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UK PM aide’s former firm accused of editing Wikipedia pages for Qatar and clients - report

Portland Communication, a PR agency founded by Keir Starmer's communications chief, Tim Allan, has been accused of editing Wikipedia pages to improve the image of Qatari clients.

A man working on Wikipedia with a flag of Qatar. (Ilustrative)
Successful service: Presenting the Yarden Award for Wine Service with Segev Yerovam (C) to Avi Ben Ami (R).

Wine Talk: The journey continues

SUPPORTERS OF Defend Our Juries take part in a protest as part of the group's campaign to lift the ban on Palestine Action, ahead of a judicial review in London next week, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, November 22, 2025.

Jailed UK Palestine Action members end hunger strike, claim victory

A supporter of Defend Our Juries attends a protest as part of the group's campaign to lift the ban on Palestine Action, ahead of a judicial review in London next week, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, November 22, 2025.

Three pro-Palestinian activists detained in Britain end hunger strike, some facing imminent death


Lufthansa Group cancels overnight Israel flights as Iran tensions rise

The decision will last from January 15-19, though this period is subject to change as the Lufthansa Group continues to monitor the security situation.

 Planes of Lufthansa

US Embassy issues warning for citizens traveling to Israel, cites 'ongoing regional tensions'

The embassy's warning does not carry any specific instructions beyond a general raised level of awareness and preparedness for US citizens in Israel.

The US Embassy in Jerusalem

UK declares 'no confidence' in police chief behind ban on Israeli soccer fans

"We have witnessed a failure of leadership that has harmed the reputation and eroded public confidence in West Midlands Police and policing more broadly," said interior minister Shabana Mahmood.

Police officer and security staff look on as protesters display banners before Maccabi Tel Aviv faces Aston Villa, in Birmingham, UK, November 6, 2025

UK prosecutors seek to revive terrorism charge against Kneecap member

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, whose stage name is Mo Chara, was accused of having waved the flag of the banned militant group Hezbollah during a November 2024 gig.

Member of Kneecap Liam O'Hanna, also known as Liam Og O hAnnaidh and performing under the name of Mo Chara, walks outside Woolwich Crown Court, after a UK court threw out his prosecution for a terrorism offence, in London, Britain, Friday September 26, 2025.

UK to shell out ‘substantial’ out of court settlement to Palestinian Guantanamo detainee

Zubaydah was accused of being a high-ranking Al-Qaeda official and was alleged to have run training camps in Afghanistan for terrorists. The claim has not been substantiated.

A group of detainees kneels during an early morning Islamic prayer in their camp at the US military prison for "enemy combatants" on October 28, 2009 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

British intelligence agency investigated UFOs, secret documents show

“Logic would indicate that if significant numbers are reporting seeing strange objects in the sky then there may be a basis in fact,” a 1997 Defense Intelligence Staff memo said.

Illustrative image of a UFO

Jewish MP banned from visiting Bristol school to avoid angering teachers, fellow lawmaker says

MP Steve Reed revisited an anti-Israel campaign to prevent a pro-Israel Labour Parliament Member from visiting a school at the Sunday Jewish Labour Movement Conference.

British Housing Secretary Steve Reed walks outside Downing Street, in London, Britain, November 18, 2025.

UK will not proscribe IRGC as terror org, preferring sanctions instead, Business Sec. confirms

UK Business Secretary Peter Kyle said the British government conducted a review of the IRGC, but that the idea of proscribing it isn't appropriate for a foreign state organization.

Demonstrators gather as Stop the Hate UK holds a protest calling on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to support the Iranian people, proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and free Iran from the Islamic Republic, outside Downing Street, London, Britain, January 11, 2026.

UK unlikely to classify circumcision as child abuse despite reports, Jewish leaders tell 'Post'

Jewish leaders told The Jerusalem Post that the guidance made it clear it was aimed at circumcision under inappropriate conditions, and not to classify it as child abuse.

 Demonstrators hold Israeli and British flags outside the Law Courts, during a march against antisemitism, after an increase in the UK, during a temporary truce between the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain November 26, 2023.

Officials from Netanyahu's office appeal ‘disproportionate’ conditions in renewed Bild leak probe

Tzachi Braverman, chief of staff at the Prime Minister’s Office, and Omer Mantzur, a PMO spokesman, filed appeals on Monday against decisions by a police officer to release them under restrictions.

View of the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, Israel, January 22, 2025

Why is the UAE fearful of radicalization on UK campuses? - explainer

Recent years have indicated that the Muslim Brotherhood's ideology is becoming increasingly more influential in the UK, with several student groups maintaining links with the UAE-proscribed group.

DEMONSTRATORS FROM the ‘Palestine Coalition’ hold a large Palestinian flag earlier this month in London, after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect.