BBC News, The Mirror and The Star all report on a suspected hate crime incident involving an Asian man who had the top of his finger chopped off with a “meat cleaver” in a “racially aggravated” attack outside a BP petrol station in Rotherham. South Yorkshire Police said in a...
BBC News reports on the jail sentences passed on two men convicted of the murder of Muslim grandfather, Muhsin Ahmed, in Rotherham. Dale Jones, 30, was convicted of murder by unanimous verdict at his trial last Wednesday. Today, a jury found Damien Hunt guilty of manslaughter by unanimous verdict....
The Liverpool Echo and the Daily Express report on comments by the Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, who has repeated demands that he be given powers to ban far-right groups from marching in Liverpool following the arrest of 34 men at a far right neo-Nazi protest in the city over the weekend....
STV news reports on a fine imposed on a constituent who admitted sending his MP a “grossly offensive” email communication last December. James Learmonth, 68, sent the email to the MP for Ochil and South Perthshire, Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, on 1 December 2015, ahead of a parliamentary vote on air...
The Daily Mail and BBC News report that one of the men on trial for the murder of 81 year old Muhsin Ahmed, who was killed after sustaining serious head injuries following a brutal assault, has been found guilty. Dale Jones, 30, was convicted of murdering Mr Ahmed during a drink and drug...
Bradford’s local paper, The Telegraph and Argus, reports on the suspended sentence handed to a man who racially abused and assaulted a Muslim taxi driver over a dispute about taxi fare. Jason Calligan, 31, appeared at Bradford Crown Court yesterday in connection with a charge of racially...
The Daily Express and Mirror report on the sentencing of a 60 year old man in connection with an air rage incident in which he racially abused airline staff while “ranting” about “Gaza, Al Jazeera, war criminals and US b*******.” Gordon Gardner, 60, appeared at Manchester Crown...
The News and Star reports on a man from West Cumbria who has been spared a jail sentence after pleading guilty to a charge of racially aggravated assault on a Turkish male and two other charges of using threatening words or behaviour. John Paul Williamson, 32, of Whitehaven was sentenced to 60...
The Daily Mail reports that a woman who racially abused staff at a kebab shop and bit a customer who intervened when she tried to climb over the shop counter has been spared jail. Taryn Phillips, 25, was described as “rabid” when she sank her teeth into the arm of another customer, scarring...
The Immigrant Council of Ireland has published findings from a new study last week titled “Islamophobia in Dublin: Experiences and how to respond,” detailing Muslim victim experiences of hostility and discrimination in Ireland. The aim of the report is to help develop an “understanding of...
