Children spending more time online during the pandemic is thought to have had an effectOne in eight terrorism suspects arrested in the past year have children — the highest proportion on record, figures revealed today. SponsoredThis made up 13 per cent of all terrorism-related arrests, according to the Home Office statistics. The Home Office said it was the highest proportion recorded and up from 5 per cent in the previous year. It said the high proportion of children arrested for terrorism offences was largely due to falls in arrests of those in older age groups. In total, there were 166 arrests for terrorism-related offences in the 12 months to March — 98 fewer than

Source: The Times June 10, 2021 10:52 UTC