UK home secretary orders tougher police response after anti-migrant protests in Dover and Portsmouth
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has told police chiefs to use all powers necessary after anti-migrant protests caused disruption in Dover and Portsmouth last weekend. She said officers must move quickly and effectively against groups she described as seeking to intimidate communities. The Home Office said the demonstrations amounted to unacceptable disorder.The meeting took place on Thursday, when Mahmood asked for reassurance that police plans were in place for a stronger response. According to the account of the meeting, she said there was a fear factor because some protesters were dressed in black and wearing balaclavas. She also said the scenes... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Sep 2026 18:00 LONDON
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British man charged over alleged Russian-linked sabotage plot as court case moves to the Old Bailey
Joshua Cammidge, a 31-year-old man from Swindon, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday after being charged with terror offences in connection with an alleged plan to help Russian security forces sabotage a drone factory. Prosecutors say he is accused of assisting the GRU Volunteer Corps and of carrying out preparatory conduct under the National Security Act 2023. District Judge Daniel Sternberg adjourned the case until a hearing at the Old Bailey on 25 September.The Crown Prosecution Service alleged that Cammidge researched four drone manufacturing sites and a WiFi jamming device, and that he carried out reconnaissance on potential targets.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Sep 2026 13:29 LONDON
UK condemns Portsmouth anti-migrant protest blocking asylum seeker transport
The UK government has condemned a protest in Portsmouth after hundreds of demonstrators blocked roads and said they wanted to stop asylum seekers leaving the southern English city. The demonstration took place on Sunday night and followed a separate anti-migrant protest at the Port of Dover over the weekend. Police officers wearing riot shields were seen forming a cordon around buses carrying the asylum seekers.A spokesperson for the Home Office described the behaviour as "intimidating and thuggish" and said the right to peaceful protest must not cross into disorder. Social media footage showed many of the demonstrators dressed in black... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 Sep 2026 11:05 LONDON
Israel frees five Lebanese detainees in Red Cross-mediated handover
Israel has released five Lebanese detainees in a handover facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross, in a development linked to US-brokered efforts to ease tensions between the two countries. The transfer took place on Friday and was described as the first such handover since the latest Israel-Hezbollah war began. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun welcomed the release and thanked the United States and the ICRC for their roles.The ICRC said it facilitated the transfer of five people released from Israeli detention at the request of the relevant parties. Reports from the scene said a convoy of ICRC vehicles... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 04 Sep 2026 16:32 LONDON
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Israel detains Lebanese farmers in south Lebanon as civilian release continues
Three Lebanese farmers were detained by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, according to the leader of their village, in a development that comes as a separate civilian release process continues. The detentions took place in Halta, in Hasbaya province, an area within the roughly 600 sq km of Lebanese territory that Israel continues to occupy. Hours later, Israel released another Lebanese civilian through a handover involving the International Committee of the Red Cross.Village leader Issa Abedelaal said Israeli forces called the three farmers on their mobile phones and told them to report to a location, where they were... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 03 Sep 2026 21:02 LONDON
