Category: South Yorkshire

Abuse of suspected migrants not an ‘innocent mistake’, says UK equality campaigner

Shabna Begum of Runnymede Trust says toxic rhetoric could lead to more vigilantism and violence The vitriol faced by scouts and charity rowers mistaken for migrants was not an “innocent mistake”, a race equality campaigner has...

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Abuse of people mistaken for migrants not an ‘innocent mistake’, says UK equality campaigner

Head of Runnymede Trust warns toxic rhetoric could lead to rise of vigilante groups that ‘just breed more violence’The vitriol faced by Scouts and charity rowers mistaken for migrants was not an “innocent mistake”, a race...

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Orgreave papers destroyed by police thought to include report on notorious truncheon beating

Miner who was seen on TV being beaten by officer said he was not aware of report’s existence before it was destroyedDocuments destroyed by police relating to operations at Orgreave during the miners’ strike in 1984 are believed...

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‘A mess of our own making’: Labour mayors reflect on Starmer’s first year

Steve Rotheram and Tracy Brabin urge PM to listen more, with one saying his government is ‘disjointed’ from the rest of LabourKeir Starmer’s government appears “disjointed” from the rest of the Labour party just a year after...

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Rachel Reeves unveils £15bn for trams, trains and buses outside London

Focus on capital spending in northern cities and Midlands is recognition Labour needs better economic story for votersRachel Reeves looks to spending review to shift focus from welfare cutsRachel Reeves is announcing £15bn for...

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Fury among families after senior Hillsborough officers absolved by police watchdog

Campaigners denounce ‘cover-up of a cover-up’ as IOPC clears officers of scapegoating Liverpool supportersA 12-year investigation into the Hillsborough disaster by the police watchdog has concluded that no senior South Yorkshire...

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Reform UK will go to war with teaching unions, says Nigel Farage

Outburst comes after anti-racism campaigners disrupt event in South Yorkshire and are escorted out The Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has accused “left-wing” teaching unions of poisoning the minds of young people “against...

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