Vikram Dodd is a Police and Crime Correspondent at The Guardian. He covers a range of topics including current affairs, geopolitics, and cybersecurity, with a focus on public event safety and surveillance technologies. Vikram's work has been featured in Editor & Publisher Magazine, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo News, The Irish Times, and more.
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Vikram Dodd's coverage predominantly focuses on crime, government & politics, and racism within the UK. He regularly covers evolving stories, breaking news, and government announcements related to these themes.
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By: Jamie Grierson, Vikram Dodd, Helena Horton
The US president, Donald Trump, claimed to have had the suspects under view for a “long time” and alleged the men “were looking to do big damage” – although The Guardian understands the operation was not intelligence-led, suggesting investigators had not known about any potential plot in advance.
By: Helena Horton, Vikram Dodd
No explosive devices were found in three vans searched near RAF Fairford as part of a terrorism investigation but a quantity of petrol was recovered, police have said.
One of the five men arrested near RAF Fairford as part of a terror investigation that prompted fears of an Iran-backed plot called the police to report the incident, it has emerged.
By: Helena Horton, Vikram Dodd
One of the five men arrested near RAF Fairford as part of a terror investigation that prompted fears of an Iran-backed plot called the police to report the incident, it has emerged.
By: Helena Horton, Vikram Dodd
One of the five men arrested near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire , the UK, as part of a terror investigation that prompted fears of an Iran-backed plot called the police to report the incident, it has emerged.
By: Vikram Dodd
Security service says academics should stop taking grants from and working with firm backed by China’s intelligence service
By: Vikram Dodd, Sally Weale, Simon Goodley, Richard Adams
MI5 has issued a rare public warning to UK universities that China's intelligence service is using a front company to pay for research by UK academics and steal the secrets of hi-tech projects.
By: Hannah Al-Othman, Vikram Dodd
Two Iranian men have been charged in relation to an alleged terror plot targeting Manchester's Jewish community.
By: Vikram Dodd
Sir Mark Rowley says inclusivity is crucial for the force and he refuses to be ‘blown off course’ by critics
By: Vikram Dodd
Exclusive: Devon and Cornwall police formally apologise to nine women and settle claim without admitting liability
