Two teenage boys from North Yorkshire have been found guilty of plotting to kill students and teachers, and using a bomb to blow up their school.
The boys, who were reportedly bullied, “wanted revenge and drew up a list of targets ‘who deserved it’ at the school in Northallerton”, says The Times. They had reportedly developed an obsession with the Columbine massacre.
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