BBC News, Wales Online and the Daily Post report on the sentence passed on an ex-soldier charged with religiously aggravated disorderly behaviour after he threatened to burn down a mosque in Rhyl, three days after the murder of drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich, south London. Having drunk 15 pints of...
BBC News reports on the arrest and charge of a third man in connection with the arson attack on Grimsby Islamic Centre on 26 May. Daniel Cressey, 24, has been charged with arson with intent to endanger life and will appear before magistrates at a later date. Two other men, Stuart Harness, 33 and...
The Maidenhead Advertiser and BBC News both report on the court appearance of two men in connection with criminal damage andvandalism of a mosque in Holmanleaze, Maidenhead. “Lee Hunt, 26, and Gary Nuth, 22, were charged with two counts of racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage....
Newcastle paper, The Journal, reports on an initiative by Muslim women in the city to reach out to locals and dispel negative perceptions of Islam that have surfaced in the days following the murder of drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich. The women purchased 500 red roses to hand out to shoppers in...
Police are investigating an attempted arson attack on the Masjid-e-Noor on Ryecroft Street, Gloucester, after a canister filled with petrol was thrown at the mosque’s main entrance late last night. A passing motorist noticed the flames and raised the alarm, while using a fire extinguisher kept in...
The Home Office has released data on the operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 for July 2012 – December 2012, updating figures last posted to June 2012. The release provides information on arrests, detentions, prosecutions, and stop and search conducted under terrorism powers....
The Guardian and the local paper, News Shopper, reported on the suspended sentence passed on Michaela Turner for comments posted on Facebook after the murder of drummer Lee Rigby which violated section 127 of the Communication Act 2003. Turner, 24, who had been drinking at the time, posted the...
Local paper, News Shopper, reports on the guilty verdict reached in the case of two men charged with a racially aggravated public order offence for beating up a Muslim at a tube station. Salvatore Allegro, 48, and James Whitbread, 36, are said to have verbally abused Ahmed Farhan, telling him to...
Local paper, Maldon and Burnham Standard, reports on the question tabled by MP for Colchester, Sir Bob Russell, on membership of the English Defence League by members of the Armed Forces. The question, posed to Defence Minister, Mark Francois, seeks information on “what guidance his Department...
BBC News and Herald Scotland both report on the release of statistics on hate crimes in Scotland over the period 2012-2013, and in earlier years for comparison. The report covers race hate crime and hate crimes aggravated by religion, disability and sexual orientation. The report notes that race...
