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NEWS FROM OTHER SOURCES s o u t h y o r k s h i r e s t a r Zimbabwean asylum seeker suicide attempt http://www.thestar.co.uk/headlines/Asylum-seeker-in-hanging-bid.4995750.jp A teenage asylum seeker, who fled Zimbabwe with her mother and sister, has tried to hang herself in Yarl's Wood immigration centre in Bedfordshire.u x b r i d g e g a z e t t e Council dispute over care of young asylum seeker http://www.uxbridgegazette.co.uk/west-london-news/local-uxbridge-news/2009/02/18/council-in-dispute-over-duty-of-care-for-young-asylum-seeker-113046-22949621/ The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of Liverpool Council in a dispute with Hillingdon Council over the responsibility for the care of a young asylum seeker. Hillingdon was accused of dumping the boy in Liverpool.c h i l d r e n & y o u n g p e o p l e n o w Asylum seeking children plans delayed http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Social-Care/880807/Unaccompanied-child-asylum-seeker-plans-delayed/ Plans to disperse unaccompanied asylum seeking children across the UK have been delayed despite the plans being published over a year ago.i r i s h n e w s Unlawful detention leads to settlement http://www.irishnews.com/articles/540/5860/2009/2/12/610081_372198825562Settlement,for,student,detained,on,Belfast,visit.html Jamiu Omikunle, an 18-year-old Nigerian student, has been awarded £20,000 by the High Court after his 'unlawful detention' by the UK Border Agency both at Antrim Road police station in Belfast and Dungavel immigration removal centre in Scotland.i n d e p e n d e n t Asylum for Iranian lesbian http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/asylum-for-lesbian-on-the-run-from-iran-1622991.html Pegah Emambakhsh, 41, who fled Iran after her girlfriend was arrested and sentenced to death in Tehran has won her battle to be granted asylum in Britain.a s i a n n e w s Pilots to snub ID card trial http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1096945_pilots_to_snub_id_card_trial Airline pilots flying into Manchester Airport will refuse to carry national identity cards during a controversial trial which starts in October.w i g a n t o d a y Racists force family to flee http://www.wigantoday.net/wigannews/Racists-force-family-to-flee.4990829.jp South African-born Mehilu Mcube, his wife and two children have been forced to flee their Wigan home for a second time after a campaign of racist violence and intimidation was launched against them.s u n d e r l a n d e c h o Vandals strike again at family's home http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/Vandals-strike-again-at-family39s.4986953.jp A Sunderland family have been left shaken after a series of attacks on their home and car.b b c n e w s Man remanded over student's death http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7888335.stm A south London man has been remanded in custody when he appeared in court charged with the manslaughter of 16-year-old student Mohammed al-Majed in Hastings, East Sussex.w h i t e h a v e n n e w s Racist abuser faces prison http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/news/racist_abuse_man_told_he_could_go_to_prison_1_515595 A Crown Court judge has told Stephen Callandar he faces prison for racially aggravated harassment in Carlisle; his friend who pleaded guilty earlier to the same offence at Magistrates Court was electronically tagged and placed under curfew.l a n c a s h i r e t e l e g r a p h Facebook boaster fined http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/lancashiretelegraph/4137060.Burnley_man_who_broke_nightclub_reveller_s_nose_told_to_pay_him___1_000_compensation/ Thomas Richards, 21, has received a four-month suspended jail term, community service and ordered to pay compensation to Ayaz Aslam after he admitted an assault which he boasted about on Facebook.a s i a n i m a g e Soldier claims 'racist abuse' http://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/4129528.Soldier_claims__racist_abuse_/ A 29-year-old British Muslim soldier has claimed that he was racially abused and throttled by a sergeant. An employment tribunal is due to start later this year.b b c n e w s No prosecution over death of Jean Charles de Menezes http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7888385.stm The CPS has decided there is not enough evidence to charge any of the officers involved in the death of Jean Charles de Menezes after new evidence came to light during the inquest into his death.g u a r d i a n De Menezes family to sue police http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/14/jean-charles-de-menezes-case The family of Jean Charles de Menezes is to continue their legal battle by suing the Metropolitan police for damages for the death of the Brazilian electrician.b b c n e w s Law Lords back Abu Qatada deportation http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7896457.stm Five Law Lords have ruled that the cleric Abu Qatada, and two other men known only as RB and U, can be deported from the UK to Jordan and Algeria respectively.g u a r d i a n Anti-terror detainees win compensation http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/19/abu-qatada-compensation-european-court The cleric Abu Qatada and ten others detained under anti-terror legislation have been awarded compensation by the European Court of Human Rights. Judges ruled that their detention without trial in the UK breached their human rights.b b c n e w s UK to shift anti-terror strategy http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7889631.stm The BBC's Panorama programme has learned that the UK government is preparing a major shift in its counter-terrorism strategy to combat 'radicalisation'.g u a r d i a n New report says racism still rife in police force http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/feb/15/police-racism An independent review chaired by Richard Stone, who oversaw the Stephen Lawrence inquiry a decade ago, has concluded that the police remain institutionally racist.b b c n e w s Policeman loses payout challenge http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7894195.stm A decision to revoke the compensation awarded to London policeman Det Sgt Gurpal Virdi over a claim of victimisation has been upheld by the Court of Appeal.p o l i t i c s . c o . u k Met launches racism inquiry http://www.politics.co.uk/news//news//policing-and-crime/met-launches-racism-inquiry-$1270051.htm A 'race and faith' inquiry will be launched tomorrow to examine the way the Metropolitan Police Service handles the employment of ethnic minorities.b r i g h t o n a n d h o v e a r g u s Sussex singer distances herself from BNP http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4134155.Dame_Vera_shocked_by_BNP_use_of_White_Cliffs_of_Dover/ Dame Vera Lynn has said that she had 'no idea' her 'White Cliffs of Dover' song would be included on a BNP-backed CD and is in talks with her legal team over the song's appearance on the album.n o r t h u m b e r l a n d g a z e t t e Race inquiry landlord arrested again http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/Race-inquiry-landlord-arrested-again.4973456.jp Peter Mailer, landlord of the Black Bull in Warkworth, Northumberland and a BNP supporter, has been arrested for a second time after a further complaint about allegedly offensive material on public display in his bar.m a n c h e s t e r e v e n i n g n e w s BNP man fined over racist abuse http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1097063_bnp_man_fined_over_racist_abuse?rss=yes A BNP candidate has been fined after he admitted racially abusing his German-born neighbour in a row over a Union Jack flag in Dukinfield, Lancashire.b b c n e w s Council withdraws funding for parade http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7887063.stm Sandwell Council has withdrawn funding for a St George's day parade through West Bromwich after concerns that last year's event was 'infiltrated' by the far right.
