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| UK terrorism threat downgraded to 'substantial' | UK terrorism threat downgraded to 'substantial' |
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| The UK's terrorism threat level has been downgraded from "severe" to "substantial", the Home Office says. | The UK's terrorism threat level has been downgraded from "severe" to "substantial", the Home Office says. |
| Home Secretary Priti Patel said the UK is still at "a high level of threat" and an attack could "occur without further warning". | Home Secretary Priti Patel said the UK is still at "a high level of threat" and an attack could "occur without further warning". |
| The terrorism threat is now at its lowest since August 2014. Substantial is the third of five ratings at which the threat level can stand. | The terrorism threat is now at its lowest since August 2014. Substantial is the third of five ratings at which the threat level can stand. |
| Ms Patel said terrorism remains a "direct and immediate" risk to the UK. | Ms Patel said terrorism remains a "direct and immediate" risk to the UK. |
| Northern Ireland has its own threat level for Northern Ireland-related terrorism. | |
| Assessments determining the country's threat level are taken by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) - part of MI5 - which makes its recommendations independent from the government. | |
| The threat level is kept under "constant review", Ms Patel said in a statement on Monday. | |
| "Government, police and intelligence agencies will continue to work tirelessly to address the threat posed by terrorism in all its forms," she added. | |
| Neil Basu, head of counter terrorism policing, said there had been "positive developments" in the fight against terrorism but it was "vital that we all maintain a high level of vigilance". | |
| He said the UK's counter terrorism policing team had about 800 live counter terrorism investigations - while 24 attack plots had been thwarted since the Westminster attack in March 2017. | |
| The UK's terrorism threat level was raised to the highest rating, "critical", in May 2017 after the Manchester Arena bombing. | |
| It was downgraded to "severe" in September 2017 and remained at that level until Monday. |