LONDON – The UK faces a severe threat from terrorism for at least anothertwo years and the danger could increase further, the Home Office has said.

In summary, we expect the threat from Islamist terrorism to remain at itscurrent, heightened level for at least the next two years, and that it mayincrease further,” the Guardian quoted the Office as saying on Saturday.

“We assess the threat from extreme rightwing terrorism is growing.

“Globally, terrorist groups and networks of all ideologies continue todevelop organically, exploiting social media, technology and science tofurther their aims and ambitions.”

The assessments emerged as the government prepares to unveil a strengthenedcounter-terrorism strategy.

On Monday, Home Secretary Sajid Javid will announce a range of steps aimedat boosting the authorities` efforts to stop atrocities.

Security agencies and counter-terror policing have foiled 12 Islamist andfour extreme rightwing plots since March last year.

MI5 and the police are running more than 500 live operations involvingroughly 3,000 “subjects of interest”.