UK terrorism threat level raised to SEVERE

The UK National Threat Level has been raised from substantial to SEVERE – meaning an attack is highly likely – following the attack in Liverpool.

The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre says that the decision has been driven by two terrorist incidents in the past month, reflecting the diverse, complex and volatile nature of the terrorist threat in the UK.

The UK was last at SEVERE in November 2020 before being lowered to SUBSTANTIAL in February 2021.

Home Secretary Priti Patel said: “Following yesterday’s shocking incident in Liverpool, the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre has raised the UK Threat Level to SEVERE. It is important that the public remains alert to the threat from terrorism but not alarmed. I urge anyone with information or who suspects any suspicious activity to report it to the police.”