Two held on terror offences at Dover

A man and a woman have been arrested in Dover on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences, West Midlands police said.

Detectives from the West Midlands counter terrorism unit detained the pair on Saturday, 7 December as part of an “intelligence-led” operation.

The 32-year-old man and the 31-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of preparing to commit terrorism offences.

The man was also arrested on suspicion of funding or supporting terrorism. Both were taken to a station for questioning.

Police said the arrests were not linked in “any way” to the London Bridge terror attack on 29 November, adding that inquiries were already under way prior to the incident.

Scots are being warned to brace themselves as further gales and torrential downpours blast in, hard on the heels of the first official storm of the season.

The wild weather comes after Storm Atiyah hit the UK at the weekend, seeing some parts of Scotland drenched by more rainfall in 24 hours than during the whole month of November.

Yellow severe weather warnings for rain have been issued across most of western Scotland tomorrow, with up to 60mm of rain expected.

Widespread flooding is likely, with several alerts and warnings in force.

Winds reaching up to 70mph are also anticipated.

Forecasters are currently assessing the likely severity of the weather system, which if severe enough could be named as Storm Brendan.

“Another soaking is due to come though on Tuesday,” said Luke Miall, of the Met Office. “The winds will turn northerly as Monday goes on.

“Storm Atiyah itself is pushing away from the UK, so Scotland is going to see a drier day, still with some showers around but some decent spells of sunshine through the afternoon. It’ll be cold, with highs of up to 7C – a little bit below average for the time of year.