Three counter-terror arrests made across London and Birmingham

Counter-terror police have confirmed that three arrests have been made, linked to Syria, in a number of raids across London and Birmingham. Officers searched a property in south London at around 5:30am where two suspects were detained on suspicion of raising funds for terrorism in the war-torn country. In a separate operation, officers in Birmingham held a 21-year-old man at a property in Handsworth, on suspicion of preparing to travel to Syria to join Islamic State. A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "Officers are this morning continuing to carry out searches at the address. The arrest was pre-planned and intelligence-led. There was no immediate threat to public safety."