rearmament: SIPRI]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe number of nuclear weapons in the world is set to rise in the coming decade after 35 years of decline as global tensions flare amid Russia&rsquo;s war in Ukraine, researchers said...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/world-headed-for-new-era-of-nuclear-rearmament-sipri/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/world-headed-for-new-era-of-nuclear-rearmament-sipri/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia agrees payout, ending France submarine spat]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAustralia unveiled a substantial compensation deal with French submarine maker Naval Group Saturday, ending a contract dispute that soured relations between Canberra and Paris for almost a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/australia-agrees-payout-ending-france-submarine-spat/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/australia-agrees-payout-ending-france-submarine-spat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nine European countries urge NATO to beef up eastern flank]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNine Central and Eastern European countries on Friday asked NATO to strengthen its eastern flank following Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine. The meeting of the leaders of Bulgaria, the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nine-european-countries-urge-nato-to-beef-up-eastern-flank/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/nine-european-countries-urge-nato-to-beef-up-eastern-flank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stalled Finnish, Swedish NATO bids may drag on: NATO chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTurkey&rsquo;s blockage of Sweden&rsquo;s and Finland&rsquo;s NATO membership bids may not be resolved in time for the alliance&rsquo;s summit later this month, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/stalled-finnish-swedish-nato-bids-may-drag-on-nato-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 10:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/stalled-finnish-swedish-nato-bids-may-drag-on-nato-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China, US defence ministers to hold talks in Singapore]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe US and Chinese defence ministers will hold their first face-to-face talks in Singapore Friday, Chinese state media said, as the superpowers lock horns over security disputes ranging from Taiwan to contested waters. The relationship between the two countries has deteriorated due to myriad issues in recent years. As well as Taiwan and the South [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-us-defence-ministers-to-hold-talks-in-singapore-78945/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-us-defence-ministers-to-hold-talks-in-singapore/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-us-defence-ministers-to-hold-talks-in-singapore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway scraps deal for NH90 military helicopters]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorway cancelled a contract Friday for 14 NH90 military transport helicopters from a European consortium that includes Airbus, citing delivery delays and spare parts woes. The Norwegian government said that despite signing the contract with NH Industries more than 20 years ago, only eight of the 13 aircraft that have been delivered were fully operative. [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/norway-scraps-deal-for-nh90-military-helicopters-78941/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/norway-scraps-deal-for-nh90-military-helicopters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/norway-scraps-deal-for-nh90-military-helicopters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five dead in US military aircraft crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAll five Marines on board a US military aircraft that crashed in southern California were confirmed dead on Thursday. Their MV-22B Osprey came down during a training mission on Wednesday near Glamis, just 20 miles (35 kilometers) from the Mexican border. &ldquo;We mourn the loss of our Marines in this tragic mishap. Our hearts go [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/five-dead-in-us-military-aircraft-crash-78937/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/five-dead-in-us-military-aircraft-crash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/five-dead-in-us-military-aircraft-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine dependent on arms from allies after exhausting Soviet-era weaponry]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkUkraine has depleted its Soviet and Russian-designed weaponry and is now completely dependent on allies for arms to defend against Russia&rsquo;s invasion, US military sources say. Once part of the Soviet Union, Ukraine&rsquo;s army and its defense industry were built around Soviet and Russian-standard equipment, small arms, tanks, howitzers and other weapons not interchangeable with [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-dependent-on-arms-from-allies-after-exhausting-soviet-er]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ukraine-dependent-on-arms-from-allies-after-exhausting-soviet-era-weaponry/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ukraine-dependent-on-arms-from-allies-after-exhausting-soviet-era-weaponry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan welcomes fourth US arms sale under Biden]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTaiwan on Thursday welcomed US approval of a $120 million sale of naval equipment that the two allies said would bolster the island&rsquo;s &ldquo;combat readiness&rdquo; and ability to work with American forces. Self-ruled, democratic Taiwan lives under constant threat of invasion by authoritarian China, which views the island as part of its territory to be [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-welcomes-fourth-us-arms-sale-under-biden-78927/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-welcomes-fourth-us-arms-sale-under-biden/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 21:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/taiwan-welcomes-fourth-us-arms-sale-under-biden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine forces need deliberate training on new rocket system: US]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkUkraine wants new Himars artillery from the United States on the battlefield now, but the Pentagon is stressing the need for comprehensive training to make sure the long-range precision rocket systems are used effectively against Russian forces. Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley said Wednesday that while four of the Himars systems were being prepared [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-forces-need-deliberate-training-on-new-rocket-system-us-78924/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ukraine-forces-need-deliberate-training-on-new-rocket-system-us/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/ukraine-forces-need-deliberate-training-on-new-rocket-system-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia lashes out after US nuclear subs plan revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAustralia&rsquo;s government lashed out at &ldquo;loose&rdquo; comments by the former defence minister Thursday, after he revealed sensitive plans to buy US nuclear-powered submarines over their British rivals. Peter Dutton, who left office as defence minister a few weeks ago after his conservative coalition lost elections, disclosed his previously secret plans to choose the US Virginia-class [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-lashes-out-after-us-nuclear-subs-plan-reveale]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/australia-lashes-out-after-us-nuclear-subs-plan-revealed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 21:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/australia-lashes-out-after-us-nuclear-subs-plan-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and China set to be winners from Russia’s stumbles as arms industry get shake up]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussia&rsquo;s war in Ukraine is upending the global arms industry. As the U.S. and its allies pour significant sums of money into arming Ukraine and Russia bleeds tanks and personnel, countries across the world are rethinking defense budgets, materiel needs and military relationships. Countries that historically have had low levels of defense spending such as [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-and-china-set-to-be-winners-from-russias-stumbles-as-arms-industry-get-shake-up-78918]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-and-china-set-to-be-winners-from-russias-stumbles-as-arms-industry-get-shake-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-and-china-set-to-be-winners-from-russias-stumbles-as-arms-industry-get-shake-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One dead after fighter jet crashes into homes in central China]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkOne person has died and two more injured when a fighter jet crashed in central China on Thursday, state media reported. The plane, an Air Force J-7, &ldquo;had an accident during training and fell in the vicinity of an airport&hellip; causing damage to private homes&rdquo;, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The pilot parachuted to safety [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/one-dead-after-fighter-jet-crashes-into-homes-in-central-china-78930/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/one-dead-after-fighter-jet-crashes-into-homes-in-central-china/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/one-dead-after-fighter-jet-crashes-into-homes-in-central-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s drone carrier hints at ‘swarm’ ambitions for Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkOfficially it is just a research vessel, but China&rsquo;s newly unveiled drone carrier is a clear sign Beijing is rushing to deploy an autonomous swarm of unmanned devices in its push for military supremacy in the Pacific Ocean. State media last month showed the launching of the Zhu Hai Yun &mdash; &ldquo;Zhu Hai Cloud&rdquo; &mdash; [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-drone-carrier-hints-at-swarm-ambitions-for-pacific-78911/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinas-drone-carrier-hints-at-swarm-ambitions-for-pacific/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/chinas-drone-carrier-hints-at-swarm-ambitions-for-pacific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cambodia, China revamp naval base, stoking US fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkCambodia and China on Wednesday broke ground on a Beijing-funded project to revamp a naval base that the US fears is intended for Chinese military use. The Washington Post this week cited unnamed Western officials as saying the new facilities at Cambodia&rsquo;s Ream base &mdash; strategically located on the Gulf of Thailand &mdash; were being [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/cambodia-china-revamp-naval-base-stoking-us-fears-78915/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/cambodia-china-revamp-naval-base-stoking-us-fears/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/cambodia-china-revamp-naval-base-stoking-us-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cambodia, China deny naval base reports as Australia voices concern]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkCambodia and Beijing on Tuesday denied a report that they are building a secret naval facility for the Chinese fleet, as Australia&rsquo;s new prime minister voiced concern and called for transparency. The Washington Post, citing unnamed Western officials, said a new facility at Cambodia&rsquo;s Ream base &mdash; strategically located on the Gulf of Thailand &mdash; [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/cambodia-china-deny-naval-base-reports-as-australia-voices-concern-78902/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/cambodia-china-deny-naval-base-reports-as-australia-voices-concern/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2022 02:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/cambodia-china-deny-naval-base-reports-as-australia-voices-concern/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US, South Korea fly warplanes after North’s missile tests]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkSouth Korea and the United States flew warplanes including stealth fighter jets over waters around the Korean peninsula Tuesday in a fresh show of force following recent missile tests by the North, Seoul said. Sixteen South Korean warplanes, including F-35 stealth fighters and four US F-16 jets, formed an attack squadron over the West Sea [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-south-korea-fly-warplanes-after-norths-missile-tests-78896/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-south-korea-fly-warplanes-after-norths-missile-tests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2022 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-south-korea-fly-warplanes-after-norths-missile-tests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[East Africa army chiefs discuss regional force for east DR Congo]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkEast African army chiefs held discussions Tuesday on establishing a regional military force to restore security in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a statement. Meeting in east DRC&rsquo;s commercial hub of Goma, the heads of the militaries of the East African Community stated that they had discussed the &ldquo;initial modalities&rdquo; of such a [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/east-africa-army-chiefs-discuss-regional-force-for-east-dr-congo-78906/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/east-africa-army-chiefs-discuss-regional-force-for-east-dr-congo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2022 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/east-africa-army-chiefs-discuss-regional-force-for-east-dr-congo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China warns Australia risks ‘serious consequences’ after jet interception]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkBeijing on Monday warned Australia to &ldquo;act prudently&rdquo; or face &ldquo;serious consequences&rdquo; after Canberra accused a Chinese fighter jet of dangerously intercepting one of its spy planes over the South China Sea. Australia has argued it is not unusual for it to undertake surveillance flights in the South China Sea &mdash; a region Beijing insists [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-warns-australia-risks-serious-consequences-after-jet-interception-78899/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-warns-australia-risks-serious-consequences-after-jet-interception/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2022 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-warns-australia-risks-serious-consequences-after-jet-interception/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK to give Ukraine long-range missile systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkBritain said Monday it will mirror the United States and send long-range missile systems to Ukraine, defying warnings from Russian President Vladimir Putin against supplying Kyiv with the advanced weapons. The UK Ministry of Defence said London had coordinated closely with Washington over its gift of the multiple-launch rocket systems, known as MLRS, to help [&hellip;]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-to-give-ukraine-long-range-missile-systems-78892/]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-to-give-ukraine-long-range-missile-systems/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2022 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-to-give-ukraine-long-range-missile-systems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea launches unidentified ballistic missile: Seoul]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea launched at least one ballistic missile into waters off its east coast on Sunday, South Korea&rsquo;s military said, after Seoul and Washington staged their first joint drills...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-launches-unidentified-ballistic-missile-seoul/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2022 03:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/north-korea-launches-unidentified-ballistic-missile-seoul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK warned it is failing to adapt as terror threat shifts from groups to lone attackers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five years after London Bridge and Borough Market attacks, watchdog says psychologists should feature in counter-terrorismPsychologists and behavioural scientists should be deployed more frequently to counter-terrorism operations as the number of neurodivergent individuals under investigation rises, a watchdog has advised.The government&rsquo;s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation told the Observer that evaluating the threat from individuals with conditions like autism was becoming an i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-warned-it-is-failing-to-adapt-as-terror-threat-shifts-from-groups-to-lone-attackers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-warned-it-is-failing-to-adapt-as-terror-threat-shifts-from-groups-to-lone-attackers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK officials in line for ‘impunity’ in assisting crimes overseas, say critics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Draft security bill would let spies and ministers enable killings and torture, warn charity and ex-ministerMinisters and spies would be given immunity from accusations of assisting crimes overseas under a new national security law to be debated by MPs next week, a human rights charity and former Tory cabinet minister have warned.The Home Office was told that the powers being proposed were &ldquo;far too slack&rdquo; and would diminish the UK&rsquo;s moral authority to condemn atrociti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-officials-in-line-for-impunity-in-assisting-crimes-overseas-say-critics/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-officials-in-line-for-impunity-in-assisting-crimes-overseas-say-critics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK officials in line for immunity in assisting crimes overseas, say critics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Draft security bill would let spies and ministers enable killings and torture, warn charity and ex-ministerMinisters and spies would be given immunity from accusations of assisting crimes overseas under a new national security law to be debated by MPs next week, a human rights charity and former Tory cabinet minister have warned.The Home Office was told that the powers being proposed were &ldquo;far too slack&rdquo; and would diminish the UK&rsquo;s moral authority to condemn atrociti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-officials-in-line-for-immunity-in-assisting-crimes-overseas-say-critics/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-officials-in-line-for-immunity-in-assisting-crimes-overseas-say-critics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s Prevent scheme should be ‘ideologically blind’, says adviser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sara Khan says counter-extremism strategy is &lsquo;completely outdated&rsquo; and should cover a range of ideologies The counter-terrorism Prevent programme, which has been dogged by claims of being a cover to spy on Muslim communities, should be &ldquo;ideologically blind&rdquo;, a government adviser has said.The strategy is currently the subject of a review by Sir William Shawcross, and leaks suggest it will conclude that Prevent has been too focused on rightwing extremism in recent years. In]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uks-prevent-scheme-should-be-ideologically-blind-says-adviser/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2022 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uks-prevent-scheme-should-be-ideologically-blind-says-adviser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Prevent scheme should be ‘ideologically blind’, says adviser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid leaks of strategy&rsquo;s review, Sara Khan says focus on only one form of extremism is counterproductiveThe counter-terrorism Prevent programme, which has been dogged by claims of being a cover to spy on Muslim communities, should be &ldquo;ideologically blind&rdquo;, a government adviser has said.The strategy is currently the subject of a review by Sir William Shawcross, and leaks suggest it will conclude that Prevent has been too focused on rightwing extremism in recent years. Instead it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-prevent-scheme-should-be-ideologically-blind-says-adviser/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2022 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uk-prevent-scheme-should-be-ideologically-blind-says-adviser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s counter-terrorism Prevent scheme ‘no longer fit for purpose’, says adviser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sara Khan said the government had &lsquo;left a vacuum&rsquo; by failing to engage Muslim communities with the anti-radicalisation programme The counter-terrorism Prevent programme, which has been dogged by claims of being a cover to spy on Muslim communities, is &ldquo;no longer fit for purpose&rdquo; and should be &ldquo;ideologically blind&rdquo;, a government adviser has said.The controversial strategy is currently the subject of a review by Sir William Shawcross, with leaks suggesting it wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uks-counter-terrorism-prevent-scheme-no-longer-fit-for-purpose-says-adviser/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/uks-counter-terrorism-prevent-scheme-no-longer-fit-for-purpose-says-adviser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West must brace for ‘long haul’ in Ukraine: NATO chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkWestern nations need to brace for a long &ldquo;war of attrition&rdquo; in Ukraine, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Thursday following White House talks with US President Joe Biden....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/west-must-brace-for-long-haul-in-ukraine-nato-chief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2022 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/west-must-brace-for-long-haul-in-ukraine-nato-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protests as North Korea takes helm of world disarmament body]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkNorth Korea on Thursday skipped the diplomatic niceties for a combative tone when it took the helm of the Conference on Disarmament. &ldquo;My country is still at war with the United...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/protests-as-north-korea-takes-helm-of-world-disarmament-body/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2022 12:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/protests-as-north-korea-takes-helm-of-world-disarmament-body/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BAE Automated Flight Planning Service Deployed to the Cloud]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkBAE Systems&rsquo; Mobility Air Forces Automated Flight Planning Service, or MAFPS, is transitioning operations to Cloud One, one of the first mission-critical applications to complete a cloud...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/bae-automated-flight-planning-service-deployed-to-the-cloud/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2022 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/bae-automated-flight-planning-service-deployed-to-the-cloud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia says killed hundreds of foreign ‘mercenaries’ working for Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkMoscow said Thursday that it has managed to stem the arrival of foreign &ldquo;mercenaries&rdquo; in Ukraine over the past month and that it has killed &ldquo;hundreds&rdquo; of them....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-killed-hundreds-of-foreign-mercenaries-working-for-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-killed-hundreds-of-foreign-mercenaries-working-for-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danes say ‘yes’ to joining EU common defense policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAn overwhelming majority of Danes, almost 67 percent, voted Wednesday in favour of joining the EU&rsquo;s common defense policy 30 years after opting out, results showed with 100 percent...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/danes-say-yes-to-joining-eu-common-defense-policy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/danes-say-yes-to-joining-eu-common-defense-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada says Chinese jets put pilots ‘at risk’ in international airspace]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkCanada&rsquo;s military has accused Chinese air force pilots of unprofessional and risky behavior during their recent encounters in international airspace. The Canadian aircraft involved...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/canada-says-chinese-jets-put-pilots-at-risk-in-international-airspace/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/canada-says-chinese-jets-put-pilots-at-risk-in-international-airspace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New US aid for Ukraine: Himars rockets, javelins, helicopters]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe United States will send Ukraine four Himars artillery rocket systems, an additional 1,000 Javelin anti-tank missiles, and four Mi-17 helicopters in a new $700 million arms package, the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/new-us-aid-for-ukraine-himars-rockets-javelins-helicopters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/new-us-aid-for-ukraine-himars-rockets-javelins-helicopters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advanced Rocket Launcher System Heads to Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAs part of the latest presidential drawdown package for Ukraine &mdash; this one worth $700 million dollars &mdash; the Defense Department has included four M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/advanced-rocket-launcher-system-heads-to-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/advanced-rocket-launcher-system-heads-to-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danes begin voting on joining EU’s common defence policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTraditionally eurosceptic Denmark began voting Wednesday in a referendum on whether to overturn its opt-out on the EU&rsquo;s common defence policy after Russia&rsquo;s invasion of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/danes-begin-voting-on-joining-eus-common-defence-policy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/danes-begin-voting-on-joining-eus-common-defence-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top US general says ending Black Sea blockade ‘high-risk’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkAny attempt to end Russia&rsquo;s blockade of the Ukrainian port Odessa would be a &ldquo;high-risk military operation&rdquo;, top US General Mark Milley has said as he embarked on a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/top-us-general-says-ending-black-sea-blockade-high-risk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 15:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/top-us-general-says-ending-black-sea-blockade-high-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany to deliver air defence system to Ukraine: Scholz]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkGermany will deliver to Ukraine an air defence system capable of shielding a &ldquo;large city from Russian air raids&rdquo;, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday, rejecting...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-to-deliver-air-defence-system-to-ukraine-scholz/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-to-deliver-air-defence-system-to-ukraine-scholz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US ‘adding fuel to the fire’ with new arms supplies: Kremlin]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkThe Kremlin on Wednesday accused Washington of &ldquo;adding fuel to the fire&rdquo; by planning to supply Ukraine with advanced missile systems. &ldquo;We believe that the United States...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-adding-fuel-to-the-fire-with-new-arms-supplies-kremlin/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/us-adding-fuel-to-the-fire-with-new-arms-supplies-kremlin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China makes second largest Taiwan defence zone incursion this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkChina has made the second largest incursion into Taiwan&rsquo;s air defence zone this year with Taipei reporting 30 jets entering the area, including more than 20 fighters. Taiwan&rsquo;s...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-makes-second-largest-taiwan-defence-zone-incursion-this-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 03:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-makes-second-largest-taiwan-defence-zone-incursion-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany agrees $107 bn fund to modernize military in face of Russia threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkGermany&rsquo;s government and conservative opposition have agreed a deal that will release 100 billion euros ($107 billion) to modernize the army in the face of the Russian threat. An...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-agrees-107-bn-fund-to-modernize-military-in-face-of-russia-threat/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2022 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/germany-agrees-107-bn-fund-to-modernize-military-in-face-of-russia-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China fails to ink security pact with Pacific nations]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkTalks between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and 10 Pacific Island nations failed to reach an agreement on a wide-ranging security deal Monday, after sharp warnings the proposal would...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-fails-to-ink-security-pact-with-pacific-nations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2022 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/china-fails-to-ink-security-pact-with-pacific-nations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia says carried out hypersonic missile test]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkRussian forces Saturday announced a latest successful test of their Zircon hypersonic cruise missile as Moscow steps up its Ukraine offensive. The missile was fired from the Admiral...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-carried-out-hypersonic-missile-test/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2022 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russia-says-carried-out-hypersonic-missile-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkey shows off drones at Azerbaijan air show]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkLooping in the air at lightning speed, Turkish drones like those used against Russian forces in Ukraine draw cheers from the crowd at an air show in Azerbaijan. Turkey is showcasing its...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/turkey-shows-off-drones-at-azerbaijan-air-show/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2022 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/turkey-shows-off-drones-at-azerbaijan-air-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move to block Swiss F-35 purchase gains support]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkA Swiss alliance seeking to block the purchase of F-35 fighter jets said Friday it had received nearly enough support to put the controversial military contract to a referendum. The...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/move-to-block-swiss-f-35-purchase-gains-support/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2022 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/move-to-block-swiss-f-35-purchase-gains-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Sweden woos Turkey, fears mount over what it will cede]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenceTalkSweden hopes to strike a compromise with Turkey to seal its NATO membership bid, but fears are mounting in the Scandinavian country that the government may sacrifice too much to get what...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/as-sweden-woos-turkey-fears-mount-over-what-it-will-cede/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2022 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/as-sweden-woos-turkey-fears-mount-over-what-it-will-cede/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CISA Publishes 5G Security Evaluation Process Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[CISA releases a five-step plan to aid agencies in the development and deployment of 5G projects]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/cisa-publishes-5g-security-evaluation-process-plan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/cisa-publishes-5g-security-evaluation-process-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twitter to Pay $150m Fine to Resolve Data Privacy Violations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twitter fined $150m for unlawfully using user data for advertising purposes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/twitter-to-pay-150m-fine-to-resolve-data-privacy-violations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/twitter-to-pay-150m-fine-to-resolve-data-privacy-violations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian Hackers Believed to Be Behind Leak of Hard Brexit Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Russian hacking group Coldriver could be behind the leak of Hard Brexit plans orchestrated by ex-MI6 Sir Richard Dearlove]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russian-hackers-believed-to-be-behind-leak-of-hard-brexit-plans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/security/russian-hackers-believed-to-be-behind-leak-of-hard-brexit-plans/</guid></item></channel></rss>