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...
The Hull Daily Mail reports on the sentencing of a man who verbally abused a group of people of ‘Iraqi or Iranian’ appearance in a public park and spat at a police officer who attended the scene. Dale Kershaw appeared before Hull magistrates’ court last month in connection...
The Gazette reports on a court case before Teesside magistrates’ court where an offender “dodged jail” after being found guilty of racially aggravated assault on a taxi driver in Middlesbrough. Christopher Brown, 36, was charged with racially abusing a taxi driver and assaulting him after a...
BBC News reports on a television documentary to be broadcast on BBC1 Scotland tonight which uncovers the sale of anti-Islamic and neo-Nazi merchandise by a military charity. 1st Knight, which provides respite breaks for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, was discovered to be...
The victim of an alleged assault has spoken of his “disgust” at having to wait six weeks for police to take a witness statement after the suspected hate crime, according to the Wiltshire Times. The victim says the delayed police response to his assault may now mean the perpetrators...
The Western Telegraph reports on a jailing of a man who abused his former landlord after an alleged dispute over his eviction process. Daryl Matthew Stephens, 25, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to using racially aggravated threatening behaviour towards Ali Toyeb Rahman on 18 June when he...
The Guardian and Metro report on the award granted to PC Nadeem Saddique in his tribunal case against Cleveland Police over allegations of racism. PC Saddique, who trained as a firearms officer and worked as a VIP Close Protection Officer, guarding members of the Royal Family and former PM Tony...
The Express and Star reports on a case heard at Dudley magistrates court last week involving an elderly white male man who stood trial for a racially aggravated public order offence after taking exception to an elderly “brown man” being offered a seat on a bus over him. Prosecutor...
BBC News and The Guardian report on a teacher of Religious Education who has been struck off by a professional conduct panel for posting anti-Islam messages on Facebook and attending a protest organised by the far right group, Britain First. Nicholas Hall, 53, who taught at the Soar Valley...
The Daily Mail and Daily Express reproduce a report from Stoke-based local paper, The Sentinel, about the arrest of a man in his 30s by police following the appearance of Facebook threats about burning mosques on Bonfire Night. The local paper was alerted to the social media posts by a woman...
