Counterterrorist police arrested a Briton at the Channel Tunnel terminal in France who was thought to be returning from fighting in Syria.
The man, 37, was detained at the port of Coquelles in a zone where British officials have the right to question people planning to travel to the UK.
He was held on suspicion of preparing for terrorist acts and membership of a proscribed organisation. A further warrant for his detention was obtained on Thursday that could keep him in custody without charge until Tuesday.
London's Metropolitan Police declined to give further details about the man or the group to which he was said to be linked.
Police said he was arrested on Wednesday “as part of a pre-planned operation. The arrest relates to alleged activity in Syria”.
Figures last year showed that Britain has prosecuted only 10 per cent of foreign terrorist fighters who returned from Iraq and Syria.
The British government estimates that a fifth of the 900 people who travelled from the UK to join the ranks of ISIS in Syria were killed, while another two fifths are still in the region.
But only about 40 of the 360 who returned to the UK were prosecuted, said Jonathan Hall, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation. He said the figures highlighted the difficulty of securing battlefield evidence of crimes.
Several people were also arrested after travelling to Syria to fight for Kurdish forces against ISIS.
Profile of Udrive
Date started: March 2016
Founder: Hasib Khan
Based: Dubai
Employees: 40
Amount raised (to date): $3.25m – $750,000 seed funding in 2017 and a Seed round of $2.5m last year. Raised $1.3m from Eureeca investors in January 2021 as part of a Series A round with a $5m target.
Chef Nobu's advice for eating sushi
“One mistake people always make is adding extra wasabi. There is no need for this, because it should already be there between the rice and the fish.
“When eating nigiri, you must dip the fish – not the rice – in soy sauce, otherwise the rice will collapse. Also, don’t use too much soy sauce or it will make you thirsty. For sushi rolls, dip a little of the rice-covered roll lightly in soy sauce and eat in one bite.
“Chopsticks are acceptable, but really, I recommend using your fingers for sushi. Do use chopsticks for sashimi, though.
“The ginger should be eaten separately as a palette cleanser and used to clear the mouth when switching between different pieces of fish.”
Test
Director: S Sashikanth
Cast: Nayanthara, Siddharth, Meera Jasmine, R Madhavan
Star rating: 2/5
Company Fact Box
Company name/date started: Abwaab Technologies / September 2019
Founders: Hamdi Tabbaa, co-founder and CEO. Hussein Alsarabi, co-founder and CTO
Based: Amman, Jordan
Sector: Education Technology
Size (employees/revenue): Total team size: 65. Full-time employees: 25. Revenue undisclosed
Stage: early-stage startup
Investors: Adam Tech Ventures, Endure Capital, Equitrust, the World Bank-backed Innovative Startups SMEs Fund, a London investment fund, a number of former and current executives from Uber and Netflix, among others.
Defence review at a glance
• Increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 but given “turbulent times it may be necessary to go faster”
• Prioritise a shift towards working with AI and autonomous systems
• Invest in the resilience of military space systems.
• Number of active reserves should be increased by 20%
• More F-35 fighter jets required in the next decade
• New “hybrid Navy” with AUKUS submarines and autonomous vessels
Hotel Silence
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
Pushkin Press
Scoreline:
Barcelona 2
Suarez 85', Messi 86'
Atletico Madrid 0
Red card: Diego Costa 28' (Atletico)
