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Several of those hurt are reported to be Muslim as Police Scotland say 36-year-old white Scottish man arrested Counter-terrorism officers are involved in investigations into a series of violent incidents in Edinburgh which left five people injured, police said.The organisation Muslim Engagement and Development (Mend) said several of those injured were Muslim. Continue reading...

Police stop comes after far-right activist rose to global prominence on social media amid racial tensions in BritainTommy Robinson was detained by police on Saturday at Heathrow airport under counter-terrorism laws, after a week in which he rose to global prominence on social media.It was understood the far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was stopped and his phone was seized under section 3 of the Counter-Terrorism Border Security Act 2019. Continue reading...

• The Screen Producers Australia (SPA) is urging the Australian government to implement terms-of-trade protections to curb the market dominance of global streaming giants over independent producers. • Key recommendations include a comprehensive review of the national export strategy, as Australia currently imports eight dollars of cultural products for every single dollar it exports. • The SPA is also calling for modernized co-production agreements and the immediate legislation of two previously announced Producer Offset reforms.

• The Screen Producers Australia (SPA) is urging the Australian government to implement terms-of-trade protections to curb the market dominance of global streaming giants over independent producers. • Key recommendations include a comprehensive review of the national export strategy to address a significant trade imbalance, where Australia imports eight dollars of cultural products for every dollar exported. • The SPA is also calling for modernized co-production agreements and the immediate legislation of two previously announced Producer Offset reforms.

Detectives ‘keeping an open mind to the motivation’ of Tuesday’s attack, but believe there is no further threat to the publicPolice have confirmed that a counter-terrorism unit is leading an investigation into three stabbings at a school in Manchester.A 14-year-old girl was arrested after two students and a staff member were stabbed at the Co-op academy in Blackley on Tuesday morning. Continue reading...

Australia’s defence minister had been due to visit a naval base in Portsmouth with British defence secretary John Healey. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser with the main action.We kick off with news from the UK, where our deputy PM and defence minister, Richard Marles, was visiting for a ministerial summit but had the wind taken from his sails when his British counterpart abruptly quit over defence funding. Continue reading...

Footage shows Elliot Sudal hauling the shark from the surf before releasing it within seconds, sparking online reactionAn angler who reeled in a rare great white shark at a Nantucket beach said he posted extraordinary video of the encounter to social media as an example of how to safely catch and release one of the ocean’s greatest predators.Elliot Sudal said he was “testing the waters” off the Massachusetts beach he regularly uses when he inadvertently snagged the shark on Sunday. Continue reading...