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ONLINE | ITV News and GPAHE uncovered extremist content on Roblox — a platform for kids as young as seven.

They found games simulating mosque shootings, school attacks, and white nationalist propaganda, with players bragging about giving a “taste of white nationalism.”

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Mosque shootings and far-right skins: Teens playing Roblox exposed to extremist content — ITV News
The evidence forms part of an ongoing investigation by ITV News into the gaming platform Roblox, with experts warning parents not to allow their children to use the platform, as George Hancorn reports
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November 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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PSYCHOLOGY | The 100 life decisions people dread most, according to psychologists.

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The 100 life decisions people dread most, according to psychologists — Popular Science
The 100 life decisions people dread most, according to psychologists Answers were ‘surprisingly stable’ across 4,380 survey participants. When it comes to worries, job decisions top health fears. Life...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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CTE | Babies and toddlers referred to counterterror scheme hundreds of times.

Individuals aged between 11 and 15 accounted for 39 per cent of all cases adopted as a Channel case.

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Babies and toddlers referred to counterterror scheme hundreds of times — The Independent
Nearly half of referrals for children under the age of 10 were for ‘Islamist’ concerns
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November 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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ANTIFA | The US government designated four European anti-fascist groups as terrorist organisations as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on the far left following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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US designates four European anti-fascist groups as terrorist organisations — Euronews
The US State Department labelled four European far-left groups as terrorist organisations, including Germany's Antifa Ost and Italy's International Revolutionary Front.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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REFORM | Reform UK councillor who chaired a meeting with parents and a far-right group to promote misinformation about a Swansea school.

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Reform UK councillor slammed in Senedd over parents meeting with far-right group — Nation.Cymru
Politicians in the Senedd have slammed the “politically motivated behaviour” of a Reform UK councillor who chaired a meeting with parents and a far-right group to promote misinformation about a Swanse...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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CTE | Adoption of AI by terrorist groups is here.
drrobwray.bsky.social Dr Rob Wray @drrobwray.bsky.social · 2d
On 8 July, 2025, Grok began posting content praising Adolf Hitler, antisemitic stereotypes, and referring to itself as “MechaHitler”.

Before these concerns on X, Gab’s AI bot had been observed generating Holocaust denial and other conspiracy theorist content.

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Technology Evolves the Tactics: Preparing for the Rise of Terrorist AI Harms
Terrorist groups, like the societies they emerge from, adapt to new technologies. As AI capabilities evolve, so too do the tactics of extremist actors. While the full effects may take years to observe...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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CANADA | Canada’s spy chief sounds the alarm: a rising number of minors are being swept into extremist movements.

Nearly 1 in 10” CSIS terrorism investigations now involve someone under 18.

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Nearly 1 in 10 terrorism investigations at CSIS involves a minor: spy boss — CBC News
The head of Canada’s spy agency is warning about a “worrying” number of young people becoming radicalized.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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US | The US state department has announced that it will designate four European self-described anti-fascist groups as Foreign Terrorist Organisations, as the Trump administration broadens its campaign against what it portrays as an international wave of leftist violence.

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US designates four European anti-fascist groups as terrorist threats — The Guardian
State department claims groups in Germany, Italy and Greece ‘conspiring to undermine foundations of western civilization’
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November 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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FAR RIGHT EUROPE | Parties like Vox and far-right social movements like Nucleo Nacional, a paramilitary organisation, have exploited anti-immigrant feelings among some young people.
drrobwray.bsky.social Dr Rob Wray @drrobwray.bsky.social · 2d
Younger Spaniards are increasingly turning to the right-wing populist party. The survey found 29 per cent of Vox voters were aged 18-24, whereas only 9.9 per cent were aged over 65.

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Why Spain's Gen Z is turning against migrants — The i Paper
Nearly a third of voters for Spain's main far-right party are aged 18-24, one poll found
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November 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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CTE RESEARCH | Call for Papers, a series of forum publications under the theme "Upheaval: Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism in a Changing World."
jpict.bsky.social Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism @jpict.bsky.social · Apr 9
JPICT are very excited to announce our latest Call for Papers, a series of forum publications under the theme "Upheaval: Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism in a Changing World." We welcome short papers designed to foster a dynamic conversation ➡️ think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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US | Violence-obsessed young people are gathering online to champion acts of terror, with no clear political agenda. Here's what you need to know about nihilistic violent extremism (NVE).

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From Memes to Murder: How Online Clout Culture Is Fueling Real-Life Violence — PCMag
Violence-obsessed young people are gathering online to champion acts of terror, with no clear political agenda, a phenomenon the FBI has dubbed nihilistic violent extremism (NVE).
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November 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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US | Active Club is a Neo-Nazi network that is built around white supremacist ideology and presents itself as a community focused on fitness and fraternity.

Members see themselves as patriotic crusaders who are training for a so-called “race war”.

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Active Club and Vanguard Britannica: How British Neo-Nazis are going global — ITV News
In September, a group of America’s most notorious white supremacists met at an undisclosed venue in Texas.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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UK | The chief propagandist for a far-right network exposed by ITV News earlier this year is a former Buckingham Palace employee now helping to forge an Anglo-American alliance of white supremacists intent on bringing US Neo-Nazi tactics to Britain.

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Revealed: The Neo-Nazi who worked inside Buckingham Palace — ITV News
ITV News Global Security Editor Rohit Kachroo exposes how one of Britain's leading fascists ended up working for Buckingham Palace
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November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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UK | The danger lies not only in the far right’s new ability to organise but in the climate that sustains it - a politics of grievance, an online world of fury, and public debates where the language of extremism, to some, doesn’t always sound so out of place.

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The face of British fascism is changing — it's calm, clever, and dangerously convincing — ITV News
On a quiet suburban street, Matthew Gravill — a man who had spent years avoiding attention, blurring his face online and hiding behind aliases — bolted.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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EUROPE | The European white nationalist Identitarian movement has been escalating to spread hate throughout the continent and the United States advocating for “remigration,” - the forced deportation en-masse of all non-European migrants (i.e., an ethnic cleansing).

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Europe’s White Nationalist Identitarian Movement Ramping Up Fundraising Efforts | SECRPOL
EUROPE | The European white nationalist Identitarian movement has been escalating their efforts to spread hate throughout the continent and the United States by publicly advocating for “remigration,” ...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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USA - UK | The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal.

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Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break — CNN
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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I wish I was making this up..

A new far-right francophone political party named after US President Donald Trump has been launched in Belgium.

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New far-right party named after Trump launches in Belgium — Euronews
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November 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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UK | Judge said he’d need a “clear, evidence-based and statistically sound analysis” comparing asylum seekers to the settled population — the judge said: “There is no such evidence before the court”.
drrobwray.bsky.social Dr Rob Wray @drrobwray.bsky.social · 4d
Epping Council lost High Court bid to block asylum seekers being housed in the Bell.

Noting the council offered no evidence to back claims that asylum seekers are more likely to commit crime - the beak said:

“There is no such evidence before the court”.

Exactly.

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Asylum seekers can stay at Epping Hotel, rules High Court judge in major blow to local campaigners — The Standard
The owners of the Epping hotel fought against an injunction for breaching planning law
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November 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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UK | Many on the hard & far right now fuse anti-Islam rhetoric with a crusading Christian identity — turning culture wars into a “clash of civilisations.”

UKIP vows to “declare war on radical Islam” & “put Christianity back at the heart of government.”

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A right-wing movement that has marched against immigration is now marching behind the cross — Sky News
A new type of Christianity - more militant, more political - is on the rise. But some in the Church of England claim this is a
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November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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US | As families across the country worried about how they’d put food on the table, leaders portrayed the harm as beyond their control.

Not true.
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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UK | “Dehumanising” rhetoric from politicians and social media activists has seen Islamophobia become “normalised” and is fuelling a rise in anti-muslim hate across the UK.

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‘Our place is being questioned’: British Muslims warn Islamophobia has become 'normalised' across the UK — LBC
“Dehumanising” rhetoric from politicians and social media activists has seen Islamophobia become “normalised” and is fuelling a rise in anti-muslim hate across the UK, LBC has been told.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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INSIDE “CHANNEL PANEL” | For the first time in its history, journalists have been granted unprecedented access to see the inner workings of Prevent, a multi-agency government programme that aims to stop people from perpetrating terrorist acts.

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Unprecedented access to UK’s counter-terrorism Prevent programme – and decision making process
For the first time in its history, journalists have been granted unprecedented access to see the inner workings of Prevent, a government programme that ultimately aims to stop people from perpetrating...
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November 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Katie Lam wants to retroactively revoke permanent residency for legal UK residents—potentially deporting 4–7% of the population. Even by far-right standards, this is extreme.

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Tory MP criticised after demanding legally settled families be deported
Katie Lam said move would make UK ‘culturally coherent’ and that a large number of people ‘need to go home’
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November 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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BREAKING | Irish authorities have charged two men with possession of explosives in relation to an alleged planned terrorist attack by a far-right extremist group.

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Two men charged in Ireland in relation to alleged planned far-right terror attack — The Guardian
Karolis Peckauskas of Drogheda and Garrett Pollock of Annalong in Northern Ireland charged with possession of explosives
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November 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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PREVENT | Referrals to counter-terrorism surged after the Southport murders — many with no clear ideology.
drrobwray.bsky.social Dr Rob Wray @drrobwray.bsky.social · 8d
Extreme right-wing concerns accounted for 21 per cent of PREVENT referrals in the year to March 2025, surpassing Islamist extremism at 10 per cent, while the largest proportion (56 per cent) fell under the 'no ideology' category.

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Huge rise in far-right cases sent to anti-terror programme Prevent — The Independent
A record 8,778 individuals were referred to the government's anti-extremism scheme, Prevent, in the year to March 2025, marking a 27 per cent increase.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM