Britain to Pass New Laws to Counter local Islamist Fighters

PM David Cameron will announce new laws on Monday to try to stop radicalised Britons returning from Syria and Iraq launching attacks on British soil, after a video purportedly showed a London-accented man beheading a US scribe. The announcement comes after Cameron raised Britain’s terrorism alert to its second-highest level last week saying Islamic State (IS) posed the country’s greatest ever security risk. Ministers say the new laws are needed to beef up Britain’s defences against the threat that those who have been radicalised and fought alongside Islamic extremists could return home with violent intent.