Tom Pettifor

Rhianan Rudd, an autistic and vulnerable teenager from Derbyshire, was radicalised and sexually exploited online by American white supremacists before being charged with terrorism offences in 2020. Her mother, Emily Carter, says police ignored evidence that Rhianan was a grooming victim and wrongly treated her as a terror suspect; the charges were dropped in December 2021. Rhianan was found hanged at a Nottinghamshire children's home in May 2022. A Channel 4 documentary examines the case, which has renewed concerns about institutional failures and the growing threat of online far-right radicalisation among young people.

Police have named 28-year-old Joshua Kerry as the suspect arrested on suspicion of murdering former Conservative minister and Reform UK politician Ann Widdecombe in a targeted attack at her Devon home. Counter-terrorism officers have taken over the investigation as inquiries examine potential left‑wing extremist motives and whether other public figures were being targeted. A detailed timeline of Widdecombe’s final communications reveals her last message minutes before police believe the attack occurred. Kerry remains in custody while detectives pursue parallel murder and terrorism investigations.