The Latest Breaking News from BMT

Spike in anti-muslim and antisemitic incidents as hate crime hits record high

Campaigners warn that violence is ‘becoming a day-to-day reality’

The Independent UK · Oct 8

Racial and religious hate crimes at record high in England and Wales, data shows

Offences targeting Muslims increased most in 12 months to March – up 15% – while antisemitic hate crimes rose by 10%

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8

Police-recorded religious and race hate crimes hit record high

Religious hate crimes targeting Muslims increased by 15%, while crimes against Jews were up by 10%.

Evening Standard · Oct 8

Head of UK government’s anti-Islamophobia partner ‘refused service in shop for being Muslim’

Akeela Ahmed, of British Muslim Trust, says experience is part of a wider rise in anti-Muslim hatred

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025

Dozens of anti-Muslim hate reports after Unite the Kingdom rally, charity says

Tell Mama said victims of anti-Muslim hate had reported being told to ‘leave the UK’ and ‘go back to your country’.

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2025

For some minority Britons the ‘unite the kingdom’ rally shows far-right politics is becoming legitimised

Westminster’s hardening attitudes to immigration are leading anti-racist campaigners to warn a far-right UK government no longer seems unthinkable

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2025

New trust to monitor anti-Muslim hatred in UK after funding to Tell Mama ended

British Muslim Trust expected to begin monitoring incidents from early autumn, government says

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2025

City council spent more on Bristol Beacon than building homes or schools last year, accounts show

Bristol City Council has written off £93million so far on the concert hall refurbishment

Bristol Post · Jun 16, 2023

Bristol Beacon revamp costs spiral again by £25m to £132m

Bristol City Council cabinet set to approve loan that will cost authority £2.3m in repayment annually for 50 years

Bristol Post · Jan 17, 2023

Harland and Wolff boss hails Royal Navy deal as return of shipbuilding to Belfast

"Belfast will have an engineering history again"

Belfast Live · Nov 17, 2022