Countdown star Rachel Riley has said she is to be given extra security on the programme after receiving abuse online over her comments about anti-Semitism. Riley, who is Jewish, has already spoken about being trolled online, but said the problem has worsened and includes physical threats. She told the Times newspaper: “The more I speak, the more abuse I get, and the more abuse I get, the more I speak. Earlier this week, Riley recalled the “hideous” feeling of receiving hate-filled abuse for speaking out about anti-Semitism at the Holocaust Memorial Day reception at the House of Commons. Mr Corbyn has strongly denied allegations of anti-Semitism during the controversy that has ripped through his party.

Source: Irish Examiner January 26, 2019 09:56 UTC