57 h. ago RNLI helmsman wins unfair dismissal case after he was sacked for calling Sadiq Khan a 'terrorist'

Long-serving Glen Monroe was dismissed for gross misconduct after three colleagues at his lifeboat station reported him for 'constant racism, misogyny, bullying, sexism and sexual remarks'.

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7 d. ago The Revolutionists by Jason Burke review – from hijackings to holy war

A colourful study of the evolution of extremism in the tumultuous 1970sNo one knew what to call them. For some they were “skyjackers”, for others “air bandits”. Neither name stuck, but by 1970, these figures were fixtures of the western political landscape. It helped that hijacking planes was easy. Bag checks, metal detectors and frisking at airports were proposed, only to be dismissed as overkill.The result was a lethal carnival of transnational terrorism that peaked in the 70s, when commandeering a plane was as much a rite of passage as backpacking to Kathmandu for some countercultural types. Spanning four continents and drawing on sources in a dozen languages, Jason Burke’s survey of this set combines a flair for period detail – sideburns and aviator shades, berets and Beretta pistols – with impressive digests of Arab and Iranian history. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Palestine Action's bid to challenge its status as a terror organisation CAN proceed, judges rule, as they dismiss Home Office appeal

Palestine Action's co-founder can proceed with a High Court challenge against the Government over the group's ban as a terror organisation, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

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3 w. ago Crown Prosecution Service to appeal decision to throw out terror case against Kneecap rapper

The court originally said that the charge brought against the Kneecap rapper was ‘unlawful’

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3 w. ago CPS appeal against decision to throw out Kneecap rapper's terror case

The chief magistrate ruled last month that the terror charge brought against Liam Og O hAnnaidh, 27, was ‘unlawful’

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3 w. ago CPS to appeal against dismissal of terrorism charge against Kneecap’s Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh

The rapper was accused of displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah but case was thrown out by magistrateProsecutors will appeal against a court’s decision to throw out a terrorism charge against the Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh.The 27-year-old was accused of displaying a flag in support of the proscribed terrorist organisation Hezbollah at a gig in November last year until a technical error in the way he was charged led to the chief magistrate ruling he could not try the case. Continue reading...

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