Incitement charges on the back burner

You might remember Sion Owens, the publicity-seeking BNP dipstick who was arrested back in April this year for burning a copy of Quran - along with his partner who filmed the act (and caught her own reflection as she did so).

The pair were later released on a technicality after being wrongly charged. South Wales Police and CPS assured the media that "investigations would continue" with a view to a future prosecution. Nothing has been heard since.

However, in the course of our enquiries, we understand there is a chance that the case will soon be quietly dropped due to yet another problem with paperwork. It's also rumoured that Owens could be pursuing a compensation action.

It's a bit sickening to think that this attempt to incite public disorder could go unpunished. Especially when you consider that he would have got four years if he'd done something similar on Facebook. He might even have been evicted from his council house.