Prisoner in Durham caught with terrorist magazine

A prisoner in Durham has been caught with an al Qaida magazine while in jail.

In 2015, a prisoner at HMP Frankland in Durham had the al Qaida magazine Inspire confiscated.

It comes as part of new figures which reveal inmates in high security prisons in London, Manchester and Durham have been found with the banned terror group's publication over the past five years, according to the Ministry of Justice.

The magazine formed part of the prisoners' defence paperwork, but possession of it could be a criminal offence and in each case it was removed.

The figures were released in response to a parliamentary question tabled by shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon.

They also show that in 2011 a prisoner at Belmarsh Prison in London was found with the terror magazine, while in 2012 and 2013 two prisoners at HMP Manchester were caught with it. In 2013 an inmate at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes had it.

Responding to the question, justice minister Sam Gyimah said: