The UK's terror threat level has been raised from substantial to severe in response to conflicts in Iraq and Syria, Home Secretary Theresa May says.The new alert level rates the risk of an attack on the UK highly likely, although Mrs May said there was no evidence to suggest one was imminent.nalysis by Dominic Casciani, BBC home affairs correspondent. The raised threat level may not lead to visible signs of change on the streets-but it is a sign of the increased concern and security activity behind the scenes involving all of the UK's intelligence and security bodies.
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Tuberculosis of the spine in an Egyptian mummy. Pott disease or Pott's disease is a form of tuberculosis that occurs outside the lungs whereby disease is seen in the vertebrae.Tuberculosis can affect several tissues outside of the lungs including the spine, a kind of tuberculous arthritis of the intervertebral joints.The disease is named after Percivall Pott (1714â1788), a British surgeon. The lower thoracic and upper lumbar vertebrae are the areas of the spine most often affected.uberculosis can affect several tissues outside of the lungs including the spine, a kind of tuberculous arthritis of the intervertebral joints. The disease is named after Percivall Pott (1714â1788), a British surgeon. The lower thoracic and upper lumbar vertebrae are the areas of the spine most often affected.