App to report crime

AN app has been launched to make it easier for victims of hate crime to come forward.

Stop Hate UK and West Yorkshire Police have developed the app, which allows a range of functions including allowing victims to upload picture, video or audio recordings directly from the device.

The GPS-enabled feature also allows the users exact location to be pinpointed.

West Yorkshire Police recorded 2,384 racially or religiously aggravated crimes in 2015, an increase of 70 per cent from 2014 and 78 per cent more than the 1,343 in 2012.

District Commander for Kirklees Chief Superintendent Steve Cotter said: “Hatefuelled behaviour has no place in our communities and we all have a part to play in challenging it. It is vital that people have the confidence to come forward and tell us if they have either been a victim of, or witnessed, such behaviour.”

To download the app, search for ‘Stop Hate UK’ in your device’s online store. THE prospect of avoiding a fine for taking your child on holiday during term time has all but evaporated.

Many parents had hoped one dad’s battle against the controversial rule would lead to it being scrapped.

But yesterday, five Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled against father Jon Platt, who took his daughter to Disney World when she should have been at school.

Kirklees Council has previously been revealed as one of the most prevalent at fining parents who take their children out of school without permission.

In 2015/16, there were 3,015 penalty notices issued for non-attendance, up a quarter from 2,391 in 2014/15. Some were