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A man who burnt a Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in London has been found guilty of religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm, or distress by Westminster Magistrates’ Court. He has been ordered to pay a fine of £240 and surcharge of £96. With welcome clarity, the judge said that the current prosecution was not ‘an… Read more »
The trial of a man who burned a Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in protest of the President of Turkey has just concluded. The man stood trial for racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm, or distress at Westminster Magistrates Court. The outcome is pending. Humanists UK has expressed concern that this might amount to… Read more »
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A 50 per cent reduction in the number of hospital cleaning staff has fuelled the sharp rise in hospital-acquired infections, a leading union claims. Unison says that in 1984 there were more than 100,000 hospital cleaners, but that by 2004, the number had dropped to 55,000. The public service union is calling for Health Secretary,… Read more »
Tony Blair will tell the House of Commons on Monday what action the Government has taken to help those areas affected by the Asian tsunami disaster. The Prime Minister will also use the statement to update MPs on the latest British death toll. On Friday, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said that 50 Britons have so… Read more »
