Mohammed cartoon row: Batley teacher facing death threats is rugby-loving ‘burly Yorkshire lad’

The RE teacher who sparked a blasphemy protest at his school’s gates after allegedly showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to students is a ‘burly Yorkshire lad’ who recently wrote about his love for the job. The amateur rugby player, a white man is in his late 20s, had trained to teach in the mid-2010s after going … Read more

RE teacher facing death threats is rugby-loving ‘burly Yorkshire lad’

The RE teacher who sparked a blasphemy protest at his school’s gates after allegedly showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to students is a ‘burly Yorkshire lad’ who recently wrote about his love for the job. The amateur rugby player, a white man is in his late 20s, had trained to teach in the mid-2010s after going … Read more

‘Burly Yorkshire lad’ is now receiving police protection after sparking blasphemy protests

Teacher who sparked Batley blasphemy protests is now receiving police protection as friends say he is a ‘burly Yorkshire lad’ who ‘loves teaching’ and ‘always has a smile’ Amateur rugby player, in his late 20s, had trained to teach in the mid-2010s  He spoke of his experiences as a trainee teacher, saying it was a … Read more

Pictured: ‘Top lad’ whose body was found in Yorkshire flat as woman is arrested for murder

Pictured: ‘Top lad’ whose body was found in Yorkshire flat shortly after he began new relationship as woman is arrested for murder Casey Bellwood was found dead by paramedics in a flat in Yorkshire yesterday Police called and an adult female was arrested with a cordon remaining in place Neighbour and friends have paid tribute … Read more

‘Party lad’, 23, accused of being behind Bolton’s coronavirus case spike was ‘always having parties’

A ‘party lad’ thought to be behind Bolton’s coronavirus case spike ‘always had parties and people round’ after returning from his six-week Ibiza holiday, neighbours say.  Construction worker Layton Migas, 23, spent six weeks sunning himself on the Ibiza island Es Vedra before returning to his home in Bolton on August 20.  His neighbours have … Read more

The troubled lad who dances to heal himself: Christopher Stevens reviews last night’s TV

Soul Boy – Our Lives Rating: Men At The Barre – Inside The Royal Ballet Rating: When it comes to dance, every bloke is either a Baryshnikov or an Ed Balls, an athletic paragon or a Strictly heffalump. At any wedding disco, I resemble a broken Meccano kit with joints spinning in odd directions. That … Read more