Britain

Starmer says racism, intolerance worsening in UK

The British leader was responding to a lawmaker who said he was worried that racism and the incitement of violence linked to it were being normalized, including by some politicians.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a visit to Malloy Aeronautics in Berkshire following the publication of the long-delayed defence investment plan on June 30, 2026 in Berkshire.
British infantry soldiers running out of their trenches at the signal to assault  the Somme, France, 1916.

The Somme, 110 years on: The Jewish soldiers who fought and died

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk meet with Polish and British military personnel at the Battle of Britain Bunker, as the countries formalise a UK-Poland security agreement, in Uxbridge, Britain, May 27, 2026.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveils £15 billion UK defense plan as legacy project

Larry the cat at Number 10 Downing Street on June 22, 2026 in London, England.

Larry the cat, chief mouser of Downing Street, outlasts sixth UK prime minister as Starmer resigns


London music festival canceled after UK bars Ye’s entry amid pressure from Jewish groups

According to the BBC, Ye's electronic travel authorization was withdrawn on the grounds that his presence in the UK would not be “conducive to the public good.”

Kanye West at the 67th Grammys Awards held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025.

Teens arrested for UK ambulance arson radicalized 'beyond Islamism,' expert analyzes

The four are being tried for arson with intent to endanger life and not terrorism.

An aerial view as fire services continue to monitor the scene after four Hatzola ambulances were set on fire overnight next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue, on March 23, 2026 in the Golders Green area of London, England.

Antisemitism in UK schools hit all-times high over last three years, investigation reveals

According to The Telegraph, since the Hamas October 7 attack in 2023, there has been a significant increase in antisemitism in Britain, with record numbers recorded in 2023, with 4,298 incidents.

People gather outside London's High Court in London, Britain, July 30, 2025.

Iron Age hoard rewrites history of wagons in Britain, may have been part of royal memorial - study

The collection's careful arrangement is indicative of a “noisy, symbolic acts of deliberate destruction," showing that the Melsonby Hoard was not just a collection of abandoned valuables.

Excavation of the Melsonby Hoard in Yorkshire, England, April 1, 2026.

Pro-Palestine protesters shout 'genocide' outside NW London kosher restaurant, JNF HQ

Locals described seeing approximately 40 protesters march past a kosher restaurant in Kaifeng as distressing, with a Hendon MP calling the protests "clearly antisemitic."

An activist from People Against Genocide is arrested after being freed from a lock-on device during the protest on March 30, 2026 in London, England.

Trump urges countries to go to Strait of Hormuz and 'just take it'

Additionally, Trump singled out France for not letting planes carrying military supplies to Israel fly over French territory.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media after departing Air Force One at Miami International Airport on March 27, 2026 in Miami, Florida.

New biography alleges Prince Philip secretly battled pancreatic cancer for eight years

On the night before his death at Windsor Castle, the duke is said to have slipped out of his room and given his nurses the slip.

Prince Phillip, 2008.

Iranian spy network operating in London under cover of Press TV, source tells ‘Post’

Despite being banned from YouTube and losing its broadcast license, Press TV has continued to publish on social media, with journalists using their credentials to spot targets for recruitment.

 The silhouette of a person, with Iran's flag in the background (illustrative).

UK counter terror officers join probe after car hits pedestrians, injuring seven

The incident occurred at 9.30 p.m. (GMT) on Friar Gate, a usually busy street in the city of Derby, with all victims suffering serious but not life-threatening injuries.

Police officers stand outside New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, in London, Britain March 21, 2023.

London police arrest two men over antisemitic arson of ambulances belonging to Jewish volunteers

The two were arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life, with police officers carrying out searches at their residences, London's Metropolitan Police stated.

Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.