A NUISANCE pensioner with anti-Semitic opinions who clashed with a judge was told by a probation officer 'you did yourself no favours'.

James Evans was warned by a judge he faces prison if he carries on breaching a restraining order designed to prevent him harassing staff at BBC Hereford and Worcester, based in Worcester's Hylton Road.

The 71-year-old of Bath Road, Worcester, repeatedly attempted to interrupt judge Jim Tindal at Worcester Crown Court on Friday.

The judge told Evans no-one was interested in his opinions and had to warn Evans to be 'careful' after he called out 'Big Brother!' at the end of the hearing.

At one point Evans asked the judge: "What are you going to do about it?" The judge replied: "Send you to prison." In turn Evans responded: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Now a probation officer has counselled Evans against any further such outbursts. Evans, a prolific letter-writer, even wrote a letter which was delivered to the Worcester News and written on the back of the letter by a probation officer warning him to desist from writing letters.

In the letter he attacked 'the corrupt and doomed European Union' and denied he was an anti-Semite, claiming instead that he was expressing his doubts about Zionism.

The probation officer wrote of his court appearance on Friday: "You did yourself no favours at court today.

"Judge Tindal is a very highly respected and liberal judge who seemed quite understanding at the start but your argumentativeness and posturing clearly got him annoyed, especially when you asked him what he was going to do about it.

"You need to understand that it is within the court's power to send you to prison and I can assure you that such a sentence would not make headline news or provide you with the sort of attention you may seek. A prison sentence is not going to help anyone least of all your wife.

"In the meantime it is in your interests to try your best to ensure you do not send any more letters to BBC Hereford and Worcester."

Although the contents of the letters were not disclosed, previous comments by Evans which have been read out in court have involved criticism of ‘Zionist Jews’, described by the defendant as ‘a death cult’ which will get ‘everyone killed in World War Three’.

Evans has also previously harassed Worcester MP Robin Walker, sending him around 100 letters between August 1 and November 25 2016, prompting judge Daniel Pearce-Higgins QC to describe him at an earlier hearing as ‘delusional’.

The case was adjourned until Friday, November 9 to investigate whether Evans had sent further letters to BBC Hereford and Worcester in breach of his bail, on top of the 53 letters for which he found himself in court.