Muslim communities
Man arrested after red paint sprayed across London in ‘Islamophobic’ incidents
The 61-year-old suspect was arrested on Monday on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage.
Burnley council leader and 10 others quit Labour over Starmer’s Gaza position
The councillors said they ‘cannot remain in a party that is not doing enough while innocent people are being killed’.
Healey accepts Starmer’s approach to Israel-Hamas conflict has ’caused hurt’
Shadow defence secretary John Healey said Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer wanted to bring people with him ‘like a good leader’.
Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall believes ‘women’s football has a diversity problem’
The Gunners were heavily criticised last month after their squad photograph for the 2023/24 season contained no players from diverse backgrounds.
Met boss calls for clarity on policing extremism amid pro-Palestinian rallies
Sir Mark Rowley said he will support a review into the legal definition of extremism and how it should be policed.
Transgender hate crime rise ‘could be partly down to political discussion’
Religious hate crimes were up by 9% to 9,387 offences, while transgender hate crimes increased by 11%, to 4,732 offences.
Police-recorded hate crimes fall for first time in a decade
The total had previously risen every year since comparable data began in 2012/13.
Sculpture celebrating women who wear hijab to be installed
The man behind the sculpture has previously completed works which celebrate underrepresented communities.
Women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public – Taliban official
The Taliban have cited the failure of women to observe the proper way to wear the hijab as a reason for barring them from most public spaces.
UK foreign aid cuts will lead to thousands of deaths, ministers warned
The consequences will be particularly dire for women’s health and wellbeing, leading to unsafe abortions and maternal deaths, assessments show.