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A man who shared racially aggravated online social media posts linked to national civil unrest has been jailed. Lee Joseph Dunn, of Egremont, Cumbria, pleaded guilty to one offence of sending, by means of a public electronic communications network, a message that was grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character. Carlisle Magistrates' Court heard the crime occurred on 30 and 31 July. The 51-year-old, of Church Street, who was said by his lawyer to have apologised and removed the content, was handed an eight week sentence. District judge John Temperley told the Sellafield worker his term had...

Three things are certain: antisemitism is on the rise; hatred of Muslims is increasing; and everyone – but especially those at universities with time to reflect – should be very, very troubled by this. Without taking account of the hate waves, it is impossible to understand why the seemingly mundane act of pitching a tent on campus has become so high stakes: is it announcing a desire to annihilate Israel, or is it a perfectly legitimate way to protest against particular US (and university) policies