In December 2020, Conservative activists were filmed attending a "Jingle and Mingle" Christmas party at the Conservative party headquarters in London, in violation of then-active Tier-2 Covid restrictions.

Shaun Bailey, who subsequently received a peerage, had hosted this event during his unsuccessful campaign for Mayor of London; footage reveals attendees dancing and socializing indoors, with one attendee suggesting it was alright to film provided they didn't broadcast their rule-breaking.

While initially no action was taken against the attendees, including Bailey, the police are now reassessing the situation based on newly provided video footage.

Austrian police have arrested three young men, aged 14, 17, and 20, suspected of planning an attack on the Vienna LGBTQ+ Pride parade that drew over 300,000 participants.

Weapons were seized during the arrest, and the men, Austrian nationals of Bosnian and Chechen origin, were identified as Islamists, with one already known to police due to prior terrorism charges.

Austrian domestic intelligence chief, Omar Haijawi-Pirchner, disclosed this information post-parade to prevent public anxiety, mentioning the ongoing threat from Islamic State (IS) that had been urging more attacks in Europe.