UK terror threat 'at highest since 1970s IRA plots'

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UK terror threat 'at highest since 1970s IRA plots'

Britain faces a level of terror threat not seen since the IRA bombings of the 1970s, according to a new watchdog.

Max Hill QC, the independent reviewer of terrorism laws, told the Sunday Telegraph that Islamist extremists were targeting UK cities.

He credited the effectiveness of the intelligence services in limiting the level of threat to Britain.

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