Credit crunch ‘will cause ethnic violence’
Richard Edwards, Telegraph
Julie Spence, Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire, said her officers were already struggling to cope with the consequences of migration and warned that if the economic downturn continued, it would heighten tensions in communities with large numbers of migrant workers. Speaking at the Police Federation conference in Bournemouth on Wednesday, Mrs Spence said: “We do wonder what is going to happen as the credit crunch starts to bite. We have already seen [claims that] ‘people are taking our jobs’.
Reformed jihadist released as court case begins
Andrew Norfolk, Times
A former jihadist recruiter … was released without charge yesterday after being held for 12 days under the Terrorism Act. Hassan Butt, 28, who has been offered Home Office funding to support his work, was arrested by officers from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) on May 9 as he prepared to board a flight to Pakistan. His release came as lawyers for the police appeared at the High Court to defend an attempt to force journalists to hand over materials relating to Mr Butt.
[Writer in legal fight to protect terror notes: Aislinn Simpson, Telegraph]
Abortion debate: MPs face backlash
Martin Beckford, Telegraph
Pro-life groups vowed to target politicians in marginal seats who had voted against change and Peter Jennings, spokesman for the Archbishop of Birmingham Vincent Nichols, said: “I would encourage all Catholics, Christians and members of all faiths who support the value of human life to think very carefully before they put their ‘x’ beside a name at the next general election. The amendment to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill to lower the time limit to 22 weeks was defeated by a majority of 71.
Student union rejects academic’s IQ claims (Polly Curtis, The Guardian)
Registrars fear being driven out over gay weddings (Telegraph)
Museum covers mummies’ modesty after surge of complaints by visitors (Russell Jenkins, Times)
Building Churches Allowed: Qaradawi (IslamOnline)
Berlusconi clamps down on Gypsies (John Hooper, Guardian)
Indian cricket boss bans black dancers (The Sun)
Should men-only Muslim teams be barred from the Olympics? (Tom Heneghan, FaithWorld)
Yeah, I thought it was you! (5CC)
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