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NEWS

More than 4,000 extra police officers recruited

Workforce stats show the largest annual increase in police officer numbers since 2004, with the Home Office saying that they have already recruited 22 per cent of its 20,000 officer target.....read more

Raab welcomes first EU sanctions against cyber actors

Dominic Raab has welcomed the announcement that the EU has imposed sanctions against nine individuals and organisations from North Korea, China and Russia, in the first set of sanctions under the EU’s cyber sanctions regime.....read more

Richard Moore named as new MI6 boss

Richard Moore, the current political director at the Foreign Office, has been chosen as the next chief of MI6, replacing Sir Alex Younger, who is due to step aside towards the end of the year.....read more

Terrorist loses case for early release

The High Court has ruled against convicted terrorist Mohammed Zahir Khan who demanded to be released early from prison.....read more

Trident labelled a 'deadly farce' by Scots campaigners

Campaigners say the UK’s nuclear bomb programme has become a ‘deadly farce’ after MoD figures revealed that the cost of UK programmes to replace Trident and nuclear submarines on the Clyde increased by over £1 billion in a year.....read more

FEATURES

CT Awards Q&A: Figen Murray

At the start of June, Figen Murray was awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Counter Terrorism Award, as part of the 2020 Counter Terror Awards. Here, we get her thoughts on recognition, Martyn’s Law and venue security.....read more

Cyber security: Proactivity versus reactivity

Peter Yapp, former Deputy Director of UK's National Cyber Security Centre, explains why cyber crime prevention is stronger than the cure.....read more

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