The MailOnline reports on the trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court of former Ukip candidate for the Richmond parliamentary seat, Sam Naz, 33, who has been charged with causing racially aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress after she allegedly subjected Tesco employee, Mohammed Wafta,...
The Shields Gazette reports on the appearance of posters in South Shields urging people to vote National Front in the forthcoming local elections and featuring a symbol of a mosque and minaret with the words “no more mosques!”. The posters which have cropped up on lamp posts around...
The Independent relates comments by the Ukip party leader, Nigel Farage, in which he purportedly blames the Labour party for indulging in “sectarian politics” as part of “a desperate attempt to get all the Muslim votes in this country.” Speaking on the suspension of Naz...
One would think dedicating front page coverage to a policy announcement would carry something of substance but The Times front page today declaring the Government’s plan to introduce “New laws to stop extremists” is a dud. The article speculates about what is to be the PM’s second...
The Shields Gazette reports on a suspected hate crime at an Asda supermarket on Coronation Street in South Shields at 12pm on Saturday, April 2. The local paper reported on the arrest of a 40 year old man on suspicion of racial/religious aggravated assault after police were called to an incident...
The Guardian runs a number of articles today on the report published by the civil rights organisation, CAGE, detailing the anti-extremism projects disseminated by the Prevent linked Research, Information and Communications Unit (RICU) using “grassroots” initiatives as a front for government...
The Oxford Mail reports on the sentencing of a pensioner for religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress after a Muslim woman in hijab was abused outside a Sainsbury’s store in Bexhill-on-Sea. Barbara Anne Blauvelt, 77, told victim, Ritha Ahmed, “You look like...
West Yorkshire Police have announced the appointment of a “Positive Action Co-Ordinator” to improve recruitment to the local force from under-represented groups and to make the local constabulary more representative of the area it serves. The low level of representation of ethnic...
The York Press reports on the jailing of a pizza delivery driver who sent a series of text messages to his boss threatening to kill him and petrol bomb his shop. Darrell Green, 26, began work for Pizza King as a delivery driver on February 28 and just hours into his job “he stole two...
The news website, Wales Online posts video footage showing a horrendous rant against a Muslim taxi driver by a passenger who described himself as a “f***ing massive racist person”. The passenger who was being driven home late at night can be heard uttering a slew of swear words at the...
