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Farage accused of abusing MEP expenses

The Guardian, Daily Mirror, Daily Telegraph, Independent, BBC News and Sky News all report on the allegations faced by UKIP leader, Nigel Farage, over the misuse of his EU general expenditure allowance following the front page story in The Times of an interview with a former party official...

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Chilcot report must be published, says Clegg

After yesterday’s story in the Independent about the Chilcot report’s likely deferral until 2015, the Guardian, Times and Independent all report on a spat between the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, and former PM, Tony Blair, over the reasons for the ongoing publication delay. At a...

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'Pig-whistle politics' and the Far Right

In a comment piece in the Guardian newspaper today Gavin Titley, author of The Crises of multiculturalism: Racism in a Neo-liberal Age, reflects on the use of ‘pork’ in European culture wars waged by the far right. Noting the remarks of French National Front leader, Marine Le Pen, following...

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Soldier denies mosque damage and burglary charges

A soldier charged with criminal damage and burglary in relation to vandalism of a mosque in Chelmsford has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Liam King, 22, is accused of damaging the front door of the Jamiah mosque in Moulsham Street, Chelmsford in the early hours of November last year. The damage...

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Five charged with racial and religious abuse after protest

BBC News and Local Berkshire report on five arrests made by Thames Valley Police in connection with offences committed during an ‘apparent’ protest in West Berkshire on Friday 28 February. Disorder broke out when a group of 15-20 people gathered in Thatcham, some of whom had previously...

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Chilcot Inquiry report delayed till 2015

The Independent today reports on the prospect of the Chilcot Inquiry report into the UK’s role in the invasion of Iraq being deferred until 2015 as the impasse on declassifying key documents threatens to overrun the current parliamentary term. The newspaper, which previously reported on the...

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Teen suspected of far right sympathies injured in bomb blast

The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, BBC News and local paper, Carmarthen Journal, all report on the injuries sustained by a former army trainee and suspected ‘far right sympathiser’ following an explosion at his parents’ home last Thursday. Jordan Smith, 19, suffered from...

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UKIP is not 'anti-immigration'

UKIP party leader, Nigel Farage, in his weekly column in the Independent wrote yesterday that “UKIP is not ‘anti-immigration’, we are anti-uncontrolled immigration” adding that his part was concerned with the ‘quality and quantity’ of immigrants coming to the UK. The statement comes in...

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Citizenship stripping proposal defeated by Lords

BBC News reports on the government’s defeat over citizenship-stripping powers contained in the Immigration Bill as the Lords voted 242 to 180 against the proposed changes on Monday. Changes to the Immigration Bill, which ministers hope to pass into law before the end of the parliamentary session...

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European Court of Justice rules EU data retention directive void

The EU Observer, Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, Daily Mail and BBC News all report on the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) ruling annulling the European “data retention directive” on internet and phone communications. Its judgement follows requests by NGOs, local governments and...

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