England

Wife of Jewish anti-Zionist convicted of theft for removing hostage poster from memorial in 2024

The British woman was given an 18-month conditional discharge and ordered her to pay $1,637 in prosecution costs.

A photograph taken on January 18, 2025 shows lit candles and a placard displayed during a vigil in the centre of Brighton, England, for people held hostage by Hamas in Gaza.
Cambridge University archaeologists and students discover 9th century CE mass burial pit during a training dig at Wandlebury Country Park on the outskirts of Cambridge, UK, February 4, 2026.

Cambridge students find burial pit, 9th century ‘giant’ who underwent surgery during training dig

Target practice for jousting: consisting of a cross-bar turning upon a pivot with a broad part to strike against. Illustration after a manuscript in the Bodleian Library at Oxford. An engraving from The Sports and Pastimes of the people of England, by Joseph Strutt, (London, 1833).

Archaeologists discover Anglo-Saxon child buried with shield, spear in medieval cemetery in Kent

 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks at the London Tech Week in London, Britain, June 12, 2023.

Brexit was 'biggest act of self harm,' reversing it is 'ultimate goal,' London Mayor Khan says


UKHSA reports surge in antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea cases in England

Dr Sinka warns that gonorrhoea could become untreatable due to rising antibiotic resistance.

 UKHSA reports surge in antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea cases in England.

Cat-sized rats plague Britain's second largest city as 17,000 tonnes of trash pile in streets

Residents report the trash pile ups have led to rats the size of "small cats" invading homes and destroying cars.

A woman covers her nose as she walks past a pile of rubbish as refuse workers strike over job losses in Birmingham, Britain September 12, 2017.

Court finds UK student nurse guilty of planning terror attacks

“The extremist views Farooq holds are a threat to our society, and I am pleased the jury found him guilty of his crimes," said the head of the CPS counterterrorism division.

  man is led away by police after he confronted demonstrators who gathered to take part in a mass funeral procession protest to commemorate the Palestinians who have been killed in the ongoing conflict in Gaza on March 23, 2024 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England

‘A very sexy story’: Cambridge researcher investigates appeal of female saint

In 11th-century England, a saint with an extremely dissolute past became a cultural and religious symbol that broke boundaries.

 The Last Communion of Saint Mary of Egypt.

This week in Jewish history: Purim story, mass suicide, killing of York's Jews

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'Ahasuerus and Haman at the Feast of Esther' by Rembrandt, 1660, at Moscow's Pushkin Museum

Rare artwork with scratched eyes may be England's tragic nine-day queen

Researchers found evidence of alterations to the painting, indicating it could be the only known live portrait of Lade Jane Grey.


Hamas-supporting Gazan arrested in UK after arriving on migrant boat

Abu Wadei stated that he was a member of the “tyre burning unit,” responsible for throwing fire-bombs and rocks at IDF soldiers manning the border with Gaza.

 Abu Wadei posing with an M4 carbine, Facebook account @Abo Wadie Alkassas

Could Stonehenge have been a copy of Flagstones?

An ancient monument in Dorset was revealed as Britain's oldest known large circular enclosure, redated to approximately 3200 BCE following radiocarbon analysis.

 ‘Could Stonehenge have been a copy of Flagstones?’: University of Exeter finds Stonehenge's possible prototype.

Man who climbed Big Ben waving Palestinian flag comes down after 16 hours

A Met Police spokesperson said: "At 7.24am on Saturday March 8 officers were alerted to a man climbing up the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament."

 Man climbs Big Ben with a Palestinian flag.

From the countryside to the White City: An olah’s journey to entrepreneurship

Grace Lancer's journey – from a London commuter to an entrepreneur in Tel Aviv – has been one of resilience, adaptability, and self-belief.

 Grace Lancer