Counter-terrorism police in Britain are leading the investigation into the murder of a man who was hacked to death on a street in south east London.

Religious groups and charities have come together to condemn the attack in Woolwich.

Britain was in a heightened state of alert last night following a suspected terrorist attack in which a young man was hacked to death in broad daylight on the streets of London.

Religious groups and charities came together tonight to condemn the attack.

Crikey, but you really have to feel for Newcastle United’s long-suffering fans. Bad enough that ‘one of England’s biggest clubs’ hasn’t claimed a major trophy since the Fairs Cup in 1969 (we’re not of a mind to include the 1992/93 Division 1 title or the Intertoto Cup they ‘won’ six years ago) but how is it that one organisation can so consistently find new ways to generate so much negative publicity?

Newcastle United’s sponsorship deal with loan company Wonga could prove contentious with the club’s Muslim players, a religious organisation has warned.

Newcastle United's sponsorship deal with loan company Wonga could prove contentious with the club's Muslim players, a religious organisation has warned.

MEPs from 47 countries today unanimously voted against a general ban on the wearing of the burqa in public.

The BBC said today it had offered an apology to the Muslim Council of Britain after airing claims that the organisation approved of killing British troops.

Gillian Gibbons, the teacher jailed in Sudan for allowing her students to name a teddy bear Mohammed, arrived back in Britain today after receiving a presidential pardon.

The British teacher jailed in Sudan for insulting Islam appealed for tolerance tonight in a conversation with her son – her first remarks since being detained for allowing her pupils to name a teddy bear Mohammed.

The British teacher sentenced to prison in Sudan for allowing her pupils to name a teddy bear Mohammed is doing well in prison, according to her son.

A Muslim version of Live 8 is to be staged to highlight the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, it was announced today.

Osama Bin Laden’s number two has warned Gordon Brown that al-Qaida will attack Britain again in retaliation for awarding a knighthood to controversial author Salman Rushdie.

A MUSLIM leader spoke yesterday of his fears of a “rising hostility” towards the Asian community in Scotland after the car bomb attack on Glasgow Airport.

POPE Benedict joined other religious leaders, rock stars and financial institutions yesterday to buy into a $1 billion bond issue that will fund life-saving vaccines for children in poor countries.

BRITISH Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly yesterday urged council leaders to raise their game in the fight against extremism.

AUTHOR Salman Rushdie has risked further Muslim wrath after saying that face veils for women “suck”.

BRITISH police chiefs yesterday defended a decision to excuse a Muslim police officer from guarding the Israeli embassy.

British foreign policy must not be dictated by terrorists, British home secretary John Reid said today amid renewed criticism of a call from leading Muslims for it to be changed.

THE community from which the London bombers sprang were quiet yesterday as Britain remembered the bomb victims and as community leaders appealed for unity.

A PROTESTER for freedom of speech yesterday described how he was arrested after attempting to mount a counter-demonstration outside the Danish embassy in London last week.

Muslims are to protest outside the Danish embassy in London today over the publication of cartoons of the prophet Mohammed which have caused deep offence.

SEÁN MONCRIEFF’S Last Word column (Irish Examiner, August 24) distorted the true teachings of Islam. I’m an Irish Muslim and I know that Islam is a tolerant yet principled faith.

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday announced radical, wide- ranging powers to deport Muslim extremists.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s pledge to ban militant Islamic groups will be seen by Muslims as “stifling legitimate political dissent”, a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir said today.

Muslim leaders have called for a review of police policy after the announcement that a man shot dead in a Tube station was not linked to Thursday’s attempted terror attacks.

MUSLIM leaders yesterday called on the British Government to acknowledge the role played by the war in Iraq in the radicalisation of some of its youth.

Muslim leaders called on British police today to explain why an Asian man was shot dead at Stockwell station in London this morning.

A DECISION to prosecute British soldiers for war crimes in Iraq could “blunt” the appeal of Islamic extremism, it was claimed.

LEAKED intelligence documents appear to show the British government was warned just weeks before the July 7 bombings that events in Iraq would fuel the threat of an attack.

Now the police know the identities of the four suicide bombers, the search is on for the mastermind behind the bombings.

THE Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) is considering a plan for a national demonstration against the terrorists behind the London bombings.

The Muslim Council of Britain is considering a plan for a national demonstration of protest against the terrorists behind the London bombings.

Muslim leaders appealed for calm today after an Asian man was killed in an apparent racist attack as he left a corner shop.

THE bombers behind the London attacks were “almost certainly” British — with many more born and bred in the country willing to attack, Former Metropolitan Police chief John Stevens warned yesterday.

MUSLIM groups across Britain condemned the terrorist bombings in London, but were bracing themselves for a possible backlash.

Muslim groups across Britain condemned the terrorist bombings in London today.

The head of the UK Armed Forces today made a direct appeal to the British Islamic community to encourage more Muslims to join up.

The new series of US drama 24 was criticised by Britain’s leading Muslim organisation today for depicting followers of Islam as terrorists.

Britain’s last remaining Guantanamo Bay detainees landed back in the UK today.

Police in Britain have banned Muslims from carrying national flags at a series of celebrations later this month, it emerged today.

Ken Bigley’s execution has triggered a wave of revulsion.

Comic Billy Connolly’s decision to joke about the plight of Kenneth Bigley during a stand-up routine prompted a curt response from the British hostage’s brother today.