Referrals of rightwing content up 43% as police say young people being radicalised could be consequence of coronavirus

The number of children being arrested for terrorism offences is rising as the pandemic creates a climate for lonely young people to be drawn in, police have warned.

A total of 17 under-18s were arrested in the year to September 2020 compared with 11 in the year to September 2019, police have said.

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