The Derbyshire Times reports on a police appeal for witnesses in a suspected hate crime after vandals sprayed the word “Islam” and a Star of David on the grounds of the Chesterfield Panthers Rugby Club. The graffiti was discovered in a playing area at the club and police are investigating a...
BBC News reports on the arrest of a man on suspicion of inciting racial hatred after he distributed election campaign leaflets in Stoke referring to little girls being “gang-raped by Muslims”. Craig Pond who is contesting the parliamentary seat of Stoke on Trent North as an independent...
The Norwich Advertiser reports on a possible incident of anti-Muslim hate crime after an attack on the Ihsan mosque in the city. Police have appealed for witnesses after the incident which occurred around 6.30am on Saturday 7 February, at the time of the early morning prayer. Three windows at the...
A number of news outlets (Sunday Mirror, ITV News) report on the demonstration in Dudley by the English Defence League against plans to build a mosque in the town. The far right organisation which is opposed to what it has called a “super mosque”, descended on the town on Saturday with...
The Mail on Sunday discloses information from a Whitehall source concerning the Chilcot Inquiry report noting that 30 individuals have been sent letters as part of the Maxwellisation process. The process entails allowing those who are to be criticised in the Inquiry’s findings an opportunity...
The Leicester Mercury reports on the sentencing of six men for their part in violent assaults and incitement to racial hatred against Muslims. The local paper reports on the trial proceedings of a group of Sikh men who engaged in a “campaign of hatred” which saw them attack two Muslims in a...
The Government’s Counter terrorism and Security Bill returns to the Lords today for its Third Reading ahead of its return to the Commons tomorrow for consideration of the Lords amendments. There have been a number of amendments tabled to the Bill in the upper chamber with the Government conceding...
Melanie Phillips in her column in The Times (£) newspaper today returns to a theme from a couple of years ago when she lambasted media coverage of the Rochdale sex grooming trials for not daring to mention that the Asian Pakistanis on trial for horrendous crimes against young white girls were...
The Huffington Post uncovers some interesting film footage from the visit by Channel 4 presenter, Cathy Newman, to a mosque in Streatham last week as part of Visit My Mosque day. Newman had alleged in a tweet that she was “ushered out of the door” by members of the mosque after turning up to...
The Maldon and Burnham Standard reports on a local meeting held by the Essex Police and Crime Commissioner, Nick Alston, with young people as part of the regular Youth Forum meetings in the county. The local paper reports on hate crime being the main topic of debate at the last Youth Forum meeting...
