Week ending 8 August 2026

Prevent Referrals Hit Decade High as Widdecombe Inquiry Deepens

Record Prevent referrals, a reopened probe into a suspected firebombing linked to the Widdecombe murder investigation, and a terrorism funding inquiry into a British charity headlined the period.

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