Alert status: Severe

1 August 2006

CURRENT THREAT LEVEL: SEVERE
This means that an attack is "highly likely" and indicates a continuing high level of threat to the UK.

The Home Office has decided to make the current UK terror threat level public. Today saw the launch of a brand new web site and a simplified threat level system with only five threat levels: critical, severe, substantial, moderate, and low.

The new system is simple to understand and designed to offer added protection to the public by helping police and other law enforcement agencies keep up with national security threats that might impact them.

Terror Threat Warning Level History

4 July 2007 - Severe: CURRENT THREAT LEVEL: SEVERE
This means that an attack is "highly likely" and indicates a continuing high level of threat to the UK. more...
30 June 2007 - Critical: CURRENT THREAT LEVEL: CRITICAL
The Threat Level has been raised following a burning car being driven into a Glasgow airport terminal, and the two car bombs found in London on Friday. This means an attack is expected imminently. more...
14 August 2006 - Severe: CURRENT THREAT LEVEL: SEVERE
This means that an attack is "highly likely" and indicates a continuing high level of threat to the UK. more...
10 August 2006 - Critical: CURRENT THREAT LEVEL: CRITICAL
This means an attack is expected imminently. more...
1 August 2006 - Severe: CURRENT THREAT LEVEL: SEVERE
This means that an attack is "highly likely" and indicates a continuing high level of threat to the UK. more...
10 July 2006 - Unknown: Dr John Reid, Secretary of State for the Home Office, announces plans for terror threat levels to be made public from the 1 August. more...