Fake coronavirus news stories increase online Islamophobia, study finds

A new study warns the coronavirus crisis has fuelled online hate speech by racist and fascist groups and individuals which could lead to attacks against British Muslims after the lockdown. The study carried out by Imran Awan, Professor of Criminology at Birmingham City University and Roxana Khan-Williams, found that Islamophobic online ‘Cyber Hubs’ were being…

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Daryl Jones was jailed for charges which included racially aggravated assault

“Disgusting” racist yob assaults taxi driver and lollipop man before verbally abusing children outside nursery

A violent racist yob who racially abused members of the public including a Birmingham taxi driver and a lollipop man, before verbally attacking two police officers and children at a nursery, has been jailed for nearly three years. The perpetrator was also reprimanded for smearing a police station holding cell with faeces after he was…

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Selbin Kabote is a Zimbabwean journalist based in Birmingham

Zimbabwean journalist from Birmingham selected as judge for global media awards ceremony

A Birmingham-based journalist who originally travelled to the UK from Zimbabwe for a better life has been selected to be a judge for the prestigious One World Media Awards this year. Selbin Kabote, who works for charity Migrant Voice as a Media Lab Project Worker, is one of four judges in the ‘Refugee Reporting’ category at the prestigious annual event.

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Birmingham volunteers have joined forces to create essential scrubs for NHS staff

Meet the Birmingham volunteers creating scrubs for NHS staff still without basic PPE

A group of Birmingham women have stepped in to provide NHS workers with essential scrubs, as the government continues to fall short of delivering vital PPE to frontline staff. Despite being hit financially and socially by the coronavirus crisis, a team of women from across the city have joined forces to help coordinate the production and distribution of scrubs.

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