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Police Scotland to review ‘at least one’ incident amid anti-monarchy protests

Police Scotland to review ‘at least one’ arrest amid anti-monarchy protests

Police Scotland will review “at least one” incident during anti-monarchy protests stemming from the death of the Queen, Scotland’s Justice Secretary has said. The force has come in for criticism since a number of people protesting against the ...

21 Sept 2022 at 21:45

Freedom of speech to be prioritised over taking offence under draft guidelines

Police will prioritise freedom of speech over taking offence in non-crime hate incidents if new draft guidelines issued by the Home Secretary pass Parliament. Suella Braverman said the draft guidelines, which will go before Parliament on ...

13 Mar 2023 at 00:01

World

Doctor convicted over criticising Russia’s war in Ukraine jailed for five years

A doctor accused of criticising the war in Ukraine in front of a patient has been jailed for five and a half years after being convicted of spreading false information about the Russian military. Dr Nadezhda Buyanova, 68, was arrested ...

13 Nov 2024 at 07:48

New freedom-of-speech chief for universities says post ‘not political’

A new freedom-of-speech champion for UK universities has promised to be impartial and non-political as he takes up his new role. Professor Arif Ahmed, director for freedom of speech and academic freedom at the Office for Students ...

07 Sept 2023 at 18:19

Holyrood committee backs ‘necessary’ abortion buffer zones Bill at stage one

A proposed law to ban protests outside abortion clinics is “necessary” to ensure women are free of intimidation, a Holyrood committee has said. The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee has unanimously agreed to the general ...

22 Apr 2024 at 14:04

Powers to fine universities over ‘free speech’ breaches put on hold

A controversial new law that could see universities and student unions fined for failing to “secure” freedom of speech could be repealed under Labour, the Education Secretary has announced. Bridget Phillipson said there were ...

26 Jul 2024 at 16:36

Scotland

Yousaf: Police were victims in almost a quarter of hate crime reports

Police officers have been the victims of almost a quarter of reports under Scotland’s new hate crime law, the First Minister said. Humza Yousaf told of the “outrageous abuse” police face as he came under fire again from the ...

18 Apr 2024 at 15:57

Angela Rayner has the right to call Tories ‘scum’, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg says

Defending freedom of speech includes protecting Angela Rayner’s right to call Tories “scum”, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg said. At the Labour conference in 2021, the now Deputy Prime Minister described the Conservatives as “a bunch ...

30 Sept 2024 at 12:19

Ireland

Harris expects hate-crime legislation will be passed ‘in lifetime of Government’

All Irish citizens “have a role” in calling out racism, the Taoiseach has said. Simon Harris made his remarks as he said he hoped to see hate-crime legislation passed within the lifetime of the Government, with growing ...

26 Aug 2024 at 18:42

Scotland

Sturgeon: I do not agree with Forbes being banned by Fringe venue

Nicola Sturgeon has said she does not agree with Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes being banned from a major venue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The former SNP leader told reporters in Edinburgh that she disagreed ...

14 Aug 2025 at 18:40

Rayner claims Reform will ‘fail women’ as she weighs in on online safety row

Nigel Farage and Reform UK risk “failing a generation of young women” if they scrap online safety laws aimed at preventing revenge porn, Angela Rayner has said. The Deputy Prime Minister demanded Mr Farage explain ...

19 Aug 2025 at 09:32

Starmer defends UK commitment to free speech amid American criticism

Sir Keir Starmer has defended freedom of speech as “one of the founding values of the United Kingdom” amid criticism from across the Atlantic about the UK’s commitment to it. Speaking alongside Donald Trump at ...

18 Sept 2025 at 16:57

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