A Muslim family in Bradford awoke to find four pigs’ heads left outside their home, the Telegraph & Argus reports. Sophia Ditta, whose family have lived in Bradford for over sixty years, said it is the first time they have experienced racism as she broke news of the attack on her blog. She...
The Croydon Advertiser reports on the call issued by the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) for the Home Secretary, Theresa May, to ban a demonstration by far-right extremists outside the UK Border Agency Croydon headquarters. The English Volunteer Force, an English Defence League offshoot...
The South Wales Argus reports that Muslim graves have been desecrated at Christchurch Cemetery, Newport. Four graves were daubed with racist and Islamophobic graffiti with the words “Kill the Muslim Pakis” appearing on one gravestone and “white power” on another. Swastikas and the initials...
The Daily Mail and BBC News both report on the community sentence handed to Emma West, whose racist rant on a Croydon to Wimbledon tram was filmed by a passenger and uploaded onto YouTube. West was charged with racially-aggravated disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment or distress after...
Today BBC News, the Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph all report on the Home Secretary, Theresa May’s announcement in Parliament of a consultation to review police powers to stop and search suspects amid concerns the powers are being used too liberally and are damaging community relations. The...
A number of newspapers today report on the decision by Channel 4 to broadcast the adhan throughout the month of Ramadan. The Independent, Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mirror, The Sun, politics.co.uk website and The Huffington Post are all running this story but with differing views...
The Guardian and BBC News both report on the arrest of a 75-year-old man “on suspicion of causing an explosion likely to endanger life or damage property” after a home-made bomb exploded near a mosque in Walsall last Friday. The explosion, which happened outside the Aisha Mosque and Islamic...
The Independent and Guardian both reported last week on the Home Secretary, Theresa May’s decision to ban Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer from entering the UK to speak at an EDL rally. The Home Secretary ruled that their presence would “not be conducive to the public good”. A Home Office...
A local plasterer who smashed the window of a mosque in Huntington with a chair last month has pleaded guilty to the offence the Hunts Post reports. Gary Abbott, 45, was arrested near Huntingdon Islamic Education and Prayer Centre in Coneygear Road on May 30, shortly after the offence. He was...
The Liverpool Echo reports on two controlled explosions carried out by bomb disposal experts after a suspect package was left outside the Al Rahma mosque in Toxteth, Liverpool late last night. The paper reports that a man carrying a metal suitcase walked into the mosque claiming to want to convert...
