52 h. ago Tommy Robinson charged with harassment causing fear of violence against two men

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in June

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53 h. ago Tommy Robinson to appear in court after being charged with harassment

The 42-year-old, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on June 5

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54 h. ago Tommy Robinson is charged with harassment causing fear of violence against two men

The activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has been charged with two offences. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on June 5, 2025.

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54 h. ago Tommy Robinson charged with harassment causing fear of violence

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in June

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3 d. ago Tommy Robinson set to be released from prison after High Court reduces 18

Tommy Robinson is due to be released from prison within the next week after his 18-month sentence for the civil offence of contempt of court was reduced by four months at the High Court today.

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3 d. ago Tommy Robinson to be released from prison in days as sentence reduced

He was sentenced to 18-months in prison for contempt of court offences

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3 d. ago Tommy Robinson to be released from jail in days after sentence cut

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon was jailed in October after admitting multiple breaches of an injunction made in 2021.

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3 d. ago Tommy Robinson set to be released from prison in days after sentence reduced

Robinson was jailed in October after admitting multiple breaches of a High Court injunction made in 2021.

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3 d. ago Tommy Robinson to be released from prison within days after sentence cut

The far-right activist has had his sentence reduced by four months

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4 d. ago Tommy Robinson’s latest bid to lower contempt sentence to be heard at High Court

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed for 18 months in October after admitting 10 breaches of an injunction made in 2021.

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9 d. ago Why I went on Virgin Island: Show's oldest contestant, 30, reveals what caused his 'deep fear' of sex

Virgin Island contestant Ben Harris, from Ramsgate, revealed in a Substack post what spurred him on to take 'drastic action' and agree to appear on the controversial reality show.

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1 week ago Linehan says he has ‘lost a great deal’ as he denies harassing transgender woman

The Irish comedy writer appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with harassing Sophia Brooks and damaging her phone in October last year.

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1 week ago Father Ted and trans rights critic Graham Linehan pleads not guilty to harassing and smashing phone belonging to a transgender woman

The Irish comedy writer, 56, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday to deny the charges of harassing Sophia Brooks on social media and damaging her mobile in October.

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1 week ago Man, 50, who 'set fire to Koran outside Turkish consulate' has charge of 'harassing' Islam dropped

Hamet Coskun, 50, allegedly set fire to the Muslim holy book in February. Two days later, he was charged with 'racially aggravated harassment' of the Islam.

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2 w. ago Jennifer Aniston 'intruder' accused of harassing star for two years as he is charged with stalking and vandalism

The man who allegedly crashed his car into the front gate of Jennifer Aniston's home has now been charged with stalking and vandalism.

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2 w. ago Olympian Strictly star is forced to flee her home after she was stalked by obsessed schoolgirl, 15, who caused her 'fear and anxiety' when she turned up on her doorstep

The 4ft 7in star, 27, described feeling 'fear and anxiety' when the 15-year-old schoolgirl knocked at her door.

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2 w. ago Browns linebacker Devin Bush accused of assaulting girlfriend in his Pittsburgh home

Cleveland Browns linebacker Devin Bush faces charges of harassment and misdemeanor simple assault after allegedly chasing a woman through his suburban Pittsburgh house and smashing her cellphone

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2 w. ago Pathemata by Maggie Nelson review – a writer’s attempt to describe chronic pain

Woolf said language ‘runs dry’ when it comes to convey the reality of illness. Here is an impressive effort to do just thatIn her landmark 1985 work, The Body in Pain, American essayist Elaine Scarry makes a case for the “unsharability” of pain and its resistance to language. “Physical pain,” she writes, “does not simply resist language but actively destroys it.” Sixty years earlier in On Being Ill, Virginia Woolf made her famous claim about how language “runs dry” when it comes to articulating illness. Both theories grapple with inexpressibility. Experiencing serious, persistent pain invokes many feelings: irritation, curiosity (what’s causing it?), fear (of something sinister) and ultimately the desire to eradicate it. The search for a diagnosis can be as debilitating as the condition itself. In Pathemata: Or, the Story of My Mouth, Maggie Nelson tries to solve the mystery of a longstanding health issue. “Each morning, it is as if my mouth has survived a war – it has pro...

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last month The UK supreme court and the definition of a woman – podcast

A ruling on equality law has caused relief, fear – and confusion. Libby Brooks reportsOn paper it does not sound like something that would spark nationwide interest. Last week the UK supreme court gave its judgment on a case brought by a women’s group against the Scottish government over the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018.But its judgment – that the word “woman” in equality law refers only to biological sex – has upended years of legal interpretation. And the news of the ruling led to celebrations, protest and an outpouring of emotion. Continue reading...

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