the number of white suspected terrorists being arrested in the uk has overtaken those of asian appearance for the first time in more than a decade. statistics released by the home office show an overall fall in terror arrests of 22 per cent in the year, with 351 made in the 12 months to the end of june. “the fall is partly due to a relatively large number of arrests being made following terrorist attacks in london and manchester last year,” a report said. white suspects accounted for 38 per cent of terror-related arrests, followed by those of asian appearance on 37 per cent and black suspects on 9 per cent. “this was the first time, since the year ending june 2005, that the proportion of white people arrested has exceeded the proportion of asian people arrested,” the report said. “it was the second highest number of arrests of white people in a year since the data collection began in 2001.” the demographics of terrorists in prison, where islamists make up the majority, is also changing, as the number of far-right extremists jailed rises. please enter your email address please enter a valid email address please enter a valid email address sign up thanks for signing up to the news newsletter {{#verifyerrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyerrors}} {{^verifyerrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyerrors}} i would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from the independent. read our privacy notice thanks for signing up to the news newsletter {{#verifyerrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyerrors}} {{^verifyerrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyerrors}} i would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from the independent. read our privacy notice the home office said: “the number of islamist, extremist prisoners saw a slight decrease for the first time. ✕ isis fighters in afghanistan are communicating with uk terror cells, defence secretary gavin williamson says “the proportion of prisoners holding far-right ideologies has increased steadily over the past three years, with the number up from 10 to 28 in the latest year.” terror arrests have risen significantly since isis declared its so-called “state” across syria and iraq, causing at least 900 people to leave the uk for its territories and others, who remained in the country, arrested for raising money for the group, spreading its propaganda and planning to commit attacks. then in 2016, national action became the first far-right group to ever be declared a terrorist organisation in the uk, with waves of police raids targeting the neo-nazis. experts have warned of the threat of “reciprocal radicalisation”, where islamists and the far-right feed off each other to drive support to their own ideologies. since the westminster attack in march 2017, security services have foiled 13 islamist plots and four from the extreme right-wing, seeing numerous would-be killers jailed. of the five attacks launched in london and manchester last year, leaving a total of 36 victims dead, isis claimed responsibility for four and one was carried out by a far-right extremist targeting muslims. islamists make up 82 per cent of terrorist prisoners, followed by 13 per cent far-right and the rest made up of other ideologies including links to northern ireland. police leaders said the past year saw highest number of terrorists tried and successfully convicted, since data collection began in 2009. life sentences were handed out in 10 cases, including for the men who mounted the finsbury park and parsons green terror attacks. uk news in pictures show all 50 1 /50 uk news in pictures uk news in pictures 13 april 2021 the core of the milky way becomes visible in the early hours of tuesday morning as it moves over bamburgh lighthouse at stag rock in northumberland pa uk news in pictures 12 april 2021 rebecca richardson left and genevieve florence, members of the aquabatix synchronised swimming team, during a practice session in the swimming pool at clissold leisure centre in north london, which has reopened to the 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in london pa uk news in pictures 24 february 2021 britain's health secretary matt hancock looks on outside downing street in london, britain reuters uk news in pictures 23 february 2021 two surfers make their way into the sea off of boscombe beach in dorset pa deputy assistant commissioner dean haydon, a senior coordinator for national counterterror policing, said: “at a time when we are still seeing unprecedented levels of demand across ct policing, we are still working tirelessly to ensure that our investigations yield positive results at court. “it is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our officers and support staff, not just in london but across our 11 counter terrorism units nationwide. “we’re not only successfully prosecuting more people than ever before, but we’re also jailing the most dangerous offenders for longer – helping to keep the public safe.” recommended isis fanatic who tried to kill theresa may and bomb downing st jailed police warned that the fall in terror arrests was linked to a decrease in the large-scale operations seen after last year’s attacks, and “should not be mistaken for a reduction in the threat or police activity”. the number of active investigations being carried out by specialist police and the security services has reached it’s highest ever level, currently standing at more than 650 probes focusing on the “most dangerous individuals”. “demands upon ct policing have increased by about a third since the start of 2017,” said deputy assistant commissioner haydon. “the step-change in terrorist activity is matched only by an increased effort from police and security services, and our officers are working incredibly hard to protect the public and to bring people to justice, which is evidenced by the impressive conviction rate achieved in the last year. “but i would also like to use this opportunity to remind the public that they, too, play a part in these successes. “many of these arrests, convictions and investigations hinge upon vital information provided by members of the public.” the figures came as the government consults on new terror laws contained in the counter terrorism and border security bill. if enacted, it could spark a dramatic increase in terror arrests, which are currently being made under two terrorism acts, by introducing new crimes. they include viewing terrorist propaganda online just once, entering “designated areas” abroad, and making “reckless” statements that could drive support for a banned group. people are urged to report suspicious activity online at www.gov.uk/act or via the confidential hotline on 0800 789 321.
the global land and ocean temperature departure from average for may 2018 was the fourth highest for the month of may in the noaa global temperature dataset record, which dates back to 1880. the march-may and year-to-date global temperatures were also the fourth warmest such periods on record.this monthly summary, developed by scientists at noaa’s national centers for environmental information, is part of the suite of climate services noaa provides to government, business, academia and the public to support informed decision-making. may 2018 temperature the may temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.44°f above the 20th century average of 58.6°f and the fourth highest for may in the 1880-2018 record. the years 2014-2018 rank among the five warmest mays on record, with 2016 the warmest may at 1.58°f above average. may 2018 also marks the 42nd consecutive may and the 401st consecutive month with temperatures, at least nominally, above the 20th century average. record warmth was observed across parts of north america., europe and asia as well as the atlantic, pacific and indian oceans. record cold may temperatures were limited to northeastern canada and the northern atlantic ocean, off the southern coast of greenland. the may globally averaged land surface temperature was 2.05°f above the 20th century average of 52.0°f. this value was the smallest may temperature departure from average since 2011 and tied with 2013 as the seventh highest may land temperature in the 139-year record. the most notable warm land temperature departures from average during may 2018 were present across much of the contiguous u.s. and europe, where temperatures were 5.4°f above average or higher. in contrast, the most notable cool land temperature departures from average were present across northeastern canada and central russia where temperatures were 5.4°f below average or lower. europe had its warmest may since continental records began in 1910 at 4.97°f above average, surpassing the previous record set in 2003 by 1.66°f. may 2018 marked the first time in may that the continental temperature departure from average was 3.6°f (2.0°c) or higher. several european countries had a record or near-record warm may temperature. asia had its smallest may temperature departure from average since 2009. the may globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.19°f above the 20th century monthly average of 61.3°f – also the fourth highest global ocean temperature for may in the record. the years 2014-2018 rank among the five warmest mays on record, with 2016 the warmest may at 1.39°f above average. may 2018 sea ice. the may average arctic sea ice extent was the second smallest in the 40-year record at 420,000 square miles (8.1 percent) below the 1981-2010 average, according to an analysis by the national snow and ice data center(link is external) using data from noaa and nasa. only the may arctic sea ice extent in 2016 was smaller. the near-record low arctic sea ice extent was mostly due to much-below-average sea ice in the bering and chukchi seas. antarctic sea ice extent during may was 330,000 square miles (8.6 percent) below the 1981-2010 average, the third smallest may extent on record. antarctic sea ice expanded at a rate faster than average during may, with below-average ice coverage continuing for parts of the weddell sea. seasonal (march-may 2018). the march-may average temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.48°f above the 20th century average of 56.7°f and the fourth highest for march-may in the 1880-2018 record. this value was 0.45°f cooler than the record high set in 2016 and was the smallest march-may temperature departure from average since 2014. record warm temperatures during the three-month period were present across parts of southern europe, the middle east, northeastern africa, china, mongolia, south america and the atlantic, indian and pacific oceans. no land or ocean areas had record cold temperatures during march-may 2018. the globally averaged land surface temperature for march-may was 2.34°f above the 20th century average of 46.4°f. this value was the the fifth highest for march-may in the 139-year record. five continents had a march-may 2018 temperature that ranked among the nine warmest such period since continental records began in 1910. of note, europe and south america had their third warmest march-may on record. the march-may globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.15°f above the 20th century average of 61.0°f – also the fourth highest for march-may in the record. year-to-date (january-may 2018). the year-to-date temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.39°f above the 20th century average of 55.5°f – tying with 2010 as the fourth highest for january-may in the 139-year record. the 2018 year-to-date value was 0.59°f lower than the record high set in 2016. the year-to-date globally averaged land surface temperature was 2.18°f above the 20th century average of 42.8°f. this value tied with 2002 as the fifth highest for january-may in the record. the year-to-date globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.08°f above the 20th century average of 60.8°f. this was also the fifth highest for january-may in the 1880-2018 record.