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FIFA World Cup 2026: The beautiful game in an unbeautiful world - opinion

The world is not beautiful at the moment. But the 'beautiful game' still has the capacity to gather people, distract people, delight people, and occasionally inspire people.

A general view of FIFA World Cup 2026 signage at Kansas City Stadium on June 08, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Artist David Hockney poses in front of his work during the "Do You Remember They Can't Cancel The Spring - David Hockney 25" Exhibition at Louis Vuitton Foundation on April 7, 2025 in Paris, France.

David Hockney, one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, dies at 88

Police are seen at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, for the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication for King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and the presentation of the Honours of Scotland, in Edinburgh, Scotland, July 5, 2023.

Identity politics and policing: What the Henry Nowak case exposes in Britain - opinion

Firefighters are pictured in the Golders Green neighbourhood of north London on March 23, 2026, after volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish organisation were set on fire overnight.

Fire breaks out at London's largest kosher supermarket, police say non-suspicious


Third person arrested in Finchley Reform Synagogue arson investigation

The 19-year-old man joined a 38-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man who were arrested at the same Watford address on April 15, the same day of the attack.

  Police Cars are seen outside Finchley Reform Synagogue on April 15, 2026 in London, England. Police are treating the attempted arson attack on the Finchley Reform Synagogue as an antisemitic hate crime.

Nearly 2,000-year-old 'souvenir cup' found in Spain names Hadrian's Wall's eastern forts - study

The cup is decorated with red, green, turquoise, and blue enamel, all arranged in geometric patterns, including fish scales and tower motifs that are believed to represent the wall itself. 

3D reconstruction of the Berlanga Cup.

Fire breaks out at former London synagogue in latest attack against UK Jews

Police are investigating the incident's connections with a spate of other attacks against the UK's Jewish and Israeli communities.

A member of the forensic team works at the scene, after a man was arrested following a stabbing incident in the Golders Green area, which is home to a large Jewish population, in London, Britain, April 29, 2026.

Divers find wreck of Coast Guard ship torpedoed by Germans, US’ largest naval loss of World War I

Tampa was one of six USGC cutters assigned to escort convoys during World War I, losing only two ships out of 18 convoys. She earned a special commendation for exemplary service. 

Wreckage of the US Coast Guard Cutter Tampa found by British diving team Gasperados off the coast of England, May 4, 2026.

Two wounded in London terror stabbing against Golders Green Jews, HAYI takes responsibility

The Police issued a statement saying the attack was being treated as a terrorist incident and officers were investigating whether the attack deliberately targeted the Jewish community.

A police officer walks next to locals, after a man was arrested following a stabbing incident in the Golders Green area, which is home to a large Jewish population, in London, Britain, April 29, 2026.

Iranian intel service attempts to recruit London-based journalist for anti-Israel display

LBC confirmed that they reported the incident to counter-terrorism police and provided the officials with the full exchange.

An activist holds an image of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a march organised by Stop the War Coalition, calling for an end to hostilities amid US-Israeli strikes on Iran, in London, Britain, March 7, 2026.

London venue cancels ‘grotesque’ antisemitic art exhibition following UKLFI complaint

A controversial art exhibition featuring antisemitic imagery was canceled in London after UK Lawyers for Israel raised concerns. The show depicted Jews in grotesque caricatures and blood libel.

Exhibition 'Drawings Against Genocide' by British artist and art critic Matthew Collings.

Aliyah in wartime Israel: Building a new home, opening an English bookstore

From London curator to Tel Aviv entrepreneur, Michal Goldschmidt turned uncertainty into opportunity, opening Bookhaus during wartime and building a new community space for English readers.

In her Tel Aviv bookshop.

Titanic survivor’s signed life jacket sells for over $900,000

Laura Mabel Francatelli was on Titanic’s lifeboat No. 1, with only eleven other passengers, despite the small vessel's 40-person capacity.

A life-preserver of Laura Mabel Francatelli, a survivor of the Titanic disaster is displayed before the auction of Maritime Models and Maritime Pictures at Christie's Auction House in West London, 16 May 2007.

Wine Talk: Wining in the kitchen

From bland beginnings to a food and wine boom, Israel’s culinary scene has transformed into a global dining destination.

Good-old cooking days: Old-school Israeli kitchen in more modest times.