Hate crime

The man was walking home from work on Thursday when he was approached by up to 15 teenagers.

The victim of an assault just days before the tree felling says the men were in the police's sights.

Joseph Czuba was convicted for targeting the child and his mother over their Muslim faith shortly after the start of the Israel-Gaza war.

The attack, which was filmed and shared, followed racist goading on social media, a court hears.

Lancashire Police say they are treating the "hate crime" vandalism attack "incredibly seriously".

The Met Police says it is investigating a hate crime incident following the vandalism on Easter Sunday.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says the incidents waste police time and calls for them to be scrapped.

It's part of plans to help deal with harassment on London's transport network.