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Edward Putman, 53 denied the charge and will appear in crown court.

New figures show that there has been a worrying surge in hate crime due to people's religious faith. Of the recorded religious hate crime, 52 per cent was targeted at people of the Muslim faith. In total the number of hate crimes was a record 94,098 from April 2017 to March 2018, an increase of 17 per cent. Of that figure 76 per cent were labelled as “race hate.” According to the police figures, the number of hate crimes has...

MP Frank Field has warned that the government’s flagship welfare project is driving women into the sex trade as opposition to Universal Credit continues to mount.   In a nod to I, Daniel Blake he said women in his Birkenhead constituency are taking to the red light district for the first time in order to make ends meet. Speaking in the Commons, the independent MP invited work and pensions secretary Esther McVey to “come to Birkenhead and meet those women’s...

Britain is home to some of the best work environments in Europe when compared to other major economies, a new study has revealed. Despite a third of Brits saying they don’t get enough recognition from their boss, some 67 per cent say they think their manager has a genuine interest in their wellbeing and happiness at work. Almost half say they get on well with their boss on both a professional and personal level and two thirds agree they deserve...

After giant AstraZeneca said it will keep its freeze on investments in Britain if Brexit fails to give enough clarity on future trading relations, the Government has been accused of  ‘ideology and incompetence’ putting the industry at risk. AstraZeneca Chairman Leif Johansson reportedly told France’s Le Monde newspaper the company would keep its freeze on manufacturing investments without clarity on future trading relations. GMB, the union for workers at AstraZeneca has warned the Government’s mishandling of Brexit talks is putting...

Humans are exterminating animal and plant species so fast that nature's built-in defence mechanism evolution can't keep up

Robert Smith, of St Catherine's Way in Gorleston, was found guilty last Thursday at Norwich Crown court

Brewing could slump and price of pint double in as heatwaves become more common

Researchers found cannabis and tobacco are frequently featured in videos by top rappers