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Man sentenced for abusing Muslim PC

The Lancashire Telegraph reports on the sentencing of a woman who hurled racial abuse at two police officers and assaulted one of them after they were called to an incident at the Blackburn Times pub. Emma Roach, 27, appeared before Blackburn Magistrates court this week pleading guilty to assault...

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Man who head butted Muslim doctor escapes jail sentence

The Nottingham Post reports that a man who assaulted a Muslim doctor on the streets of Nottingham last October has received a fine and a suspended sentence. Aidan Fletcher, 23, admitted a charge of racially aggravated assault by beating when he appeared before Nottingham Magistrates Court in...

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Man in court for abusing Asian shopkeeper

The Daily Record reports on the trial of a man who racially abused and spat at a Pakistani shop attendant who refused to sell him wine because of his inebriated state. The paper reports that Gary McLellan, 26 appeared before Paisley Sheriff Court this week to answer to charges of racially...

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MPs quiz press regulator about Islamophobia in the media

The local paper, Bury Times, reports on a meeting between MPs and the chairman of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso), Sir Alan Moses, during which the press regulator’s approach to tackling Islamophobia in the media was broached. The paper highlights interventions by Rochdale MP,...

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Former EDL organiser sentenced for racist offences

The Newark Advertiser reports on the sentencing of a former English Defence League organiser for two racially aggravated offences. Chris Conroy, 26, set up the Newark branch of the English Defence League in 2011 and helped organise a number of the far right group’s demonstrations around the...

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‘Top doc axed in hijab bust up’, really?

The Sun front page today carries what looks like a breach of the Editors’ Code of Practice with a front page story about a hospital “whistleblower” being “axed” by the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield over a “hijab bust up”. The “exclusive” story in the paper about Dr...

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