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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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By politics.co.uk staff The National Audit Office (NAO) is to gain full access to the accounts of the BBC for the first time, it emerged today. Following weeks of negotiations between the department for culture, media and sport and the BBC authorities, it will be announced at the Lib Dem conference today that the NAO… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The BBC has offered to freeze the licence fee for the next two years. The government is expected to approve the move, which will see a £144 million drop in the corporation’s budget, later today. The move will be seen as an early attempt by the BBC to prove to government it… Read more »
