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The government has announced a new definition of anti-Muslim hate that includes violence, harassment and prejudicial stereotyping – as it insisted the move will not curtail free speech. Ministers say it is a working definition and a “tool for government and organisations to better understand, measure, prevent and address anti-Muslim hostility”. Crucially, the definition is non-statutory […]

A Syrian man has been charged with murder as a crime against humanity in a first prosecution of its kind in the UK. The Metropolitan Police said the 58-year-old was accused of three counts of murder as a crime against humanity, three counts of torture and one charge of conduct ancillary to murder in connection

Taxpayers could pay towards the costs of Ian Huntley’s cremation or funeral, unless his family makes alternative arrangements. The 52-year-old double murderer died in hospital on Saturday after allegedly being attacked by an unknown inmate at HMP Frankland. Huntley, who killed 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham, Cambridgeshire, in 2002, had been in

The government is trying to find a solution to banning depictions of step-incest in online pornography amid warnings of a “significant rebellion” from female MPs. Ministers have been accused of “losing the plot” after promising to ban depictions of incest in online porn but not step-incest. Politics Live: Reeves ready to support release of oil

British teenager Sky Brown has become the new skateboarding world champion, after previously claiming the title aged 14. The 17-year-old, who celebrated her win in Brazil with her father, former skateboarder Stewart Brown, said: “This feels huge and I’m so thankful.” But, she added, referring to the conflict in the Middle East: “There are bigger