Local paper, South Wales Evening Post, reports on a rally in Swansea at the weekend organized by the National Front. After the savage murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich, south London on Wednesday, the far right have organized a number of rallies around the country, including in London,...
Local paper, The Argus, reports on the court appearance of Adam Rogers, 28, who was arrested last week for posting ‘inflammatory’ comments on Facebook in the immediate aftermath of the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich. The local paper reports: “The court heard how the day before...
Local paper, Express and Star, reports on the arrest of two men on public order offences following a protest involving a group of 20 or so people draped in St George’s flags and ‘believed to be English Defence League members’ in Walsall town centre on Saturday. The local paper notes the...
Local paper, York Press, reports on the successful use of a mosque open day to defuse tensions arising from an English Defence League protest in York at the weekend. EDL members were intent on gathering for a protest in front of York mosque with The Guardian reporting that a St George’s flag was...
Local paper, Grimsby Telegraph, reports on the arrest of 11 teenagers after a mosque and a number of cars were damaged. The teenagers, who were at a party at the time, were arrested after police were called to the area. Neighbourhood Policing Chief, Inspector Will Jenkins, said: “We arrested...
Local paper, Western Gazette, reports on a further suspected revenge attack after a mosque in Parkstone, Dorset had its windows smashed. The Dorset Islamic Cultural Association, which was empty at the time of the attack, had four of its windows smashed by vandals. ITV News reports that two men...
The Guardian on Saturday, in an article by Ian Cobain, covered the judgment delivered on Friday by the High Court in a case brought by lawyers acting for Iraqi families alleging abuse and mistreatment by British forces in Iraq between 2003-2009. Cobain, author of a recent book on Britain’s...
BBC News and local papers, Milton Keynes Citizen and MK News, report on the suspected arson attack on the Zainabia Islamic Centre, also known as Granby mosque, in Milton Keynes on Thursday night. A bottle containing flammable liquid was thrown onto the roof of the mosque and luckily put out by...
The Bolton News reports that a man has been arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred after allegedly posting offensive comments on Facebook. The comments were allegedly made in reaction to the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich, south London, on Wednesday. Morris Green, 33, was arrested...
There is coverage of the English Defence League protest in Newcastle on Saturday 25 in the Independent on Sunday, and on BBC News and ITV. The demonstration, which was announced last week, relates to the approval last December by Newcastle City Council of plans submitted by a local Muslim...
