(LBC) An Afghan asylum seeker who overstayed his right to be in the UK and sexually assaulted two women as he delivered food to their doorsteps has been named. Shafiullah Rasooli used his friend’s registration details to carry out work as a […]
(BBC) An asylum seeker who “calmly” walked into a bank and stabbed a man inside to death without provocation or motive has been jailed for life. Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur stabbed Gurvinder Johal, 37, through the heart in an attack caught on CCTV […]
(Hyphen) The government’s plan to lower the voting age to 16 before the next general election will enfranchise more than 150,000 young British Muslims — who will make up more than a tenth of all new voters. An estimated 156,000 16- and […]
(BBC) An Afghan national has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a dog walker was killed in a triple stabbing in west London. The victim, named locally as Wayne Broadhurst, 49, was stabbed in Midhurst Gardens, Uxbridge, at 17:00 GMT on […]
(Jewish News) The Charity Commission has confirmed it has launched a statutory inquiry into the Islamic Human Rights Commission Trust over its funding of a non-charitable company. In a statement, the Commission confirmed it is “escalating its engagement” with the organisation, which […]
(BBC) A self-styled “Anglo Jihadi” accused of planning a terror attack was “not just an online fantasist,” prosecutors have told a jury. Muslim convert Jordan Richardson, 21, of Oliver Close, Howden, East Yorkshire, is alleged to have been planning an “atrocity,” with […]
(LBC) A man believed to be the brother of a people smuggling kingpin has been jailed for more than five-and-a-half years for helping him transport people to the UK. Anjan Ahmadi, 26, of Stefano Road, Preston, worked with Amanj Hasan Zada, who […]
(GB News) Sir Keir Starmer has promised that the national inquiry into the rape gangs will investigate why “heinous crimes were disproportionately committed by Asian men.” In a letter signed by the prime minister, Sir Keir thanked the panel for its support […]
(LBC) An NHS doctor accused of glorifying Hamas’s October 7 attacks in Israel has appeared before a medical tribunal wearing a gold necklace featuring the number seven. Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, 31, a British-Palestinian trainee trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, is facing claims of […]
(GB News) A teacher has been banned from his profession for life after he “mocked Islam” at a school in Dorset. Alex Lloyd was the head of sixth form at the Bishop of Winchester Academy in Bournemouth when he made comments during […]
(Jewish News) Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called for the expulsion of pro-Palestine students who disrupted a lecture at a London university due to the speaker’s links to Israel. In an interview with Jewish News, Badenoch also added that, if the students […]
(BBC) France is backing away from a recent commitment to intervene more forcefully at sea to stop small boats from crossing the English Channel, according to multiple sources contacted by the BBC. There is evidence that France’s current political turmoil is partly […]
(Jewish News) A doctor who claimed that the “Royal Free Hospital in London is a Jewish supremacy cesspit” has appeared before a medical tribunal. Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, 31, is being investigated by the GMC over a series of posts and comments made […]
(Jewish News) A doctor who has become notorious for her diatribes about “Jewish supremacy” in the UK has been arrested by the police, days before another hearing into her conduct is due to be heard by a medical tribunal. Video footage released […]
(BBC) A 62-year-old woman has denied showing support for the proscribed terror group Hamas. It is alleged that Sarah Wilkinson, of Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire, posted messages on X in support of Hamas, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard. On Monday, she pleaded not guilty […]
(GB News) Labour has scrapped its Islamophobia definition with fears it could threaten free speech. A working group has formulated new wording that will replace the controversial definition, adopted in 2019, changing the term “Islamophobia” [to] “anti-Muslim hate.” It will remove all […]
(BBC) Manchester Arena bombmaker Hashem Abedi has pleaded not guilty to attempting to murder three prison officers in a terrorist attack. The 28-year-old is serving a life sentence for helping his suicide bomber brother Salman Abedi murder 22 people in the 2017 […]
(National-UAE) A proposal to introduce new laws to protect Muslims from hate in the UK has resulted in a behind-the-scenes move to quash an official definition of Islamophobia being adopted, the National can reveal. Speaking to people inside the room during high-level […]
(BBC) A man accused of planning a gun attack on a mass gathering of Jews described the killing of 130 people and wounding of hundreds more in Paris in 2015 as a “great event,” a jury has heard. Walid Saadaoui, 38, is […]
(Sky News) The former owner of a Norfolk seaside restaurant sold up and used the cash from the sale to buy assault rifles for a terror attack, a court has heard. Walid Saadaoui bought the Albatross restaurant near the Britannia Pier in […]
(ITV) The family of a murdered MP said they are still hoping for answers four years after his killing. Southend West MP Sir David Amess, 69, was stabbed to death in his constituency by Ali Harbi Ali on 15 October 2021 while […]
(BBC) The communities secretary has said he was “horrified and appalled” a fundraising run in an east London park barred women from participating. Hundreds took part in the 5 km (3.1 mile) race in Victoria Park on Sunday, according to East London […]
(LBC) A small boat migrant with a terrifying AK-47 face tattoo has been jailed for five years after he threatened to kill Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in a “chilling” video. Fayaz Khan made the threat between October 12 and 15 last […]
(BBC) Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said police who shot the Manchester synagogue attacker had “every reason” to believe he was carrying a real bomb. Two people died when Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, carried out the car and knife attack at Heaton Park […]
(GB News) A London borough mayor has praised a charity fun-run which banned women and girls aged over 12 as “truly inspiring.” After Sunday’s Muslim Charity Run, mayor Lutfur Rahman said: “It was a pleasure to attend the prize-giving ceremony at the […]
(GB News) A mosque has banned women and girls over the age of 12 from participating in a charity fun run. Muslim Charity Run, organised by East London Mosque, called the event “inclusive” and “family-friendly” despite only letting men and boys take […]
(GB News) Boris Johnson has revealed his true stance on banning the burka after being grilled on GB News about his “letterbox” jibe. The former prime minister suggested that enforcing a dress code for adults was similar to Hamas dictating that women […]
(Jewish News) Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has announced a crackdown on hate preachers at mosques and Islamic centres as part of the government’s new efforts to combat antisemitism. [Meanwhile], in further measures to counter Jew-hate, thousands of teachers and university staff will […]
(Jewish News) A mosque near Burnley where repeated derogatory references to Jews have been made in sermons has denied radicalising the Heaton Park Synagogue terrorist, who described in 2022 how he “rly [sic] love the mosque there.” Jihad Al-Shamie, who carried out […]
(GB News) Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has revealed he “hopes and prays” that the UK deports the small boat migrant who threatened to kill him. Mr Farage, who appeared at Southwark Crown Court yesterday, released a three-minute response video following today’s […]
(Sky News) An Afghan migrant has been found guilty of threatening to kill Nigel Farage in a TikTok post. Fayaz Khan, 26, chose not to give evidence in his trial, in which he was accused of threatening the Reform UK leader between […]
(BBC) An imam has pleaded guilty after two teenagers were allowed to marry each other in a mosque. Northamptonshire Police said Ashraf Osmani had been charged under forced marriage legislation after it was alleged he conducted a nikah wedding ceremony involving two […]
(BBC) A man has been jailed for posting a string of Instagram videos that endorsed or depicted terrorist killings. Abdullah Bellil, from Southampton, previously pleaded guilty at Kingston Upon Thames Crown Court to expressing support for the Islamic State group. The 29-year-old, […]
(BBC) A man who was fined for burning a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish consulate in London has won his appeal against his conviction. Hamit Coskun, 51, shouted abusive comments about Islam as he held the flaming book aloft in […]
(BBC) A man who was fined for burning a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish consulate in London was using his “human right to free speech,” an appeal hearing has been told. Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted abusive comments about Islam as […]
(Sky News) An Islamic State supporter was said to have “hero-worshipped” the mastermind of the 2015 Paris attacks, a court has heard. Walid Saadaoui, 38, of Abram, Greater Manchester, is accused along with Amar Hussein, 52, of preparing a terrorist attack by […]
(BBC) A man accused of planning a terror attack “regularly expressed a wish to kill Jews,” a jury has been told. Jordan Richardson, 21, of Oliver Close, Howden, East Yorkshire, has been charged with engaging in conduct in preparation of an act […]
(Sky News) A trial accusing two men of planning “untold harm” and “mass fatalities” with an attack on members of the Jewish community in Manchester has been interrupted by an outburst from one of the defendants. Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, […]
(Sky News) The Manchester synagogue terrorist made a call to police during the attack where he pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State, police say. Jihad al Shamie, 35, carried out the attack last Thursday as he tried to get inside Heaton […]
(Sky News) An asylum seeker who posted a video about Nigel Farage said that “he’s going to shoot me,” the Reform UK leader has said in court. Fayaz Khan, 26, is charged with making a threat to kill the Reform UK leader […]
(Jewish News) One of Manchester’s most prominent concert venues has been heavily criticised for ignoring Jewish community concerns about a hate preacher it hosted earlier this year — after it transpired that his social media account was one of [a] small number […]
(BBC) Counter-terrorism detectives have charged a 62-year-old woman with offences relating to the support of Hamas. The group is a proscribed terror group in the US, UK and EU. Sarah Wilkinson, from Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire, was charged on Sunday with five offences […]
(Sky News) The synagogue killer, Jihad al Shamie, radicalised himself after searching online for videos of the Islamic State terror group, according to a friend. The man, Qas, said al Shamie “started using [encrypted messaging app] Telegram and searching for ISIS videos. […]
(Jewish News) Conservative peer and former cabinet minister Michael Gove has called on Keir Starmer’s government to introduce a “fundamental and comprehensive anti-extremism strategy” following the terror attack at Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester. Speaking to Jewish News at the Conservative Party […]
(Jewish News) Kemi Badenoch has used her leader’s speech at the Tory Party conference to draw a direct link between pro-Palestine protests on Britain’s streets and the Manchester synagogue terror attack. Speaking on Sunday at the start of the party’s conference in […]
(GB News) The father of the Manchester synagogue attacker praised the October 7 Hamas terrorists as “Allah’s men on earth” on the day of the massacre. Faraj Al-Shamie, whose son Jihad carried out the attack on the Heaton Park synagogue yesterday, said, […]
(BBC) Jihad Al-Shamie was arrested on suspicion of rape and on police bail at the time he launched a deadly knife and car attack on a Manchester synagogue, police have said. Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz were killed in the attack on […]
(Reuters) Two men were killed on Thursday when a man drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard in an attack at a synagogue where worshippers were marking Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, British police said. […]
(BBC) A man who “married” a 15-year-old girl in an Islamic wedding ceremony is among eight men to have been found guilty of sexual offences against her. The victim was groomed and sexually abused by men from the age of 13 and […]
(Jerusalem Post) A blogger from northern England was arrested on Thursday night over a post he made on X condemning the Hamas terrorist organization and Islam, according to British media reports. Pete North, 47, was arrested over the meme on suspicion of […]
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