Hate crime

Rainbow flags, flamboyant outfits and outrageous parties - this is what comes to mind for many when they think of Pride. But it's so much more. It's a time for celebration and acceptance, with parades taking place in cities across the month…

The first British female Sikh MP has spoken about how some social media sites have become “toxic” and called on tech bosses to do more to tackle the scourge of online hate. Shadow Health Minister Preet Kaur Gill said MPs being “threatened,…

The Tories are under pressure to punish Cabinet members and party staff who allegedly backed Lee Anderson when he was suspended for suggesting Sadiq Khan was controlled by "Islamists". Labour has written to the Conservatives to demand…

Extremists who attempt to undermine democracy will likely be blacklisted by public our bodies, ministers have introduced in the present day. Tory frontbencher Michael Gove has issued new guidelines demanding they do not give platforms to…

Remembrance weekend is a crucial time for communities to return collectively to replicate on the sacrifices that maintain our nation protected and to indicate respect to 1 one other.That is what hundreds of thousands of us did on the two…

Parliament's solely MP to put on a hijab mentioned she has been threatened with having it ripped off in public.Apsana Begum, who's a Muslim, outlined the "heightened risk" to her security, together with "serious death threats, as she…

A shocking one in eight Brits have seen signs of cuckooing in their community, research reveals. Cuckooing is when criminals take over the homes of vulnerable people to use it for storage for drugs and weapons. The criminal practice, which…

Hate crimes recorded against LGBT people have soared by more than 40% in just a year, figures show. Labour last night accused the Tories of going “soft on crime” amid warnings they are not doing enough to tackle the problem. The number of…

Thousands of pump-action guns must be removed from UK homes, while violent misogyny should be treated as a hate crime to prevent a repeat of the Plymouth murders, an MP warns. Labour’s Luke Pollard urged Parliament to back his…

Ministers have been urged to enshrine the UN’s day to combat Islamophobia into UK law. The day – March 15 – was chosen to commemorate the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in which 51 people were killed and 40 others…