All news on the topic: Hate crime

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Three Jewish teenagers assaulted on north London bus in antisemitic attack
Three Jewish teenagers were verbally and physically assaulted while travelling on a bus in north London, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed.
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14-year-old charged with terrorism offences over plot to target two mosques
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with ’extreme right-wing terrorism’ offences over alleged plans to target two mosques in south London.
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Brothers convicted over 1984 murder after sibling exposed decades-old confession
Michael Stewart, 57, and Anthony Stewart, 60, were just 15 and 18 when they set upon Anthony Littler, who was bludgeoned to death as he walked home in East Finchley, north London, on May 1, 1984.
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Mosque effigy on Northern Ireland bonfire investigated as suspected hate crime
A loyalist bonfire in Northern Ireland featuring an effigy of a mosque has been condemned as an incitement to hatred.
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"Britain has the world’s most gay-friendly parliament," says UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Outgoing prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has insisted his government will “defend” LGBTQ+ rights, as he used a Downing Street Pride reception to highlight policy achievements - but his remarks come at a time of growing scepticism towards Labour among parts of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Edinburgh knife attacker Lewis Hawkes charged with terror-linked attempted murder
The man accused of the Edinburgh knife attacks has been named as Lewis Hawkes after he appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
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Man charged after suspected anti-Muslim attacks across Edinburgh spark terror probe
Police Scotland said a man was charged after a series of attacks in Edinburgh on Friday night that are being treated as potential anti-Muslim hate crimes.
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Belfast families flee homes as racist mobs revive old loyalist intimidation tactics
The message circulating on WhatsApp listed 26 locations in and around Belfast with an unambiguous instruction: “Forward to all men of the age 18 and over.
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"You should go to the gas chambers": horror on London bus sparks hate crime probe
A man has been arrested over a suspected antisemitic hate crime after threats were made against Jewish passengers on a bus in east London.
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Men set mosque on fire in suspected hate crime in East Sussex
Men allegedly doused a mosque’s entrance with flammable liquid and set it on fire last night in an arson attack soon after evening prayers.
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March turns into riots: buildings burn in Northern Ireland over sexual assault case
A man has been arrested after 15 police officers were injured during rioting in Northern Ireland.
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UK police confirm Islamophobic hate crime after 85 Muslim graves desecrated
British police have launched an investigation into what they have now confirmed is an Islamophobic hate crime, after 85 Muslim graves were desecrated at Carpenders Park Lawn Cemetery in Three Rivers, Hertfordshire.
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World’s ’first openly gay imam’ killed in car ambush
Muhsin Hendricks – considered to be the world’s first openly gay imam – has been shot dead during an ambush on his car in South Africa.
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Muhsin Hendricks, known as the world’s ’first openly gay imam’, was shot dead in South Africa
Police say the motive for the killing of Hendricks, who operated a mosque for LGBTQ+ Muslims near Cape Town, is unknown.
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’He’s like a gangster’: How Tommy Robinson rose to become the leader of Britain’s far right
The activist’s latest imprisonment and run-in with the law may serve only to boost his popularity and brand of hatred
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Racist thug jailed for vile Leeds riots revealed to be a paedophile hunter
Phil Hoban, founder of a controversial paedophile hunting group Predator Exposure, made vile racist gestures and yelled "who the f*** is Allah?" at the Leeds event, but told West Yorkshire Police he was asking "who is Allan?"
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Neo-Nazis flood police with complaints under recently enacted hate crime law in Scotland
First minister calls for end to vexatious reports after far-right agitators attempt to “overwhelm” official systems
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PM backs JK Rowling’s views on new hate crime law
The prime minister has said people should not be criminalised "for stating simple facts on biology" in response to JK Rowling’s criticism of Scotland’s new hate crime law.
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Girl, 8, hacked off her hair after vile racist abuse from child as she rode bike
Cleo Mukolwe, eight, has been subjected to cruel bullying about her appearance since starting school but was left 'shattered' after a child called her the N-word while she rode her bike
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Michael Gove announces new extremism definition after rise in hate crimes
Communities Secretary Michael Gove has unveiled a long-awaited extremism definition aimed at ensuring certain groups are effectively blacklisted by public bodies
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Boy, 13, brutally stabbed on street moments after 'leaving mosque' to go home
Police Scotland are investigasting the horrifying stabbing of a 13-year-old boy in Queens Park, Glasgow, on his way home from a mosque as loved ones released a picture of him in hospital 'drenched in blood'
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Mum of murdered teen turns horror tragedy into heartbreaking legacy
Just weeks after coming face to face with her daughter Brianna's teenage killers, Esther Ghey has stepped back into the classroom in a quest to make children kinder
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JK Rowling continues transphobic rants as India Willoughby reports her to police
Earlier this week, JK Rowling went on a vile rant and said India Willoughby was 'cosplaying a misogynistic male fantasy of what a woman is'
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Muslim family have pig's head thrown through window as cops probe 'hate crime'
WARNING, DISTRESSING IMAGE: A Muslim family in Shear Brow, Blackburn, saw a rock thrown through their window, followed by a pig's head on Sunday 18 February, leaving police probing a hate crime after two men were seen fleeing from the scene
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Woman who screamed 'go back to Africa' at Black woman claims drink was 'spiked'
Janice Wilding said she was "surprised" when she saw the shocking video capturing her actions, and blamed it on a laced drink. However, the 49-year-old provided no evidence and was handed hefty unpaid work for her actions