Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of preparing to carry out far-right terror attacks.

The 15-year-olds, who live in Ramsgate, were taken into custody after officers went to their home addresses as part of pre-planned raids.

They are being questioned at a police station in the south east after being detained under section 41 of the Terrorism Act.

Officers raided the homes at 6.15am. A search at one has finished, while a search of the other is still ongoing.

Detective Superintendent Nigel Doak, from Counter Terrorism Policing South East, said: “I would like to reassure the local community that today’s arrests were pre-planned and intelligence-led, and there was no immediate threat to the public.

“We are committed to tackling any and all ideologies which pose a threat to the public’s safety and security.

"We treat the threat from the extreme right in exactly the same way as any other threat."

To defeat terrorism and all forms of extremism, Counter Terrorism Policing launched the national awareness campaign, ‘Make Nothing Happen’.

The campaign, the first under the branding platform ACT: Action Counters Terrorism, urges the public to act on their instincts and report suspicious activity, including all types of extremist behaviour, to the police.

People can do this by visiting www.gov.uk/ACT or calling confidentially on 0800 789 321.