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Crime
French police pulled dead woman and child off migrant boat and let people smugglers carry on to UK
(LBC) Two people smugglers have been jailed after piloting a boat across the Channel from France to the UK, which saw a woman and child die shortly after setting off. Afghan nationals Shah Salim Sajjadi, 38, and Safiollah Mohammadi, 25, were arrested […]
Government & Politics
Channel migrants: Rise in crossings driven by Brexit ‘fake news’
(BBC) Eighty-six people attempted to cross the English Channel in a single day — amid claims that people smugglers were using threats about Brexit to pressure migrants. Border Force officials intercepted six small vessels travelling towards the UK on Tuesday. It is […]
Crime
Convicting man over Koran burning would reintroduce blasphemy law, court told Hamit Coskun, 50, set fire to a copy of the holy book while shouting abusive slogans outside the Turkish consulate in London, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard.
(Sky News) Convicting a man for burning the Koran would be “tantamount to reintroducing a blasphemy law,” his defence team has told a court. Hamit Coskun appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday after he allegedly shouted abusive slogans about Islam while […]