The terrorism threat level in the UK has increased to severe, meaning an attack is 'highly likely.'
It comes after an attack in Liverpool on Sunday was declared a terrorist incident by counter terrorism police on Monday.
Home Secretary Priti Patel said the terror threat level had been raised because there had been two attacks in the space of a month.
Speaking to broadcasters, she said: “The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre, Jtac, are now increasing the United Kingdom’s threat level from substantial to severe.
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“And there’s a reason for that, and that reason is because what we saw yesterday is the second incident in a month.”
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