8 hours ago · Global
Schools 'explosive device' email a hoax, say police
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. BBC News UK, The Scotsman, and Sky News UK are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Global. The first report grouped here was at 19 Oct 2026, 09:52 UTC. 7 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Schools 'explosive device' email a hoax, say police”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson said police consider the risk to the public "as low".
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Sky News UK
Police investigate 'non-viable' bomb threats sent to schools in Northern Ireland
- New development reported by Sky News UK
Police investigating threatening 'hoax' emails sent to schools from outside the UK
- Picked up by Sky News UK
Police investigating threatening 'hoax' emails sent to schools
- New development reported by BBC News UK
Schools 'explosive device' email not viable threat - education minister
- Picked up by The Scotsman
Police investigating 'threatening' messages to Scottish schools
- Picked up by The Scotsman
Police investigating 'threatening' hoax messages to Scottish schools
- Picked up by BBC News UK
Same story, different outlets
3 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.