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Cambridge Uni backs academic who received racist death threats after Tweeting “White lives Don’t Matter”
Dr Gopal, a Fellow of Churchill College at the university, shared some of the hate speech she was receiving, including one man sending her a picture of a noose and writing: "We are coming for you you n***er loving piece of s*it".
British farmers to drive tractors and trucks to Westminster to protest agriculture bill that “sells them down the river”
The campaign group say the bill would reverse many of the promises made by Vote Leave and the Conservative Party.
Police attacked by revellers at illegal music event in Notting Hill
It comes as almost 30 police officers were injured after responding to street party violence in Brixton.
Beaches could be closed as coastal councils declare major incident
It comes as thousands of Liverpool fans flocked to Anfield to celebrate the club's Premier League title.
Hospital worker suspended for dispute after he asked for PPE is reinstated
Revealed: private outsourcing company allows contractor back to work as porter with proper PPE.
Renewables generated 47% of UK’s electricity in first three months of 2020
Share of power from renewable technology such as wind, biomass, solar and hydro climbed to a record high.
First look at PM’s new £900,000 plane as it takes to the sky
Ministers hope the new design will help boost 'Brand Britain' abroad, although opposition MPs reacted furiously to the needless expense.
![One of the pictures made by D’ante Speed before he was turned out of a Trump campaign rally. See SWNS story SWSYrally. A black photographer claimed he was thrown out of President Trump’s campaign rally and threatened with arrest despite repeatedly showing his press pass. D’ante Speed, 24, filmed cops escorting him out of the political event at the BOK center in Tulsa, Ohio, on Saturday [June 20] as the national guard stood by. The freelance photographer alleged that a police officer threatened to arrest him if D’ante recorded the interaction and even reached for his gun. D’ante believed that he was ejected from the rally because he was black and a member of the press. Credit;SWNS](https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/uploads/2020/06/fb8269ef-trump.jpg?height=250&width=350&cropped)
Black photographer thrown out of Trump’s rally in atmosphere described as similar to “KKK”
“As soon as the speakers started attacking the media, talking about fake news, it was like the KKK hoods came over these people who had been nice to me before."
Waitrose lead march in preventing chlorinated chicken reaching supermarket shelves in UK
Let's hope others follow suit.