Via Daily Mail:

The 18-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has been given two 24-hour armed guards after she was made a key target by terrorists.

Police have reportedly increased the teenager’s security to that usually given to ministers and visiting political VIPs after spy chiefs warned of a raised threat to her life.

She was just 14 when she survived an assassination attempt after a bullet narrowly missed her brain as she was shot on a school bus by the Taliban in her native Pakistan.

The girls’ education campaigner was flown to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, where she was treated for life-threatening injuries.

After her treatment, she was allowed to settle in the city – and last year she became the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

A source told the Sun: ‘Her life’s been at risk since that failed murder attempt. But threats have grown significantly as her profile has become bigger.

‘Being a Nobel winner and female education campaigner means she is seen as a global ambassador. Her elite police protection reflects this.’

Scotland Yard said it would not comment on matters of security or close protection.

On Thursday, she showed she is as intelligent as she is courageous – scoring a string of A*s and As in her GCSEs.