Arson attack on a mosque in Blackburn last night.
Masjid-e-Quwwatul Islam on Stansfield Street was targeted around 11.30pm.
No injuries reported. Police investigation underway.
A teacher who was stabbed while protecting students during a knife attack at a secondary school in Manchester has been named.
Maysum Abdullah, 27, has been called a “hero” after he intervened in the attack at Co-op Academy Manchester on Plant Hill Road in Blackley on Tuesday.
Maysum who is now recovering at home said he was still ‘trying to process’ the incident.
His wife Saima said: “My husband entered teaching to make a positive difference in young people's lives and he is truly a hero for protecting and safeguarding those children.
“Our prayers are with the other two pupils who also suffered injuries and to all the students and staff who witnessed such a traumatic event.”
A 14-year-old girl has been charged with three counts of attempted murder following the incident and is due to appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Friday.
In a frightening hate incident, a man wearing a balaclava attempts to burn down a local Imam's home in Bolton, with his young family inside.
The perpetrator is still at large.
My father, Imran Khan, has now spent over 900 days in a death cell with no family visits and no access to his personal doctors. Credible reports confirm he has been diagnosed with central retinal vein occlusion, a dangerous blockage that can lead to permanent vision loss if not treated through urgent medical intervention in a proper hospital.
Yet authorities continue to block his treatment and deny him the doctors he trusts. I am even denied the right to speak to him. This is not governance. This is authoritarian cruelty.
I call on every defender of human rights to act before it is too late. The world must see that in Pakistan today, democracy is hollow and basic human rights are being crushed.
My father has been under arrest for 845 days. For the past six weeks, he has been kept in solitary confinement in a death cell with zero transparency. His sisters have been denied every visit, even with clear court orders allowing access. There have been no phone calls, no meetings and no proof of life. Me and my brother have had no contact with our father.
This absolute blackout is not a security protocol. It is a deliberate attempt to hide his condition and prevent our family from knowing whether he is safe.
Let it be clear: the Pakistani government and its handlers will be held fully accountable legally, morally and internationally for my father’s safety and for every consequence of this inhumane isolation.
I call on the international community, global human rights organisations and every democratic voice to intervene urgently. Demand proof of life, enforce court ordered access, end this inhumane isolation and call for the release of Pakistan’s most popular political leader who is being held solely for political reasons.
The UK Government need to step up to its legal and moral obligation to stop ALL arms sales to Israel. This is crucial to help secure a permanent and lasting ceasefire. #StopArmingIsrael https://t.co/rahnTRlEKy
Hello, tomorrow, the BBC documentary film Life and Death in Gaza will be shown on screen. My role in the film as a main character centres on the suffering of women in Gaza and the story of my life since October until now and everything we have lived in this genocide.
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Don’t think for a second that the oppressors will get away with their oppression. The Almighty has given stern warnings to the wrong doers. It’s a matter of time. Hold on to your prayers, increase your supplications. His help is near.
Gaza has officially gone dark. No internet or phone lines anymore. People can’t reach each other, or reach the outside world. And even the local radio stations have been allegedly overtaken by Israeli forces sending out warnings.
Gal Gadot saying that people who are asking for a ceasefire have lost their "humanity" is so telling, because it represents that in her eyes, the Palestinians are not part of humanity. That's how Israel supporters justify the genocide - they consider indigenous people animals.
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gal gadot is a zionist and a member of IDF who’s been terrorising and committing crimes against humanity towards palestine for over 75 years now.