Counter-terrorism

Five suspected terrorists have been shot dead in the beach town of Cambrils after a second vehicle attack in Spain. One woman was killed and a number of others injured.

They called themselves ‘The Three Musketeers’ – but today, together with a fourth man, they were convicted of plotting to carry out terror attacks on a police or military target in the UK. They were arrested last August in an undercover police operation. But there’s been criticism of the sting and the way evidence was…

The attack came as a group of Muslim worshipers finished prayers here in Finsbury Park shortly after midnight last night. Fatima Manji arrived at the scene of the attack in the early hours of this morning and has spent the day piecing together the events and the reaction.

It was the kind of incident that everyone feared. In the wake of a series of Islamist-inspired attacks in London and Manchester, last night came an attack on Muslims – a van hitting a crowd who had just left evening prayers. One man died and 10 were injured. Tonight we’ve learned more about the suspect,…

From London to Scotland, from the Midlands to North Wales: it’s been a hectic last day of campaigning ahead of tomorrow’s election.

Theresa May has also been touring the country throughout the day, ending up back in London this evening. Gary Gibbon says that, after the London terror attacks, she is due to say that if human rights laws get in the way of counter-terrorism, she will change them.