The official threat level for terrorism in the UK has been LOWERED. It's gone down a notch from "Severe" to "Substantial". However, this is not as good news as it sounds. It still means that the secret body that assesses the risks thinks an attack is still "likely".
The new threat level is the LOWEST level of threat in five years. The previous level of "Severe" was an assessment by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre that an attack was "highly likely". JTAC's decision to lower the level comes from its assessment of all threats
(Threats basically means possible attacks from supporters of jihadist causes such as the Islamic State group, the far-right and NI paramilitary groups.)
Looks like it has been driven by a fall in the amount of support available to plotters in the UK from IS militants. A lot of the foreign fighters are dead. Probably no change in the intent of suspects in the UK - but lack of external support playing a role in their capability.
