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Jeremiah Adebolajo, who uses the name Abul Jaleel, was also asked to help ‘turn’ his brother, Michael, to work for MI5, who were already aware of Michael’s close links to extremist groups. SNIP Jeremiah Adebolajo, 26, who works as an English teacher at a university in Saudi Arabia and returned to Britain this week, is to be questioned about his brother by Scotland Yard counter-terrorism detectives today. Government sources have already confirmed that Michael Adebolajo was known to MI5. Last week it was alleged that he rebuffed efforts by the security service to recruit him as a spy. SNIP Now...

Ever since 9/11, every time some place or another on the planet has been struck by a major jihadist act, the mainstream media have reliably come out with stories about “backlash” against Muslims. Not accounts of actual backlash, mind you, but pieces in which various academics, public officials, Muslim leaders, and other sensitive souls have been described as wringing their hands over the dreaded possibility that some of us boorish infidels might respond to this latest action by going on the warpath against innocent Muslims. If these “backlash” articles have been such a staple of post-9/11 journalism, it’s obviously because...

'A man has been charged with the murder of soldier Lee Rigby in south-east London, police have said. Michael Adebowale will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday morning. He was discharged from hospital on Tuesday and has been held in custody at a south London police station. Drummer Rigby was stabbed to death in a street attack in Woolwich on Wednesday last week. A second suspect, Michael Adebolajo, remains in hospital. Sue Hemming, head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter-terrorism Division, said: "Crown Prosecutors have been working with the investigators of Counter Terrorism Command since the killing of...

One of the suspects in the Woolwich murder case was arrested in Kenya in 2010, the Foreign Office has confirmed. It said Michael Adebolajo was arrested there and it gave consular assistance "as normal" in the circumstances. He was believed to have been preparing to train and fight with Somali militant group al-Shabaab, Boniface Mwaniki, head of Kenya's anti-terrorism unit, told the Associated Press.

David Cameron is planning new powers to muzzle Islamic hate preachers accused of provoking terrorist outrages such as the killing of soldier Lee Rigby. The Prime Minister wants to stop extremist clerics using schools, colleges, prisons and mosques to spread their “poison”, and is to head a new Tackling Extremism and Radicalization Task Force (TERFOR) made up of senior Ministers, MI5, police and moderate religious leaders.The high-powered group will study a number of measures, including banning extremist clerics from being given public platforms to incite students, prisoners and other followers—and forcing mosque leaders to answer for “hate preachers”. It will...

One of the fanatics accused of killing soldier Lee Rigby was asked to spy for MI5, a friend claimed yesterday. Michael Adebolajo, 28, bragged he was approached to turn informant six months ago but refused. His pal Abu Nusaybah wrote on Twitter: “Did u know­ Woolwich suspect Michael Adebolajo was approached by MI5 Just over 6months ago to work as a Spy, He refused ?” Mr Nusaybah was later interviewed on BBC’s Newsnight where he repeated his claims. But as he finished, he was dramatically led away by three counter terrorism officers.

There has been a huge increase in anti-Muslim incidents since the murder of a British soldier in Woolwich, an inter-faith charity has said. Faith Matters, which runs a helpline, said they had received more than 150 calls since Wednesday's attack, up from a daily average of six. A number of people have been arrested after allegedly offensive comments were made on social media websites. snip Since the attack, four people have been charged by police after allegedly offensive messages were posted on social media websites. Benjamin Flatters, a 22-year-old from Lincoln, will appear before magistrates on Saturday charged with making...