#IStandWithIlhan: Support for Omar after ‘send her back’ chants at Trump rally
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has received support from across the world after Donald Trump supporters chanted “send her back” at a rally for the US president.
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Manchester United fans top list of football-related arrests involving racism
Manchester United supporters have been involved in more football-related arrests where racism was an aggravating factor or a feature than any other club in England in the four seasons up to 2017-18, data from the Home Office shows.
Giggs urges referees to take players off the field if Wales suffer racist abuse
Ryan Giggs says referees must be prepared to take teams off the field should Wales players suffer racial abuse during their Euro 2020 qualifiers with Croatia and Hungary.
Newcastle fan gets five-year ban for racial abuse of Liverpool players
A Newcastle season-ticket holder has been handed a five-year football banning order after being found guilty of racially abusing Liverpool players during an undercover stewarding operation.
Sterling keen to speak to authorities over ‘harder punishments’ for racism
Raheem Sterling would be keen to speak to the Football Association and the Premier League over the summer to work out the next steps in the ongoing efforts to combat racism.
Valencia condemn racist behaviour of fans against Arsenal
Valencia have condemned supporters who made apparent racist chants and Nazi salutes to Arsenal supporters following Thursday’s Europa League semi-final first leg at the Emirates Stadium.
Labour MSP backed by colleagues in condemnation of party’s complaints process
Anas Sarwar has thanked Scottish Labour MSPs after they backed his criticism of the UK party’s handling of Islamophobia allegations.
Leicester youngster Choudhury apologies after offensive Twitter posts resurface
Leicester midfielder Hamza Choudhury has apologised after a series of offensive historic Twitter posts came to light.
Match abandoned as football team walks off pitch after alleged racial slur
A Scottish football team walked off the pitch in protest at an alleged racial slur against one of their players.
Twitter urged to tackle ‘vile’ racist attacks on Premier League stars
Twitter has been urged to take action after racially abusive tweets targeting a range of Premier League footballers were found on the site up to five years after being posted.
Allegri urges lifetime bans after Moise Kean suffers racist abuse at Cagliari
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri felt teenage forward Moise Kean should not have responded to racist chants from the home stands with his goal celebration at Cagliari – but called for the “idiots” responsible to be handed lifetime bans.
‘Hope came from television’ – David Olusoga on the racism he faced growing up
Presenter David Olusoga has said he would “die in a ditch for the BBC” because television showed him a world beyond his own tough circumstances when he was a child.
Outrage as vandals daub swastikas on Brechin Cathedral
Police are on the hunt for vandals who scratched swastikas and other graffiti on the stonework of Brechin Cathedral in an attack described as “despicable”.
Katy Perry apologises for ‘blackface’ shoe design
Popstar Katy Perry has come under fire for shoes that are said to resemble “blackface”, spurring the star to make a swift public apology.
Dundee racist made threat to kill Polish neighbour
A man who once told police he wanted to “get rid of Polish and foreigners” from Dundee called his neighbour “a Polish ****” and threatened to kill her and set fire to her property.
Teenager kicked car after racist outburst in city centre pub
A teenager shouted racially offensive comments in a pub then kicked a car outside.
Judge could ‘consider jail’ for man who went on racist tirade at Dundee takeaway shop
A man went on a racist tirade at a takeaway – months after being thrown out of a Dundee casino for abusive behaviour.
Christine Hamilton dumped from charity over KKK tweet
Former reality television contestant Christine Hamilton has been stripped of her position as a charity ambassador after complaints about her social media posts on Islam.
Dundee schoolgirl charged with sending racially abusive Snapchat message to another girl
A young teenage girl has been charged with sending a racially abusive message to another teenager.
David Baddiel: Anti-Semitism needs to be taken as seriously as other racisms
Comedian and novelist David Baddiel has told an anti-Semitism event in Parliament that he receives up to 300 social media messages a day which he could go to the police with.