The Express and Echo reports on the outcome of a hate crime trial involving a woman who racially abused a taxi driver calling him “f***ing Paki” and accusing him of being a “member of Isis.” Laura Casey, 42, stood trial at Exeter Crown Court last week for racially aggravated threatening...
The Liverpool Echo reports on the sighting of “Nazi stickers” in the city. The stickers, which proclaim people are “entering a Nazi controlled zone” were found plastered on lampposts, doors and at pelican crossings “around the junction of Elmswood and Victoria Roads near the Aigburth Road...
The Bristol Post reports on the upcoming court appearance of four men charged with religiously aggravated public order offences after being arrested in July by Avon and Somerset Police over their anti-Muslim public sermons. The four street preachers, who have not been named, were arrested in...
The Mirror last week reported on a suspected hate crime incident aboard a Manchester bound bus where a group of passengers speaking in Arabic were allegedly abused by a fellow passenger. Ryan McPhee posted footage from the incident, which happened on a First Manchester 100 bus service at around...
The London Evening Standard reports on BBC journalist, Manpreet Mellhi, who was mistaken for a Muslim by two shoppers who dropped bags of pork scratchings into her shopping basket in Sainsbury’s on Saturday. Ms Mellhi, who is Sikh, works for BBC Gloucestershire. She posted a tweet on Saturday...
The Stroud News and Journal reports on the suspension of a Conservative councillor and former chairman of Stroud District Council following the discovery of an anti-Muslim post on his Facebook page. The local paper reports on the investigation launched by the Conservative Party after the post,...
The Herald Scotland reports on the apology advanced by a former SNP MSP, Dave Thompson, who responded to a tweet by Labour MSP, Anas Sarwar, detailing the anti-Muslim abuse he had received following Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election with the message “You reap...
The Wisbech Standard reports on the court appearance of a teenager on charges of racially aggravated harassment after he used words “referencing religion” to racially abuse a driver. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was being driven with a companion to Wisbech to do some...
The Daily Star reports on the forthcoming court appearance of Britain First leader, Paul Golding, on charges of breaching a court order banning him from entering any mosque in England and Wales for three years. Bedfordshire Police, who are taking legal action against the far-right group...
The North West Evening Mail reports on the upcoming court appearance of a woman charged with a racially aggravated public order offence for allegedly hurling racist abuse at takeaway worker Ali Ozmus. Esha Louise Doherty, 25, is accused of abusing Mr Ozmus at the Hot Potato takeaway shop in Barrow...
