Five animal rights activists who intimidated companies linked to Huntingdon Life Sciences in Britain an attempt to close down the animal-testing lab were sentenced to between six years and 15 months in prison today.

Controversial singer Morrissey has been accused of “crude racism” after describing Chinese people as a “sub-species” because of their treatment of animals.

Singer Morrissey has waded into the controversy over the new Oxford animal research laboratory by warning those working on the site “we’ll get you“.