A new government department should be created in Northern Ireland to specifically deal with tackling sectarianism, an academic report has urged. Ending the scourge of religious bigotry should top any
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Online hate crime against disabled people has increased by a third in the past few years, a new study suggests. Incidents picked up by the police may just be the
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Police forces in some parts of the country are closing nearly a half of investigations into racially and religiously-aggravated offences without identifying a suspect, new analysis shows. In the 12
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A blind woman believed to have lost her sight after her drink was spiked has told how she was tormented by children when she went for a walk with a
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More than 150 children have been have involved in care proceedings in the UK since 2013 over concerns they were in danger of being radicalised, a report has said. The
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Theresa May has been accused of presiding over a rising tide of racism in the UK at Prime Minister’s Questions. Labour’s Owen Smith said incidents had jumped “100%” since she
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Radio station LBC has been warned that it could face sanctions if it continues to breach broadcasting regulations with “offensive content”. Watchdog Ofcom found that Steve Allen’s early-morning show broke
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A new exhibition which challenges stereotypes of Roma, Gypsy and Traveller communities will take place in Portsmouth this month. The exhibition is part of a British Academy funded project looking
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Five men have been arrested in connection with an investigation into a video showing the burning of an effigy of Grenfell Tower. The Metropolitan Police said the men, who are
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Examples of potential hate crimes are highlighted in a new national campaign to increase awareness about the “sickening” offending. The initiative aims to make clear that directing abuse at someone
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