The freesheet Champion reports on the court appearance of a woman charged with a racially aggravated public order offence for verbally abusing a Turkish family. Tina Johnston, 25, appeared at Sefton Magistrates Court on February 17 where she pleaded guilty to racially aggravated intentional...
The Nottingham Post reports on the trial of a man on charges of racially aggravated assault by beating after he headbutted a Muslim doctor in the street. Nottingham Magistrates Court heard that Dr Syeda Jafri, was assaulted and told to “Go back to your country” by Aiden Fletcher, 23, on the...
The Motherwell Times reports on the jailing of two men for a “vicious attack” on a Muslim taxi driver. Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that David Baird, 26, and Anthony Dearie, 21, got into Sirajuddin Siddique’s taxi for a journey from Glasgow to Baird’s flat in Bellshill, north Lanarkshire on...
In yet another demonstration of The Times’ penchant for incendiary headlines about Islam and Muslims, The Guardian reports that the paper has been criticised by the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police after it published a headline in yesterday’s paper about the murder of Imam Jalal...
Following complaints by mend, The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police and members of Britain’s Muslim community, The Times has changed its appalling headline regarding the murder of Imam Jalal Uddin who was brutally beaten to death last Thursday. The graphic above shows the reference...
The Evening Standard reports on a pilot training programme by Scotland Yard to help officers recognise “unconscious bias” in the operation of policing duties in a bid to challenge prejudices about race. All 32,000 officers from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) will be trained to spot signs...
The Greenock Telegraph reports on the court appearance of a man charged with an offence under the Communications Act after allegedly posting racially abusive and threatening messages about Syrians refugees on a Facebook page. Scott Clarke, 40, appeared before Greenock Sheriff Court in connection...
The Huddersfield Examiner reports on the sentencing of a man who racially abused a young Asian boy in the village of Golcar in Huddersfield on 15 March 2015. The boy, 15, was walking along Scar Lane in Golcar when he heard Adam Haggarty, 20, call out to him using the racist term “You P**i”....
The Bristol Post and Daily Star report on the court appearance of a man charged with a racially aggravated public order offence for his alleged involvement in the attack on a mosque in Totterdown, Bristol on 17 January. Kevin Crehan, 34, who was arrested last month in connection with the incident...
The Courier reports on the sentencing of a man in connection with an assault on a taxi driver in Dunfermline, Fife. Steven Ferguson, 29, was charged with common assault and behaving in a threatening or abusive manner which was racially aggravated in connection with an incident involving taxi...
