(BBC) The Austrian ambassador to Israel has downplayed reports of a plan by an Austrian state to require Jews and Muslims to register before they can buy kosher and halal meat. Martin Weiss said politicians in Lower Austria would work with religious […]
(BBC) One of the men accused of killing a jeweller has said a co-defendant entered the victim’s shop with a gun hidden beneath a burka. Ramniklal Jogiya was abducted near his Leicester shop on 24 January, with his body found in Stoughton […]
(BBC) Judges have delayed their decision in an appeal by far-right activist Tommy Robinson against his conviction and jailing for contempt of court. The Court of Appeal expects a judgement on the former English Defence League leader to be made by the […]
(BBC) The Conservatives have suspended a council by-election candidate following “unacceptable comments” on social media. Laurel Ellis was picked for the Gurnos ward on Merthyr Tydfil council. She had shared posts critical of Islam and showing Theresa May in Muslim religious dress, […]
(BBC) The former leader of the English Defence League (EDL) is to appeal against his 13-month prison sentence. Tommy Robinson, from Bedfordshire, admitted contempt of court after filming outside Leeds Crown Court during a trial in May. A judge told him his […]
(BBC) A “bullying” imam who “assaulted many children” and left them “writhing in pain” has been jailed. Abdul Rauf, of Sussex Street, Rochdale, attacked two boys, aged 10 and 12, at a mosque study class in Greater Manchester in 2017, police said. […]
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