The UK has raised its terrorism threat level from “substantial” to “severe” following attacks in Austria and France, which officials say have “raised the tempo” of terror activity around Europe.
The move by the independent Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre on Tuesday puts the UK at its second-highest threat level, meaning there is no specific intelligence of a new risk to Britain but that an attack is still deemed “highly likely”.
Explaining the decision, Priti Patel, home secretary, said people should be “alert but not alarmed”. “This is a precautionary measure following the horrific events of the last week in France and last night in Austria and is not based on a specific threat,” she added.
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