The Independent covers the latest findings by NatCen’s Social Research which shows young Britons’ attitudes towards free speech are less liberal now than they were ten years ago. The greatest change in views comes from the 18 to 24-year-old age group, where the number who agree religious...
The Aberdeen Press and Journal reports on the fine handed to a woman charged with behaving in a racially aggravated and threatening manner after she hurled racist abuse at Turkish workers at a takeaway shop in Moray, Aberdeenshire. Christine Williamson entered the Speedy Peppers Kebab Shop in the...
The Kilburn Times reports on a racist assault on a woman as she waited for a bus at a stop on Wembley High Road on Sunday 2 August. News website World Bulletin identifies the victim as a Muslim woman. The news site states that the victim was waiting for a bus with her two teenage daughters...
BBC News reports on a near fatal assault on an elderly Muslim man who was on his way to the mosque to perform Fajr prayers in Rotherham. The attack happened on Monday 10 August in the early hours, between 3am and 4am, around Fitzwilliam Road and Mushroom Roundabout, according to South Yorkshire...
This is Lancashire reports on a far-right protestor from the far right splinter group North-West Infidels who was caught on tape shouting racist abuse on a train in Blackburn. Clare Arrowsmith, 38, travelled to the town centre by train to take part in a rally by the far right group when she was...
The Express and Star reports on a rise in the number of racist attacks in the West Midlands after hate crime figures for 2014 were released by West Midlands Police. Figures reveal that 2,508 racist attacks were recorded by West Midlands Police in 2014. The total was the highest since 2009 and an...
News reports reveal that police forces in England and Wales will now provide comprehensive online data on their use of stop and search powers, an initiative that first began in January of this year, giving residents in Britain access to figures related to the number of stops and their outcomes....
Northampton Chronicle and Echo reports on a campaign launched by Northamptonshire Police to recruit more officers from ethnic minority groups. The most recent figures show that in Northamptonshire, 8% of residents describe themselves as being from black or minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds but...
The Mirror and Manchester Evening News report on a pensioner who has been charged with sending a grossly offensive letter to a Muslim headteacher in Manchester. Rose White, 68, pleaded not guilty to sending a grossly offensive letter to Mona Mohammed between May 1 and May 14, 2015 at Manchester and...
Northern Irish Pastor James McConnell who spoke of Islam as “heathen” and “satanic” and described it as a “doctrine spawned in hell” appeared before Belfast Magistrates Court this week to answer to charges of “sending, or causing to be sent, by means of a public electronic...
