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A man has been charged over a football shirt which appeared to refer to the 97 fans who died due to the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. James White, 33, from Warwickshire, was charged with displaying threatening or abusive writing likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. During Saturday’s match, a photo of the back of a

A jail term for a far-left extremist who took part in violent attacks on people she deemed to be far-right has caused an uproar on both the left and right of German politics. Lina E was given a sentence of five years and three months – but was also told she is now free pending

Official figures have revealed that public spending on the asylum system has quadrupled under this Conservative majority government, as Rishi Sunak prepares to discuss ways of reducing the number of people seeking asylum with other European leaders. Figures have been unearthed showing the amount spent on the asylum system increased from £550m in 2012 to £2.1bn in

Record immigration has driven up rents by 8% as fears mount that Michael Gove’s reforms will trigger a further drop in supply. A new analysis shows that a huge number of people moving into the rental market from overseas was behind the record growth in rental demand across the UK last year. Imogen Pattison, of

The Met Police’s plan to stop attending emergency mental health incidents is “potentially alarming”, a former inspector of constabulary has said. From September, officers will only attend mental health 999 calls with an “immediate threat to life”. Zoe Billingham, previously Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue, said the proposals could create a