Terror Threat on UK 'Severe'

The official level of the threat of a terror attack on Britain was made public for the first time today.

The current state of alert, which stands at 'severe' was published first on a new Government website www.intelligence.gov.uk.

The site has been set up to explain the role of the 'intelligence community'.
As well as showing the threat level, there is a link to the web page explaining the new terror threat system.

The current 'severe' threat level is the second highest out of five, and indicates an attack is 'highly likely'.

The highest level is 'critical', meaning an attack is 'expected imminently'.