Steven Smith runs a dry stone-wall business out of Cliviger in Lancashire. He once chained himself to the railings at Burnley town hall in protest at a twinning project with a location in Pakistan, and took to walking the streets in a wooden sandwich board displaying his views on immigration, Islam and political correctness. Sometimes … Read more
The Burnley football fan behind the White Lives Matter banner above the Etihad stadium has claimed he is not racist and would do it all again. Jake Hepple, who posted a video of the stunt online and has used the P*** word on Facebook and Twitter, admitted he sometimes gets ‘a bit drunk and coked … Read more
Police investigating a Burnley football fan who chartered a plane and flew a White Lives Matter banner above the Etihad stadium say no crime was committed. Jake Hepple, who has posted in support of the EDL and been pictured with its former leader, Tommy Robinson, claimed responsibility for last night’s stunt and wrote on Facebook: … Read more
A Burnley fan who chartered a plane and flew a White Lives Matter banner above the Etihad stadium shared a series of racist slurs on social media, it emerged today, as his girlfriend was suspended from her beauty job for her own bigoted posts. Jake Hepple ranted about ‘P***s’ while his partner, Megan Rambadt, tweeted that her … Read more
Police today launched an investigation into a Burnley football fan who chartered a plane and flew a White Lives Matter banner above the Etihad stadium as he faced being charged with a racially-aggravated public order offence. Jake Hepple, who has posted in support of the EDL and been pictured with its former leader, Tommy Robinson, … Read more
Burnley FC apologise after ‘White Lives Matter’ banner is flown over their Premier League match against Manchester City moments after players take the knee for BLM Burnley apologised and vowed to hand out lifetime bans to those responsible The private plane crossed the sky above the stadium after players took a knee Premier League players have … Read more
Police have identified six fixtures of particular concern which will be staged at neutral venues when the Premier League returns, Sportsmail can reveal. Three games involving Liverpool will be moved to a neutral venue, including the Merseyside derby and their likely title-winning game, though there is no possibility of Jurgen Klopp and Carlo Ancelotti’s sides … Read more