Number Of Potential Terrorists Flagged To Prevent Programme Has Doubled Since Flurry Of UK Attacks

The number of potential extremists flagged up by members of the public has doubled since Britain was hit by a flurry of terror attacks. 
Police received around 200 referrals to the government’s anti-terror Prevent programme from April to the end of July - about double the number recorded in the previous four months.  
The rise in tip-offs coincides with the spate of terrorist incidents that began with the Westminster atrocity on March 22, followed by attacks in Manchester, London