Colin Randall

Colin Randall recalls a great game during the First World War

The Hong Kong teenager hit the front pages this week after starting a hunger strike. There’s clearly a steely spirit behind the cherub face, but is there also a hint of dictator?

British officials said the increase had been achieved across a wide range of sectors including energy, financial and professional services.

Political definitions like left-wing and right-wing are still meaningful, writes Colin Randall.

Colin Randall says we should space a thought for the loving families whose children "joined the jihad".

He is known as the Jihadi Hunter, a former Belgium solider who rescued his son from the clutches of ISIL and now helps return other western Muslim children who have been lured into the conflict.

One terror suspect is believed to have fled the country while the other's trial has collapsed, underscoring the challenges in keeping check on citizens seeking to join extremist groups.

UK’s former top spy says group could become a victim of thirst for change, writes Colin Randall.

Words taken out of context and misrepresentation can seriously damage a person or organisation’s standing in the eyes of reasonable people, writes Colin Randall

Young men across Europe are heeding the call to jihad, to take up arms alongside ISIL extremists in Syria and Iraq. Many have come from the port town of Portsmouth, but why are they motivated to abandon their lives in the UK?

What should be done for Britons and others who are tempted to join ISIL's forces then return home, asks Colin Randall.

There is concern, too, about the impact on internal security from those who return hardened by conflict, “even more radicalised and with new skills”, says Europol.

Daesh is a word that ISIL leaders have banned using for themselves. Colin Randall looks into the term's origins.

New research shows a number of young women from European countries are joining ISIL, writes Colin Randall.