Community groups and MPs have warned the government against politicising extremism. Zara Mohammed, head of the Muslim Council of Britain, told BBC Newsnight the definition would lead to the “unfair targeting of Muslim communities”. Azhar Qayum, CEO of Muslim Engagement and Development, said “delegitimising lawful dissent in this way is itself undermining liberal democratic principles”…
1 hour ago About sharing Vladimir Ovchinnikov’s street art adorns the walls of Borovsk – except when it becomes too political By Steve Rosenberg Russia Editor, Borovsk As I walk around Borovsk, two things strike me about this town 60 miles (100km) from Moscow. First, there is almost no sign of the presidential election coming…
6 minutes ago About sharing By Sam Francis, political reporter & Christy Cooney BBC News Ministers have unveiled a new extremism definition under which certain groups will be blocked from government funding or meeting officials. It will apply to, but not criminalise, groups that promote an ideology based on “violence, hatred or intolerance”. Communities Secretary…
1 hour ago About sharing The Met Police received almost 3,000 reports since the hotline launched in November 2022 By Jess Warren BBC News An anti-corruption hotline to report corruption in the Metropolitan Police is being launched nationwide. The service, run by Crimestoppers, was launched for the force in November 2022 and has seen almost…
26 minutes ago About sharing A Palestinian woman speaks with a worker as she waits to receive aid at a UN distribution centre in Rafah on Wednesday By James Gregory BBC News Israel’s military says it is trying to “flood” Gaza with aid as international pressure to address the territory’s humanitarian crisis grows. Rear Adm…
20 minutes ago About sharing Ciran Stapleton confronted knifeman Matthew Lennox in the school corridor, as pupils hid under desks By Nathan Standley BBC News A knifeman who put a school into lockdown for nearly two hours has been detained indefinitely in a secure psychiatric hospital. Matthew Lennox entered St Joseph’s Catholic High School, in…
1 hour ago About sharing By Brian Wheeler Political reporter Foreign governments will be banned from owning UK newspapers and news magazines, the government has said. The move follows concern about the potential takeover of the Daily Telegraph and Spectator by a group fundedby the United Arab Emirates. Labour has indicated it will back the…
A spokesperson for the Speaker said he “ran out of time” to call Ms Abbott in PMQs.
Trailblazing footballer Josh Cavallo says “it felt right to share this special moment on the pitch” after he proposed to his partner at Adelaide United’s Coopers Stadium. Cavallo came out in 2021 and at the time was the world’s only top-flight openly gay male professional player. The Australian midfielder, 24, thanked the A-League club for…
1 hour ago About sharing Itay Regev was among 105 hostages who were released during a brief truce in November By Lucy Manning, special correspondent & Daniel Wittenberg BBC News An Israeli hostage freed from Gaza three months ago has accused the world of forgetting those still held by Hamas and urged the Israeli government…