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Why did Lucy Connolly receive a 31-month sentence for Southport tweet?

Connolly, who was jailed for inciting racial hatred online following the Southport attacks, has been released from prison.

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025

Why was Lucy Connolly jailed for a tweet and why was her appeal dismissed?

Her tweet came amid a ‘particularly sensitive social climate’

The Independent UK · May 20, 2025

Why did Lucy Connolly receive a 31-month sentence for Southport tweet?

Connolly lost a bid to appeal against her sentence at the Court of Appeal on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · May 20, 2025

Son of man set on fire near mosque says Met Police could have prevented tragedy

Mohammed Rayaz, 70, was set alight in Birmingham three weeks after an ‘identical’ attack in west London

Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2024

Brothers jailed after planning to travel to Afghanistan to join IS branch

Both defendants were given extended sentences after a judge at Birmingham Crown Court found they posed a significant risk of further offences.

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2023

Ex-soldier denies far-right terrorist plot to burn down left-wing bookshop

A former British soldier accused of a far-right terrorist plot to burn down a bookshop has pleaded not guilty.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 14, 2023

Extremist who praised French teacher’s killer jailed for five-and-a-half years

Ajmal Shahpal, 41, used Twitter to call for ‘blasphemers’ to be beheaded, after a string of terrorist attacks in Paris.

The Independent UK · May 11, 2023

Twitter user who praised French teacher’s killer found guilty of terror offences

Ajmal Shahpal was found guilty at Birmingham Crown Court after claiming his tweets were an attempt to gain more social media followers.

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023