http://www.liveleak.com/browse?q=MP%5C's Fri, 24 May 2013 23:41:41 -0400 Liveleak http://edge.liveleak.com/80281E/u/u/ll2/logo.gif http://www.liveleak.com/browse?q=MP%5C's Fri, 24 May 2013 17:47:13 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=025_1369431673 RussleJimmiez Woman, 85, arrested after abuse hurled at Muslims outside Gillingham mosque in wake of Woolwich terror murder http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway_messenger/news/Friday-prayers-patrol-1128 lcox@thekmgroup.co.uk A high-profile police presence at Gillingham Mosque in the wake of the Woolwich murder An 85-year-old woman has this afternoon been arrested after abuse was hurled at Muslims outside Gillingham Mosque. The pensioner was handcuffed and taken away in a van by officers attending the Canterbury Street mosque for Friday prayers. As worshippers gathered outside the venue, a woman at a nearby bus stop shouted: "go back to your own country". The arrested woman, from the Maidstone Road area of Chatham, was taken away by officers at about 1.45pm and is now in police custody. A Kent Police spokesman said: "An 85 year old woman from Chatham was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence." It comes as a man appeared in court this afternoon accused of raiding the same mosque in Gillingham. And another suspect remains in custody today over an alleged racist attack - also in Gillingham. "She just started shouting, calling them names and telling them to go back to their own country..." - witness outside Gillingham Mosque Extra police patrols were outside Gillingham Mosque this afternoon as the force promised to take a hard line against reprisal attacks following the Woolwich terror murder. The abusive woman had earlier been enjoying lunch with her husband at the nearby KFC restaurant before waiting at a bus stop opposite the religious building. One witness, who did not want to be named, said: "She just started shouting, calling them names and telling them to go back to their own country. "Then someone started shouting back at her and it got worse, the shouting and swearing. "The police then came over and she was arrested. They put her in a van and her husband had started wandering off down the road, I don't think he wanted anything to do with it." Other witnesses said a woman ran down the road to tell the arrested woman's husband she had been arrested. He managed to get to the van before his wife was taken away, but was not allowed to go to the police station with her. Video: Heavy police presence outside Gillingham Mosque this afternoon Before the incident, many Muslims turning up for Friday prayers were pleased to see a police presence of three vehicles outside. One young worshipper, who did not want to be named, said: "I'm part of this community and I feel safe anyway, but it is nice to see the police presence here today." PC Dave Saunders greets worshippers at Gillingham Mosque before Friday prayers Last night, a 27-year-old man was arrested after an assault outside a shop in Gillingham. Police were called to the High Street at about 5pm and arrested him on suspicion of racially aggravated assault, threats to damage property and a public order offence. The man remains in police custody today. Damage inside a Gillingham mosque hours after a 'terrorist' murder A 45-year-old man appeared at Medway Magistrates' Court this afternoon after an attack at Gillingham Mosque on Wednesday night. Andrew Grindlay, of Granville Road, Gillingham, pleaded not guilty to religiously aggravated criminal damage and burglary. He was released on bail after a 40-minute hearing and will next appear at the same court on Monday, July 22 when his case will be send to Crown court. The mosque in Canterbury Street was damaged in an attack in which windows were smashed and bookcases containing copies of the Koran damaged. A door frame, lock and carpet were damaged, three windows broken, two shelves pulled off the wall and a copy of the Koran damaged. It happened just hours after 25-year-old Drummer Lee Rigby, of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, was hacked to death by suspected Islamist extremists in Woolwich, south east London. Drummer Lee Rigby was killed in a terrorist murder Extra police officers are out in force today to prevent potential reprisal attacks at Kent mosques during Friday prayers. The heightened patrols come as police promised a "zero tolerance" approach to anyone who targets the county's Muslim community. Assistant Chief Constable Gary Beautridge, from Kent Police, said: "We have made it clear what our approach will be to any reports of crime or disorder following the incident in Woolwich on 22 May. "We will be continuing that approach and will act swiftly to bring anyone into custody that is suspected of committing any offences." Assistant Chief Constable Gary Beautridge Mr Beautridge confirmed extra officers will continue to patrol the county. He said the force has not received intelligence to suggest any direct threat, but "additional resources will continue to patrol to provide a reassuring presence in potentially vulnerable communities". Mr Beautridge said: "We've looked at where we believe, working with other community leaders and other institutions, tension points could possibly occur. "That's a result of intelligence we have and we have put patrols where we believe they'd be best suited to protect the public. "These are additional patrols that we have put on the street. I've authorised additional patrols to be out there as a visible presence, working with community leaders." His comments come as Muslim community leaders and Gillingham and Rainham MP Rehman Chishti appealed for calm. Meanwhile, Medway Council bosses have met with representatives from the Muslim community in the Towns to offer reassurance. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=025_1369431673 RussleJimmiez British Police Rush to Arrest 85 Year Old Lady Shouting Outside of UK Mosque.. uk, police, beheading, islam, terrorists, muslim, arrest, 85, year, old, british, senior citizen, 20, minutes Tue, 21 May 2013 15:57:12 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=25b_1369165933 th1sf8te CAMERON OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! David Cameron enraged Tory rebels last night by striking a late deal with Labour to prevent his own MPs wrecking gay marriage legislation. The Prime Minister backed Labour's calls for an immediate consultation on the future of civil partnerships once gay marriages are legalised. This could either lead to them being extended to heterosexual couples or scrapped totally. Despite the opposition of half the Tory backbenchers, the 11th-hour deal, a humiliation for the PM, means same-sex marriages could take place next summer. Mr Cameron's reliance on Labour to force the measure through highlighted his divisions with his backbenchers. Gay marriage has become the latest in a series of issues sparking friction between the PM and traditionalist Tories. The legislation had looked to be in serious trouble yesterday as Labour threatened to vote to introduce civil partnerships for straight couples as well - a move which critics said could cost the Exchequer lb4billion by extending pension rights and inheritance tax breaks. Tory rebels were backing the move in an attempt to wreck the entire Bill. But the Government, which had previously suggested it would review civil partnerships within five years, headed off a potential defeat by agreeing to a consultation immediately. Sources said the review would be 'very thorough and very, very long'. In the Commons, Tory splits were highlighted by a clash between Sir Gerald Howarth and Margot James, the Tories' only openly gay woman MP. Miss James, welcoming the legislation, said many gay people had suffered abuse and anti-discrimination legislation was needed to protect them. But Sir Gerald replied: 'I fear that the playing field has not been levelled. I believe that the pendulum is now swinging so far the other way and there are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who see this as but a stepping stone to something even further.' Veteran Tory Edward Leigh protested: 'If you dare disagree with the orthodoxy that gay marriage is the best thing since sliced bread, you are breaking a new taboo.' He suggested that the 'outlandish views of the loony left of the 1980s have now become embedded in high places'. 'What the Government is refusing to recognise is that they are not legislating this Bill to redefine marriage in a vacuum. Yvette Cooper, shadow home secretary, revealed that Labour would withdraw its support from the amendment tabled by Tory opponents of gay marriage. 'They are legislating in a culture which has been so coloured by political correctness that mild-mannered people expressing reasonable beliefs in moderate tones are treated like villains,' he added. She said: 'We know David Cameron's leadership is too weak to be able to push this through and to be able to get support on his own benches. 'We think that is a serious problem. But also we don't want to see gay couples who are desperate to set the date and get married at the mercy of this Tory infighting.' Last night Cabinet ministers Iain Duncan Smith and Owen Paterson voted with the rebels who were calling for registrars to opt-out of performing same sex marriages. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=25b_1369165933 th1sf8te PM's humiliation: Cameron forced to accept last-minute deal with Labour to head off Conservative rebellion over gay marriage PM's humiliation: Cameron forced to accept last-minute deal with Labour to head off Conservative rebellion over gay marriage Tue, 21 May 2013 10:55:03 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b3f_1369147958 th1sf8te A PATRIOTIC ex-soldier who painted a St George's flag on his front door has been ordered to cover it up by his housing association landlords who claim it could be considered "offensive" and may bring "distress" to neighbours.Steven Rolfe, 52, painted the red and white colours of the English flag on his rented home in Preston, Lancs, 10 years ago and added hanging baskets to celebrate his love of England and mark his former career in the forces. But despite being runner up in a council "best kept house" competition, he has now received a letter from an official at property management firm Places for People saying neighbours could be "alarmed" by the symbol. The letter also warned the design could place him in a category of "nuisance neighbours" and said it could see him being evicted if he failed to cover it up. In a letter to Mr Rolfe, Neighbourhood Officer Leanne Hardy gave him 14 days to repaint the door saying: "It has been brought to my attention that you have painted your front door in a way that could be considered offensive." When he asked for permission to keep the flag, Ms Hardy sent another letter refusing his request and giving him seven days to paint over it in one colour. She also warned him that failure could see him being in breach of his tenancy agreement. In her letter Ms Hardy said the flag design fell foul of rules tackling unruly tenants who caused "a nuisance, annoyance, disturbance or harassment" of others. Ms Hardy also said his conduct breached tenancy conditions concerning those tenants who were "injurious to the interests of neighbours" and those who "cause distress, alarm or interfere with the peace and comfort of any other person." Mr Rolfe, who served in Northern Ireland, said: "I couldn't believe it when I got the letter. "We seem to be losing our values in this country and also losing our sense of identity, all in the name of political correctness." The father-of-one said he had never had any problems before and none of his neighbours have ever complained. He added: "I am far from being racist, I'm just proud of England that's all. "My neighbours say they would like to see more of the St George's flag about." Mr Rolfe has been supported by Muslim community leader Ali Anwar who said: "As far as I'm concerned, a man's home is his castle, and he should be allowed to express himself as he wishes. This is political correctness gone mad." Former Labour MP David Borrow, who is now a local councillor, said: "The door has been like that a long time and having spoken to the gentleman, I have no reason to believe that he is anything other than a decent member of the community. "I do not believe that he has intended the door to symbolise anything offensive, and I have heard no specific complaints." John Clemence, vice president of the Royal Society of St George, said: "To say that the cross of St George can cause offence needs to be challenged. "We are seeing more and more of this kind of complaint, and these jobsworths are causing resentment and inciting racial hatred." Places for People, which owns the house and runs 143,000 homes across Britain, has since apologised for calling the flag "offensive" but said Mr Rolfe must still repaint the door because he does not have the proper permission. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b3f_1369147958 th1sf8te Ex-soldier told to paint over 'offensive' St George's flag on front door Ex-soldier told to paint over 'offensive' St George's flag on front door Thu, 23 May 2013 05:47:04 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e2e_1369302249 omniradar 1043: We are being told that the PM's statement is now expected to take place at about 11:00 BST from outside 10 Downing St. 1042: Journalist Guido Olimpio writes in Italy's Corriere Della Sera newspaper that "the attack on the British soldier, even though many elements are still missing, is an absolutely perfect textbook case of individual jihadism bent on achieving results as macabre as they are 'spectacular'... Unfortunately, we are going to have to get accustomed to episodes such as the murder in London. At this juncture it is part of a trend". 1036: Breaking News The Metropolitan Police execute a search warrant at an address in Lincolnshire. A Lincolnshire Police spokesman says: "This is in connection with the ongoing investigation into the murder of a man in Woolwich. The Metropolitan Police are not prepared to discuss the matter further at this stage." 1035: Professor Paul Rogers, from Bradford University, is an expert in terrorism and says the attack seemed to be designed to cause widespread fear. He tells BBC News: "The alleged perpetrators really wanted to publicise what they did. In a way, it's almost exactly what academics say when they talk about the term terrorism, it's actions which may have a victim or some victims but are designed to cause fear among a much wider community." Breaking News Nick Robinson Political editor tweets: Advice not to wear uniforms in public set to be reversed. PM believes was "understandable reaction" but people should go about daily lives 1032: A Conservative MP says he intends to discuss the speed of the police response in Woolwich with ministers. Robert Buckland tells the BBC: "I will raise it with Home Office ministers as soon as we know the full picture." He was quoted in the Telegraph as saying it would be very worrying if there had been an "unwarranted delay" in the police response. 1031: A Cub Scout leader has spoken of how she confronted one of the alleged attackers who killed a member of the armed forces in Woolwich. In an interview, Ingrid Loyau-Kennett tells the Daily Telegraph the attacker said he had killed the soldier because "he had killed Muslim people" and that he was "fed up that people kill Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan. Here is some audio of her describing what happened. 1030: The BBC's Jonathan Beale says armed forces personnel have been advised to conceal their uniforms if they are wearing them in public places, particularly on public transport. This advice has gone to regular members of the armed forces and the Territorial Army as well. 1028: Police conduct a fingertip search near to the scene of the crime. 1028: In his statement, Mr Murphy says: "The government and security services have our full support in establishing the facts and preventing any future such crimes. As a country we should respond with a reassertion of the values of tolerance and justice; the values that these extremists hate so much about our country. We should all help to ensure our Armed Forces never feel fearful in public. They protect us, and today each of us can send a loud message of support, solidarity and gratitude to all service personnel serving in our towns and cities at home and overseas." 1027: Shadow defence secretary, Jim Murphy, says: "This is firstly a personal tragedy for the family and friends of the victim. This horrendous and horrific act against our Armed Forces has shocked us all. In our moments of anger we should be strengthened in our national resolve to tackle hatred and terrorism wherever they exist." Lucy Manning ITV Home Affairs Editor tweets: Anjem Choudray tells ITV News (& The Independent it seems) he knows 1 of attackers. Attended Al Muhajiroun events. Is Muslim convert. 1024: Statement after Cobra meeting: "There was an operational update from the police and agencies into the ongoing investigation and an update from the MOD on protective security. There was a discussion about community cohesion. The strength and unity of response from Muslim community leaders was recognised and commended by Ministers and others around the table." 1018: ITV News is reporting details of an email it says was sent to air cadets, saying: "No uniforms are to be worn by any military personnel whilst walking out of unit/MoD locations in London and Greater London with effect now until further notice. This includes the carriage of military day sacks." 1015: Russian state-owned TV Channel One, as seen by BBC Monitoring, says: "This is the first time that Londoners, who have been through more than one terror attack, have seen such a thing... Now the UK authorities will find it easier to achieve the deportation of radical Islamic preachers." Norman Smith, BBC News Channel chief political correspondent tweets : COBRA ends. PM and others encouraged by calm response of local community #woolwich Lucy Manning ITV Home Affairs Editor tweets: Police & forensics are searching a London flat that ITV News believes is connected to one of the suspected Woolwich attackers. 1008: A statement from Prime Minister David Cameron is expected in Downing Street within 10 minutes. Stacey Rickman tweets: Never seen woolwich and plumstead so empty in the past two years I've travelled through wowza Kelly Lu tweets: Going to sleep hearing helicoptors and waking up to hearing helicoptors... 1007: A Kent MP describes the broadcast of footage of one of the alleged attackers in Woolwich as one of the worst examples of irresponsible journalism he has ever seen. Julian Brazier, a member of the Defence Select Committee, tells Julia George on BBC Radio Kent that the clip should never have been shown. 1006: Here is an audio interview with eyewitness Graham Wilders, who lives in Woolwich. He describes seeing the attack and how he initially thought there had been an accident with two men trying to resuscitate the victim. 1005: People have laid flowers and an Army T-shirt in tribute to the soldier who was killed. Reports say he had been wearing a T-shirt bearing the logo of the British military charity Help for Heroes. 1003: The statement concludes: "Let the response of our nation be mature and thoughtful. This is a moment of prayer, unity and not of hasty reaction." 1002: The Greenwich Islamic Centre adds: "The local Muslim community has always enjoyed an excellent relationship with the people from all walks of life regardless of their religion, colour or ethnic background. At this moment of confusion, uncertainty and naturally highly charged emotions, we earnestly appeal to the media not to rush to judgement and wait for the final findings by the law enforcement agencies." 1000: The Greenwich Islamic Centre condemns Wednesday's "barbaric murder": "The Muslims of the Greenwich Islamic Centre in the Royal Borough of Greenwich... share the grief and sorrow of the nation. Our hearts go out to the family, colleagues and friends of the victim of this despicable and horrific tragedy." 0954: Tributes have been pouring in on social media for the soldier killed in Woolwich. Here a woman places flowers outside the Royal Military Barracks, near the scene where he was killed. 0953: Graham Wilders - who witnessed the killing - says officers arriving at the scene had to take into account the fact that at least one of the attackers had a gun. He says: "The police officers didn't even get a chance to get out their car. They just, like, started running towards them, especially the bloke with the machetes. They just had to shoot him because he was just hurtling towards them, and then the other one with the handgun, lifted it up and obviously they shot him." 0952: Leaving the meeting of Cobra, London mayor Boris Johnson, appears to indicate Wednesday's attack was being seen as a one-off incident. "Everything I am hearing leads me to think that Londoners can go about their business in the normal way and we are going to bring the killers to justice," he says. 0950: Julie Siddiqi, of the Islamic Society of Britain, tells BBC Radio 4: "The people who did this act yesterday do not speak in my name, do not speak for my community or the rest of the country. We have to come out with the strongest condemnation, which is what I'm seeing this morning." 0947: The politicians will now want to leave the police and intelligence services to pursue the lines they need to, our correspondent Norman Smith adds. 0947: Our correspondent says this means security services are still thought to be piecing together information about the attack. So when the PM speaks in the next hour or so, it will a more general appeal for calm and a message of reassurance. 0946: We are hearing that the Cobra meeting in Whitehall has finished. It lasted about an hour and was not a "nuts and bolts meeting", according to BBC chief political correspondent Norman Smith. 0943: Farouk Murad, spokesman for the Muslim Council of Britain, says the attack is "an insult and attack against our faith and our community", adding: "We must stand united against this kind of criminal activity... Islam does not under any pretext give the licence to kill innocents on our streets." 0942: Residents in Woolwich tell the BBC the killing should not diminish the community spirit that exists in the area. One resident, Keira, says: "I don't think it's anything to do with religion, or race or anything else. I think it's all to do with the person and who did it. And that's it really... We've just got to all pull together really and just accept what's happened and move on from it." 0942: There are still large numbers of police officers at the scene of the killing, while soldiers are standing guard outside the Royal Military Barracks in Woolwich, south-east London. 0941: A Ministry of Defence source says the uniform advice is a "common sense"" measure while the investigation into yesterday's attack is ongoing. He says it does not amount to a change in policy. Security at a number of military bases has already been stepped up and members of the services have been told to remain vigilant. 0939: Breaking News The BBC understands guidance has been issued to members of the armed forces to "conceal" their uniforms if in public, especially when travelling alone, in light of Wednesday's attack. 0932: The Press Association news agency, quoting sources, says the Woolwich suspects are of Nigerian background and are not thought to have links to terror groups based there. There has been no confirmation of this. Garath Dobbs, from Cardiff, emails: It strikes me that the attackers have gained exactly what they wanted from this - exposure. The media outlet could not wait to get this 'exclusive' on the air. There has to be a way to deny these attackers the oxygen of publicity. I think there should be a law against televising diatribes relating to such acts and a law against filming and sharing any such things on the internet. I understand the second part will be difficult but national television would be easy. It just seems very naive of ITV to show these people on primetime. Secunder Kermani tweets : Been at the #woolwich school near ydays killing. Parents say they've struggled to shield their kids from what happened. Some still scared 0928: Boris Johnson continues: "I think it's very important that... the people of London should take their cue from the behaviour of the people of Woolwich yesterday, who showed such astonishing natural courage in dealing with an appalling event, and who stood up to those killers. And I think that that's the spirit of London, and that's what I would call on people to do today - go about their lives in the normal way." 0927: Mayor of London Boris Johnson is attending the Cobra meeting in Whitehall. On his way in he says: "It is completely wrong to blame this killing on the religion of Islam. But it is also equally wrong to try to draw any link between this murder and British foreign policy, or the actions of British forces who are risking their lives abroad for the sake of freedom. The fault lies wholly and exclusively in the warped and deluded mindset of the people who did it. And what we need now is, for the sake of the victim, and for the sake of his family, is for those killers to be brought to justice." 0927: Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, tells BBC News the government must find out "who committed this barbaric crime and follow it up swiftly". He adds: "People need to stay calm - I think some of the stories that we've heard this morning of demonstrations in certain areas... this is not helpful to the police, the police should not be distracted from the very important work that they have to do." 0925: Former chairwoman of the British Joint Intelligence Committee, Baroness Neville-Jones, tells the BBC that the inspiration for the Woolwich attack "comes from internet hate speech and jihadist rhetoric". She says: "Muslim leadership must help with tackling the spread of this kind of rhetoric." 0915: Breaking News In a message on Twitter, Prime Minister David Cameron says: "I have been updated by the commissioner and will chair Cobra shortly. I will make a statement on this sickening killing this morning." 0914: Prime Minister David Cameron was briefed by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe on the murder investigation before chairing the meeting of Cobra at 10 Downing Street. 0912: Breaking News PM David Cameron is now chairing the Cobra emergency government crisis committee. 0911: The Metropolitan Police are expected to release the name and regiment of the soldier killed later this morning. His family has already been informed. 0908: Here is a picture taken at the scene of yesterday's London street attack - an air ambulance can be seen landing. Have a look at our BBC picture gallery for more images of the scene in Woolwich. Warning: some of the following images are graphic in nature. 0903: Lord Reid tells BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland that the killing in Woolwich was a "horrific and terrible attack", and adds: "The bad news is that becomes harder to prevent." He says it was "a testament to the effectiveness of our security forces in this country that they have prevented it for many, many years". 0902: Col Kemp also tells BBC News he believes this morning's Cobra meeting will try to ascertain whether the attack was part of a wider extremist conspiracy. He says: "I don't think it looks like that myself but I think they will want to know that. And the second thing, I think, in that area is there will be a great deal of concern that this form of attack now, which I think has been long feared by the security services, could lead to copycats." 0901: A former commander of British soldiers in Afghanistan, Col Richard Kemp, tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme "it would be wrong to suggest we live in a state of fear of this type of attack". 0901: Former Home Secretary Lord Reid condemns the "brutal, inhumane and terrible murder of an innocent person". While he said the threat from terrorists was continual, he insisted they would not succeed in their bid to "impose their will on others" in the UK. 0852: A Facebook page set up in honour of the victim of yesterday's attack has received one million "likes", according to the Metro newspaper . It features a statement saying: "A British soldier has been murdered as he walked a street in London in a 'suspected' terror attack. RIP to a hero!" 0851: Raffaelle Pantucci, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, tells the BBC: "The brazenness of this incident is what marks it out from previous ones. The willingness of these guys to conduct this attack in the middle of the street and then sort of talk about it, shout about it in front of people in the street afterwards, is I think a new level of brutality." 0825: Lincoln Jopp, a former commander of British troops in Afghanistan, tells the BBC this was a tragic act, but adds the British army will rally round at times like this - as they always do. He says he realises people will be looking at procedures, but says he would like military personnel to continue wearing their uniforms outside barracks. He says the British public's support gives the military great strength. 0816: Our correspondent adds the Cobra meeting will decide how to respond to the killing - looking at whether it was a lone attack or a wider orchestrated campaign. So far, he says, the UK's terror alert level has not been raised and the security response has been limited to military barracks, which would lead one to speculate it is believed to have been an isolated act. 0815: Political correspondent Norman Smith says the Cobra emergency meeting - for which the PM has returned from France - will get under way in about 20 minutes. Before that the home secretary will brief David Cameron on the latest thinking of the intelligence service, because overnight they have gone through a mass of material - witness statements, footage, and of course their own records, he says - to see if the attackers were in any way known to the security services. 0807: You can read our main news story here for an overview of what is happening today. Here is a map of the scene. David Dixon, a local head teacher, told the BBC News Channel he walked out of the school gates and saw a body lying in the road a short distance away. He then heard gunshots and instructed staff to lock all the gates of his school. An air ambulance landed in the playground and the children were sent home. 0802: If you want more background on yesterday's attack, you can look back at Wednesday's live page here. 0800: Here is a picture of the scene yesterday, following the attack - which took place at 14:20 BST in John Wilson Street, the A205. We will bring you more photos as they come in today. 0758: Usama Hasan is a senior researcher at the Quilliam Foundation, a think tank specialising in counter extremism. He tells the BBC that the hatred preached by some Islamic clerics has to stop: "The real problem here is the decisive hatred preached by a very small minority of clerics in this country in a small number of our mosques and universities. They know who they are and there are Muslim groups and other groups - left wing groups may I say - who defend that kind of grievance and victimhood mentality. That's what must change and has to stop. A very small number of people but unfortunately their influence is too high." Mark Coyle tweets : Police helicopter overhead #Woolwich. A sense of bewilderment in the air. I swear I saw a dad holding his kids' hands tighter than normal. 0754: ITV News has broadcast footage of a man with bloodied hands talking to a camera, following the attack. He makes a series of political statements before walking towards a man, who is believed to be a soldier, lying on the street. Warning: This footage contains disturbing images. CJ, from Surrey A dark day for us all. Whatever their reasons, this was wrong. This can only lead to opposing hate groups (re)surfacing and promoting further further hate amongst understandably frightened people. 0745: Wednesday's events in Woolwich have shocked the UK - but this was precisely the kind of attack that security chiefs have long feared could come, writes the BBC's home affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani in his blog this morning. 0743: A passer-by, Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, confronted one of the attackers in the street. She says he told her that he had killed because he was "fed up" about the deaths of Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan. Speaking on ITV Daybreak she describes the scene, saying: "More and more people were starting to come. I mean there was absolutely nobody when I arrived apart form the bus and people stayed on the bus and there was just this lady cradling the soldier and gradually people started to come. I imagine the soldier was losing more and more blood and attracting people and there was so many people around." 0741: The Muslim Council of Britain says the killers' use of "Islamic slogans" indicates they were motivated by their faith. A statement from the council says: "This is a truly barbaric act that has no basis in Islam and we condemn this unreservedly. Our thoughts are with the victim and his family." 0740: The BBC's Jonathan Beale says security at London military barracks has been stepped up, but the overall threat of terrorism warning has not been raised to severe - it is at substantial at the moment. Severe would mean a terror attack is likely. One of the issues the Cobra meeting will look at is whether soldiers should wear their uniform outside their barracks, he says. They will also discuss if this is a one-off attack or part of a wider move. 0736: There are reports that it was 20 minutes before armed police arrived at the scene of the attack yesterday. But local MP for Greenwich and Woolwich Nick Raynsford tells the BBC he thinks police arrived pretty quickly and very quickly dealt with the two suspects. "We know very well that quick response is important, but it's difficult to think in an urban area that it would be possible to get to a scene of a crime much quicker than that given all the communication there has to be - given that there had to be an armed unit to respond, and given the evidence there were two very dangerous suspects who themselves were armed." 0733: There are many questions today about who the victim of this brutal attack was. He is said to have been a member of the British armed forces, but people will want to know who he was, which unit was he with, and if he was linked to the Woolwich barracks. For the Cobra emergency committee, perhaps the overriding question will be whether the two attackers were acting unilaterally or were part of a more orchestrated plot. The committee will also be discussing the motive for the attack, says the BBC's Ben Ando. 0732: Already security has been stepped up at military barracks across London. Police now are waiting to question the two attackers, who are in separate hospitals after being shot by armed police. The BBC's Ben Ando says we do not know which hospitals are looking after the men or what condition the men are in - although one is thought to be in a critical condition. 0730: Since the attack there were confrontations in Woolwich between police and a group of around 60 people - some from the English Defence League - but there were no arrests. Here members of the EDL wear balaclavas as they gather outside a pub in Woolwich in London last night. There have also been attacks on mosques in Kent and Essex. 0726: Initially, witnesses thought the two men were trying to help the man, but then they realised they were killing him. Lots of amateur footage was recorded at the scene yesterday and police have urged people to send them any video or images they have of the scene. 0726: Meanwhile, a tow-truck has removed a vehicle - covered with a red canvas cover - which is thought to have been involved. It is thought the victim was struck by a car before being attacked by the two men, says our correspondent Ben Ando. 0725: The BBC's Ben Ando, who has been in Woolwich overnight, says it has been a scene of considerable and measured activity. The scene of the killing was on the south circular road - one of London's busiest routes, and forensic teams have worked through the night to complete their work so the road can re-open. 0723: The two men - who were shot by police - are being held in hospital under armed guard while counter terrorism police wait to question them. 0722: Witnesses yesterday described seeing two men armed with knives and a gun repeatedly assault the victim. One of the men called for Britain to end its involvement in foreign conflicts. The image shown here is from footage taken at the scene. 0721: The emergency meeting this morning will be attended by politicians, the UK's most senior police officer and the new head of MI5. 0721: Home Secretary Theresa May has said that while we have seen terrorism on the streets of London before, "we have always stood firm against it - despicable acts like these will not go unpunished", she has promised. 0720: The home secretary says security has been tightened at all London barracks, and the government's emergency response committee Cobra will meet this morning to discuss the attack. David Cameron has cut short his trip to Paris to chair the meeting. 0719: Two suspects were shot by armed police after spending several minutes speaking to bystanders and making political statements to camera. 0718: A man said by Whitehall sources to be a member of the British armed forces has been killed on a busy south London street in what has been described as a terror attack. His exact identity has not been revealed. Follow our live coverage of the day's events here. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e2e_1369302249 omniradar Todays Collection Of Tweets Texts to The BBC from all walks of life here ! UK reaction to the beheading of a Soldier in a UK street. Wed, 22 May 2013 19:53:07 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b11_1369266330 ramotyis English Defence League supporters have thrown missiles at police in Woolwich after a machete attack that left one man dead. A group of between 75 and 100 men gathered at The Queen's Arms pub on Burrage Grove, where they sang nationalistic songs. Sky News correspondent Alistair Bunkall, who is at the scene, said: "As soon as the EDL got into the town centre ... it became not only a lot harder for the police to try and contain anything, but also the aggression (increased) quite considerably. "A few missiles have been thrown, glass bottles and the like. The police are trying to surround them and they've been charging them as well with batons." It came after two men were arrested following separate attacks on mosques hours after the suspected terrorist incident in Woolwich. A 43-year-old man is in custody on suspicion of attempted arson after reportedly walking into a mosque with a knife in Braintree, Essex. Local MP Brooks Newmark said on this Twitter account: "Local mosque in Braintree attacked by man with knives and incendiary device. Man arrested. No one injured. "Just met with leaders of local mosque in Braintree which was attacked this evening. Thanked local police for their swift response." Essex Police confirmed a 43-year-old from Braintree had been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and attempted arson after the incident in Silks Way at 7.15pm. Meanwhile police in Kent were called to reports of criminal damage at a mosque in Canterbury Street, Gillianham, at 8.40pm. A spokesman said a man was in custody on suspicion of racially-aggravated criminal damage. http://news.sky.com/story/1094514/woolwich-riot-police-contain-edl-supporters http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b11_1369266330 ramotyis Woolwich: Riot Police Contain EDL Supporters. U.K,EDL Wed, 22 May 2013 19:28:11 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=755_1369264522 english-patriot33 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2329290/Woolwich-attack-More-100-English-Defence-League-supporters-gather-near-scene-killing.html Masked English Defence League supporters flood Woolwich: Far-Right clash with police near scene of killing :Officers formed cordon and men left immediate area after brief incident :Some of EDL supporters gathered at pub and sang nationalistic songs :Riot police with shields stood guard before moving back into their vans :Elsewhere, two men were arrested after separate attacks on mosques More than 100 supporters of the English Defence League tonight gathered near the scene of where a man was allegedly hacked to death by extremists and threw bottles at police. Officers formed a cordon and the men left the immediate area after the brief incident. Some of the EDL supporters gathered at The Queen's Arms pub locally, where they sang nationalistic songs. One local Muslim said that a brick had been thrown through a local mosque during the march. Giving his name only as Abdul, he said: 'One of my friends told me they put a brick through the mosque. 'I'm not happy about it. That's the local mosque. It's a place of worship - a place of God. They have got Islam all wrong. The people who did this are nothing to do with the real Islam.' Elsewhere, two men were arrested after separate attacks on mosques following today's killing. A 43-year-old man was in custody on suspicion of attempted arson after reportedly walking into a mosque with a knife in Braintree, Essex. Local MP Brooks Newmark tweeted tonight: 'Local mosque in Braintree attacked by man with knives and incendiary device. Man arrested. No one injured.' Mr Newmark added: 'Just met with leaders of local mosque in Braintree which was attacked this evening. Thanked local police for their swift response.' Essex Police confirmed a 43-year-old from Braintree had been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and attempted arson after the incident on Silks Way at 7:15pm. Meanwhile police in Kent were called to reports of criminal damage at a mosque in Gillingham at 8.40pm. A man was taken in custody on suspicion of racially-aggravated criminal damage. 'Local mosque in Braintree attacked by man with knives and incendiary device. Man arrested. No one injured' Brooks Newmark, Braintree MP The EDL men had first gathered at Woolwich Arsenal station in Woolwich, south-east London. Riot police with shields stood guard outside for a short time, before moving back into their vans. The EDL group waved a flag of St George and chanted 'no surrender to the Muslim scum'. Around 20 of the men wore black balaclavas with an EDL logo on the front. Leader Tommy Robinson addressed the crowd, saying: 'We have got weak leadership. They have allowed this to happen. People are scared to say the word Muslim. They are scared to offend them. 'You know what? We are offended. People in this country are angry. They have had enough.' 'People in this country are angry. They have had enough' Tommy Robinson, EDL spokesman The crowd, chanting 'Rule Britannia' and 'EDL', as well as 'England', marched to the cordon where the killing took place. Others chanted 'No surrender to Al Qaeda'. A statement by the EDL said: 'The terrible events in Woolwich today were a reminder of something very few are willing to accept. We are at war.' A Metropolitan Police spokesman said he was not aware of any arrests following the protest tonight. The march had been dispersed by 11pm. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=755_1369264522 english-patriot33 Masked English Defence League supporters flood Woolwich: Far-Right clash with police near scene of killing islam, muslims, terrorists, peophiles, scum, outlaw islam, Wed, 22 May 2013 18:58:52 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=23c_1369262767 EnglishDefenceLeague More than 100 supporters of the English Defence League tonight gathered near the scene of where a man was allegedly hacked to death by extremists and threw bottles at police. Officers formed a cordon and the men left the immediate area after the brief incident. Some of the EDL supporters gathered at The Queen's Arms pub locally, where they sang nationalistic songs. One local Muslim said that a brick had been thrown through a local mosque during the march. Giving his name only as Abdul, he said: 'I'm not happy about it. It's a place of worship - a place of God. They have got Islam all wrong. The people who did this are nothing to do with the real Islam.' Elsewhere, two men were arrested after separate attacks on mosques following today's killing. A 43-year-old man was in custody on suspicion of attempted arson after reportedly walking into a mosque with a knife in Braintree, Essex. Local MP Brooks Newmark tweeted tonight: 'Local mosque in Braintree attacked by man with knives and incendiary device. Man arrested. No one injured.' Essex Police confirmed a 43-year-old from Braintree had been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and attempted arson after the incident on Silks Way at 7:15pm. Meanwhile police in Kent were called to reports of criminal damage at a mosque in Gillingham at 8.40pm. A man was taken in custody on suspicion of racially-aggravated criminal damage. The crowd, chanting 'Rule Britannia' and 'EDL', as well as 'England', marched to the cordon where the killing took place. Others chanted 'No surrender to Al Qaeda'. A statement by the EDL said: 'The terrible events in Woolwich today were a reminder of something very few are willing to accept. We are at war.' http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=23c_1369262767 EnglishDefenceLeague Masked English Defence League supporters flood Woolwich- London EDL woolwich London scum muslims no surrender Wed, 22 May 2013 13:29:38 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7e3_1369243239 anthony turner serving soldier murdered in Latest - London 'machete' attackKey PointsPolice called to 'frenzied machete attack' in Woolwich, south-east London Incident now being treated by the government as a suspected terrorist attack, says BBC's Nick Robinson Local MP Nick Raynsford says a soldier from Woolwich Barracks died in the incident Reports suggest a man was attacked in the street by two individuals who were later shot by officers Home Secretary Theresa May calls a meeting of Cobra, the government's emergency response committee Live TextReporters: Alex Morrison, Chris Lansdown and Nigel Pankhurst Skip To Latest Live Text 1823: Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to give a press conference when he arrives in Paris, where he is on his way to meet French President Francois Hollande shortly. 1817: Dr Usama Hasan, of the counter-extremism think-tank Quilliam Foundation, tells BBC Radio 5 live that although the full details are not known, the fear is the attack was carried out by "seriously crazy militants". 1815: Home Secretary Theresa May confirms she has been briefed by the Director General of the Security Service MI5 on the "sickening and barbaric" incident in Woolwich. 1813: Labour leader Ed Miliband tweets: "Shocked by appalling events in Woolwich. Whole country will be horrified by what has happened." 1808: Defence Secretary Philip Hammond will also attend Cobra meeting, says BBC's James Landale. 1807: Commander Letchford adds: "There will continue to be an increased police presence in this area, and the surrounding areas this evening. That presence will continue as long as is needed. "I am asking people to remain calm, and avoid unnecessary speculation. I will update you again as soon as I am in a position to do so." 1800: Whitehall sources say it is "a fair supposition" that the Woolwich incident is a terrorist incident, reports BBC political correspondent Norman Smith. 1758: Met Police Commander Simon Letchford confirms officers shot two men at the scene. He said he believed "from early reports" that both men were carrying weapons. 1754: Numerous pictures have been taken by witnesses and others who arrived on the scene after the incident. 1754: James an eye-witness on the scene told LBC : "These two guys were crazy, they just were not there, they were just animals. They dragged the poor guy - he was obviously dead, there was no way a human could take what they did to him. They dragged him from the pavement and dumped his body in the middle of the road and left his body there." 1753: Senior aides to Mayor of London Boris Johnson describe the Woolwich killing as a 'sickening deluded deranged act of violence', says the BBC's Robin Brant. 1744: Senior Whitehall sources have told the BBC that the Woolwich attackers are thought to have tried to film their attack whilst shouting "Allahu Akbar" - God is Great, says political editor Nick Robinson. The Prime Minister is expected to speak to the Home Secretary at 18:15 BST from a train to Paris about what is now being treated by government as a suspected terrorist attack, Mr Robinson says. 1738: Witness Graham Wilders told the BBC he arrived on the scene to find a car crashed into a wall and a man on the ground. "Two people were lying over him and I thought they were trying to resuscitate him," he said. But Mr Wilders said he drove on to park his car, and when he returned another witness told him the two men were stabbing the man on the ground. 1734: Prime Minister David Cameron tweets: "The killing in #Woolwich is truly shocking - I have asked the Home Secretary to chair a COBRA meeting." 1729: Police, who have given little information so far, say they will issue an official statement between 17:30 BST and 18:00 BST. 1727: Sources tell the BBC's James Landale Mrs May has also spoken to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Bernard Hogan-Howe, and the head of MI5, asking to be updated on the incident. 1726: The Home Secretary Theresa May summons a meeting of Cobra, the government's emergency response committee in Whitehall, to assess the incident in Woolwich. 1718: This eyewitness wishes to remain anonymous "I was walking my dog and heard some shouting about 50 yards from me. A man was running down the road and being chased by a car. The car then screeched to a halt and two men got out one had some kind of sword. They literally swung at the other guy's head. The armed police turned up and there were some shots. We were told to go home and now they won't let us out. We're in lockdown. There actually now seems more activity than there was before. I can hear helicopters and there are police officers with guns." 1716:The Ministry of Defence said it was urgently looking at the reports that the incident involved a soldier, but had no further comment. 1714: London Mayor Boris Johnson says his thoughts are with the victims' families. 1711: Ministry of Defence cannot confirm that a serving soldier died in the Woolwich attack. 1702: One witness, identified only as James, said two men attacked another man, aged about 20, who was wearing a Help for Heroes T-shirt. "These two guys were crazed. They were just animals. They dragged him from the pavement and dumped his body in the middle of the road and left his body there," he told LBC radio. 1658: Police say they are not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident in Woolwich. 1656: Mr Raynsford says police have removed a "substantial number of weapons" from the scene, including knives and at least one firearm. 1654: The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) confirms it has been informed of the incident. In a statement, the IPCC says: "Investigators have been deployed to the scene and to the post-incident process." 1652: The incident happened close to Woolwich Barracks, and local MP Nick Raynsford says the dead man was a soldier serving there. 1650:David Dixon, head teacher at Mulgrave Primary School which is in the area, went out into the street when he heard a disturbance. "There were lots of police and emergency vehicles etc and I saw a body lying in the road," he said. "All the traffic had stopped. There were gunshots after that so I'm not sure about the situation after that, but all I needed to know was that there was an emergency and that we needed to go into our emergency procedures and make sure that the children were as safe as possible." 1641:Two injured men have been taken away from the scene, and London Ambulance Service says one is in a "serious" condition. 1636: London Ambulance Service confirms one man was found dead at the scene. Thomas contacted the BBC. He was at the scene. This is what he said: "I got there minutes after it happened because you could hear gun shots from Woolwich high street, basically two men carried out an axe attack on a young army cadet walking along the street, by the looks of things the police responded and then shot them in front of the public, at the same time I couldn't really tell if the cadet was fatally or not hurt as police were crowded around him." 1632: Whitehall officials say the incident in Woolwich is not connected to any intelligence-led operation, BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner reports. 1629: Mr Raynsford tells BBC Radio 5 Live: "What I have heard from both the borough commander and the station commander of the barracks indicate this was a serious incident involving a number of weapons including firearms. "I am told that one of the individuals involved in the incident... is a soldier serving in the Army in the barracks." 1627: Local MP Mr Raynsford says a soldier serving at a nearby Army barracks has died in the incident. 1623: Local MP Nick Raynsford says one person has been killed in the incident and two others have been seriously injured. 1623: A witness claims two men in a car ran over another man, then got out of the car and attacked him, the BBC's Matt Prodger reports. It is claimed the victim was wearing a Help for Heroes charity T-shirt, but this has not been confirmed. 1620: Eyewitnesses say two men attacked another man with a "machete-style knife". Reports also suggests shots were fired, although details are not yet clear. 1617: Local primary school head teacher David Dixon tells the BBC News Channel he saw a body in the road and "there were gun shots after that". He instructed staff to lock all the gates of his school and an air ambulance landed in the playground. Most of the children have now gone home. Mr Dixon said everything inside the school was "calm and orderly". 1615: Firearms officers are at the scene and a cordon has now been established. 1613: Posts on Twitter claim one man was attacked with a machete, but police have not confirmed this. 1611: Police said they were called to reports of an "assault". London Ambulance Service said an air ambulance and four crews were at the scene. Police say the area around John Wilson Street has been shut down. 1609: Police are responding to reports of a "serious incident" in Woolwich, south London. Initial reports suggest a man has been attacked, and pictures posted on Twitter appear to show three people lying on the ground. Scotland Yard said the incident took place in John Wilson Street, at 14:20 BST. BBC (c) 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more. london by muslim fanatics http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7e3_1369243239 anthony turner barbaric bastards news Wed, 22 May 2013 12:21:45 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6ad_1369239298 R3WiG Woolwich: 'Soldier Dead After Machete Attack' Weapons litter a blood-stained road in London amid reports a man believed to be a soldier is dead and two people have been shot.A man reported to be serving soldier is dead and two people have been shot in Woolwich, south east London, after armed police were called to a machete attack, eyewitnesses say. Dozens of weapons - including a number of knives - and pools of blood could be seen on the ground in John Wilson Street, where a man wearing a Help for Heroes T-shirt is said to have been attacked. The Metropolitan Police confirmed one person had died following the incident and said the Independent Police Complaints Commission had now taken over the investigation. Woolwich MP Nick Raynsford told Sky News he believed the deceased was a serving soldier. He said he had spoken to both borough commander Richard Wood and Lieutenant Colonel Bob Christopher at Royal Artillery Barracks - which is around a mile from the scene of the attack. Mr Raynsford said: "One individual is dead, two others are seriously injured and in hospital. "The circumstances causing the incident are not yet clear. It's been suggested it was the product of a road traffic accident, but that's pure speculation. "I'll be talking to everyone who is involved, we will be trying to do everything possible to try and ensure calm in the area. People will be very, very shocked. "We think a serving soldier was the victim. We don't know the circumstances surrounding the incident." Schools in the area have been placed on lockdown. Police were sent to the scene at around 2.20pm. The immediate area has been shut down, with eyewitnesses describing the incident on Twitter as "horrific". On its Twitter account, the Metropolitan Police helicopter team called the incident "serious". A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "We believe at this stage officers were called to reports of an assault." London Air Ambulance confirmed one patient was airlifted from the scene, while another was taken away by road ambulance. The service would not confirm the nature of their injuries or where they were being taken. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6ad_1369239298 R3WiG Woolwich: 'Soldier Dead After Machete Attack' Woolwich: 'Soldier Dead After Machete Attack' uk Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:38 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=928_1369166640 th1sf8te The Government's controversial plans to legalise gay marriage have cleared the Commons despite efforts by Tory backbenchers to derail the legislation. There was applause in the House after MPs voted by 366 to 161, majority 205, to give the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill a third reading. The legislation will go to the House of Lords after the half-term recess where it is expected to attract fierce opposition from peers, especially the bishops. The result is a marginal improvement for David Cameron on the vote at second reading when 175 MPs opposed the plans in a Commons vote. It also comes as a relief for Downing Street following a serious attempt on Monday by Tory former minister Tim Loughton to derail the Bill. Mr Loughton had tabled an amendment extending civil partnerships to straight couples - a move which ministers warned could have cost the Treasury an extra lb4 billion in pension liabilities and scupper the chances of the Bill becoming law. But Labour - mindful they did not want to play any part in derailing the Bill - decided against supporting Mr Loughton - a move which would have seen the amendment pass - and offered the Government an 11th-hour deal to immediately review the possibility of extending civil partnerships to straight couples. Culture Secretary Maria Miller accepted their amendment and Mr Loughton's amendment in the end was easily defeated. Turning to Ms Miller shortly before the vote, shadow minister for women and equalities minister Yvette Cooper said: "We can only wonder what would happen if you and I leapt up and started leading a Eurovision-style chorus perhaps of congratulations perhaps Abba-style, maybe not 'One Man, One Woman' but certainly 'I Do, I Do, I Do'. "I have heard Conservative members talk about the anger in their constituencies. And I hope they will now be able to stop talking about the anger and start talking about the joy. Because this is about the joy that we can deliver to those that want to get married just as their parents did. Let's be loud and proud, let's start the singing. Let's celebrate, not discriminate. Let's put aside the anger and hear it for the joy." Earlier, Sir Tony Baldry - the senior Tory MP who represents the Church of England in the Commons - said he already had enough problems trying to persuade voters in his rural Oxfordshire constituency of Banbury about the need to legalise gay marriage. The Second Church Estates Commissioner said: "I can't speak for other MPs, but I have had enough problems in my constituency with same-sex marriage." In a heated debate on Monday a number of MPs, many of them Conservative backbenchers, stood up to denounce the Government's plans. Conservative former defence minister Sir Gerald Howarth said he believed there was an "aggressive homosexual community" who saw gay marriage as a "stepping stone to something even further". Two Tory cabinet ministers - Welsh Secretary David Jones and Environment Secretary Owen Paterson - voted against the Bill at third reading. They were joined by 10 junior ministers: minister without portfolio John Hayes, Solicitor-General Oliver Heald, transport minister Simon Burns, Europe minister David Lidington, defence minister Philip Dunne, defence minister Andrew Robathan, defence minister Mark Francois, justice minister Jeremy Wright, and Northern Ireland minister Mike Penning and work and pensions minister Esther McVey. https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office(Attorney General's Office) http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=928_1369166640 th1sf8te GAY MARRIAGE BILL CLEARS COMMONS GAY MARRIAGE BILL CLEARS COMMONS Mon, 20 May 2013 16:11:09 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=38c_1369079854 snoopAhLoop A YOUNG woman is seeking asylum in Britain after she spurned the advances of the polyamorous King Mswati III of Swaziland and refused to join his harem of 13 wives. Tintswalo Ngobeni, 22, fled to England from the southern African nation as a teenager after she caught the attention of the millionaire monarch, a notoriously oppressive ruler known for his lavish lifestyle. As part of Swazi custom, King Mswati III, 45, is permitted to choose a new bride every year. Miss Ngobeni, who now lives in Birmingham, was just 15 when the King made his advances after seeing her at the palace of his fourth wife, LaNgangaza. She said she was "terrified" when she learned of his marriage intentions. She added: "He started calling me at boarding school. He would ask me if I wanted to be a part of the royal family. I had to keep quiet about my fears but I knew I didn't want to get married to him and have a life devoted to the king. His wives are kept in their palace, surrounded by bodyguards, and they can't really go anywhere unless the king says so. The only thing they do is go to America once a year, as the king gives them a shopping allowance." Miss Ngobeni was forced to abandon a comfortable lifestyle in a private boarding school as her aunt, who was her chief guardian, arranged the escape to England to join her mother, who moved to Birmingham five years earlier, fleeing an abusive husband. "I didn't have a choice," she said. "Nobody has ever turned down the king or dares to disobey him, so I just disappeared." Since her arrival in England, Miss Ngobeni has become a vocal opponent of the oppressive Swazi regime, where political opposition parties are banned and activists routinely arrested or assaulted. However, Miss Ngobeni's high-profile activities, including weekly protests outside the Swazi embassy in London with activist group Swazi Vigil, have caught the attention of the authorities in her home country and she now believes she is in more danger than ever. She said: "Recently I had news that people had been sent from Swaziland to come and get me, which really scares me. If I went back, I would be arrested or much worse as there are people there who are tortured, beaten up or killed for being politically active." Miss Ngobeni now lives in fear of having to return to Swaziland, after her first plea for political asylum in England in 2007 was denied in 2011. Last month, she was arrested and taken to an immigration detention centre after 18 months of reporting weekly to the authorities. However, after pressure from the TUC and the office of Roger Godsiff, Labour MP for Birmingham, Miss Ngobeni was released and has now been granted an appeal by the Home Office. Mr Godsiff said yesterday: "We were very pleased solicitors were successful in achieving a judicial review into Miss Ngobeni's case." The father of 27 children, King Mswati III was a guest at the William and Kate wedding as well as the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations last summer. The king's sixth wife escaped from the royal harem last year, citing years of "emotional and physical abuse" by her husband. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=38c_1369079854 snoopAhLoop King of Swaziland - He wants his 14th wife Swaziland, King, King Mswati III, Tintswalo Ngobeni, polygamy Sat, 18 May 2013 11:37:21 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=91c_1368891242 SMELLYMONKEY Do you recognise men carrying unexploded tank shells they'd picked up from Dorset beauty spot? 9:51am Wednesday 15th May 2013 in News Do you recognise men carrying unexploded tank shells they'd picked up from Dorset beauty spot? Two men were pictured strolling through a Dorset beauty spot while each was shouldering a potentially lethal 120 millimetre tank shell. The unbelievable scene took place between Worbarrow Bay and Tyneham, where hundreds of local people and visitors were out enjoying Monday afternoon's fine spring weather. It was captured by a woman on her mobile phone's camera at around 2.30pm while she and her family were walking from the beach to the car park. The area is used by the Army for firing practice. "I thought they were carrying rugs, but as they walked past, I saw they were enormous shells. "I was with somebody who used to be in the Army and he said that because their ends were intact, they were unexploded," she said. "I was really scared. As they were walking past, my little girl was alongside them. They could have gone on the Sandbanks Ferry or on the motorway. I just think they're idiots." A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Defence said it was impossible to tell from the photograph whether the shells were live or practice rounds. "The men should immediately contact the police who will arrange for bomb disposal experts to examine the shells. There is no guarantee theseitems are free from explosive and they could therefore be extremely dangerous. "The MOD takes the safety of the public extremely seriously and all pathways at Lulworth Ranges that are open to the public are cleared of military objects, including shells, before access is permitted. "The MOD urges members of the public using the ranges to keep to the designated pathways and be advised that it is extremely dangerous to touch any military material they may find." South Dorset MP and former soldier Richard Drax said: "Unexploded shells can be very unstable. If they are picked up or dropped, it can set them off." The MOD is appealing for the individuals in the photograph, or anybodywho knows their identity, to contact the Ministry of Defence Police Central Control Room on 01371 854500 quoting Incident Number 63 10-03-2013, as a matter of urgency. http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/10419941.Do_you_recognise_men_carrying_unexploded_tank_shells_they_d_picked_up_from_Dorset_beauty_spot_/?ref=mc http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=91c_1368891242 SMELLYMONKEY Men carrying unexploded tank shells they'd picked up from Dorset beauty spot SHELLS, DORSET, UXB