Violent attack on Muslims is a fresh cause for despair - EXPRESS COMMENT
WAKING to the news of another violent incident on the streets of London will make many of us despair for our country which seems to know no respite from grief and horror in recent months, whether it was the attack on Westminster Bridge, the Manchester bombing, the attack on London Bridge and Borough Market, and the Grenfell Tower fire.
Police at the scene of the Finsbury Park mosque attack
This latest outrage seems to have been the action of a man filled with hate for Muslims who drove a rented van at a crowd of people outside a mosque in North London.
It was says Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Cressida Dick “quite clearly an attack on Muslims”.
It is commendable that the worshippers outside the mosque were restrained enough to hand the suspect over to the police and he will now face questioning.
At times of tension such as these it is obvious that all places of worship, churches, mosques and synagogues, are potential targets for those motivated by hate and it is essential that security is stepped up.
This is sad because a place of worship should be open to all visitors but these are dangerous times.
Again, as we have seen on many occasions over recent weeks, the emergency services deserve our praise and gratitude.
Commissioner Dick said that the first officers were on the scene “within a minute”.
In view of the immense demands on our police force at the moment it would be a welcome move if the militant Left‑wing groups who have cynically called for a Day of Rage tomorrow abandoned their self-serving plan for a massive protest.
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Brexit negotiations began today in Brussels
Michel Barnier and David Davis outline Brexit negotiation plans
Talks finally under way
The Brexit talks have started, almost exactly a year since the British people voted to leave the European Union.
For Leavers this is a time to look back at the campaign which has brought us to this historic moment.
Not so many years ago the idea of Britain regaining its sovereignty and making our own trade arrangements with the rest of the world seemed like a pipe dream.
The progress will be slow and any difficulties will doubtless be greeted with joy by Remainers who only want to see Britain fail.
But we have come so far. There is no reason why we cannot go all the way and get our country back at last.
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Terminally ill Eileidh Paterson held a play wedding with her friend Harrison Grier
Such a brave little girl
Eileidh Paterson, a five-year-old girl who is terminally ill with cancer, held a little play wedding with her friend Harrison Grier, aged six. Touchingly they declared themselves “best friends for ever”.
Let’s hope for a miracle.