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RACE hate crimes and incidents in Northern Ireland have soared by more than 40 per cent over the past year.

A NEWLY ordained bishop targeted in a race-hate attack on the bus she was travelling in says she has previously been singled out.

A MONTH after the night Belfast Multi-Cultural Association volunteers watched their charitable efforts go up in flames, Bimpe Archer finds the unexpected generosity of strangers is a rare spark of hope amid disillusionment.

ALMOST 3,000 individuals and groups have shown solidarity with Belfast Multi-Cultural Association (BMCA) - giving more than £72,000 in donations.

VOLUNTEERS who watched their work go up in flames after a racially aggravatated arson attack on the a multi-cultural centre will today receive more than £70,000 donated by thousands of well-wishers.

THE PSNI is facing "a huge problem" after its decision to fine anti-racism protesters "ruptured relationships" with some black and ethnic minority leaders, Amnesty International has claimed.

There will be enormous sympathy for the Filipino family who have had to endure an upsurge in a despicable series of racist attacks on the north Belfast house where they have lived for the last 11 years.

RACIST crimes have risen in the last year and now make up two-fifths of all hate offences referred to the Public Prosecution Service, new figures show.

MEMBERS of an east Belfast football team have removed a Confederate flag placed outside the home of a black family, condemning those responsible for putting it there.

A house has been attacked in what police have described as a racially-motivated hate crime.