Police chief apologises after fake Muslim shouts ‘Allahu Akbar’ in simulated suicide bomb attack at Manchester’s Trafford Centre

A police chief has been forced to apologise for featuring a fake Muslim shouting “Allahu Akbar” in a major counter terrorism training exercise against Isil. The exercise had depicted a suicide bomber detonating explosives and opening fire in the middle of a busy shopping mall. But critics claimed the depiction of the terrorist “stereotyped” Muslims during the…

Drone killings: Legal case ‘needs clarifying’

Cardiff-born Reyaad Khan was killed in a precision airstrike by an RAF remotely operated aircraft near Raqqa in Syria The legal case for using drone strikes outside of armed conflict needs “urgent clarification” from ministers, a cross-party parliamentary committee has said. The government insisted it did not have a “targeted killing” policy, but was clearly…

Counter-terrorism exercise at Trafford Centre

A major counter-terrorism exercise is due to be staged in one of England’s largest shopping centres. A mock terror attack will begin at The Trafford Centre in Greater Manchester when it is closed between midnight and 06:00 BST on Tuesday. The three-day exercise will continue in locations including Redbank Community Home in Newton-le-Willows on Wednesday.…

Police force launch investigation into 2015 general election fraud allegations after claims against Tories

We have received an allegation of electoral fraud and an investigation has been launched’ It comes amid claims the Conservative Party may have breached spending rules Matt Cardy/Getty Images A police force has launched an investigation into an allegation of electoral fraud relating to the 2015 general election amid claims the Conservative Party may have…