Former news agency boss arrested after court backs murder extradition warrant
A former journalist has been arrested after the High Court in Dublin endorsed a warrant seeking his extradition to France for the murder of a film director’s wife in Ireland more than 20 years ago. Ian...
View ArticleGuardian columnist Owen Jones tells court of 'unrelenting' abuse from...
Guardian columnist Owen Jones has been the subject of an “unrelenting” campaign of abuse by far-right sympathisers and receives daily death threats, a court has heard. Jones, 35, made the comments at...
View ArticleJudge rules assault on Guardian's Owen Jones was motivated by his political...
A convicted football hooligan launched an unprovoked attack on Guardian columnist Owen Jones because of his sexuality and left-wing political views, a judge has ruled. James Healy, 40, admitted...
View ArticleLocal reporter hopes jailing of Facebook abuser shows journalists are not...
A man who wrote on Facebook that a local journalist “needs raping” has been jailed for five months. Amy Fenton (pictured), chief reporter at The Mail in Barrow, reported Leroy McCarthy to police after...
View ArticlePolice release CCTV image of man after alleged assault on BBC journalist
Police have released a CCTV image of a man in connection with an alleged assault on a BBC journalist as she prepared to go on air last month. BBC South East political editor Lauren Moss, since seconded...
View ArticleMan denies 'racially abusing' BBC News reporter ahead of live broadcast
A man has denied racially abusing a BBC News reporter and her crew as they waited to go on air on Sunday night. Sima Kotecha had been preparing to go live from Leicester city centre with reaction to...
View Article'Victory' for British photographer after US protest charges dropped
A British photographer arrested and charged for simply doing his job covering the American police brutality protests in New York is to have all indictments dropped. Adam Gray, 33, a New York-based...
View ArticleYoutuber jailed after filming himself making threatening call to hospital hit...
A Youtuber who recorded himself phoning a “truly despicable” bomb threat to an NHS trust dealing with Covid-19 patients has been jailed for 12 weeks. Matthew Wain, who was angry at a supposed lack of...
View ArticleGuardian's Owen Jones claims media 'fuelling and radicalising' far-right...
Guardian columnist Owen Jones criticised the rise of far-right extremism as his attacker was jailed for two years and eight months. Convicted football hooligan James Healy, 40, admitted assaulting...
View ArticleLocal reporter given driving ban after cocaine arrest
A local journalist in Cumbria who recently fled her home over death threats has been given a year’s driving ban after police caught her behind the wheel while under the influence of cocaine. Amy...
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