a doctoral student at the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at The George Washington University. Michael Feuer is Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at The George Washington University and President of the National Academy of Education.A BBC investigation has unearthed evidence that Islamic State (IS) agents were trying to recruit people in 2016 for an attack on central London.

In online messages sent to a BBC Inside Out reporter, an IS recruiter suggested attacks on two locations which were both targeted earlier this year.

The authorities were fully aware of the reporter's contact with the organisation.

Terror by Text: An Inside Out special airs on BBC One HD and BBC One London at 19:30 BST on Monday.