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Police knowingly used faulty evidence in convicting Omar Benguit - BBC

BBC’s affairs documentary program Panorama revealed that the police knew that CCTV footage contradicted the prosecution’s main witness’s testimony.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Police officers work as people gather outside the Old Bailey after British police officer Martyn Blake was acquitted of the 2022 murder of Chris Kaba, in London, Britain, October 21, 2024.
A forensic technician and police officers work at the scene after a man drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard in an attack at a synagogue where worshippers were marking Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, according to the British police, in north Manchester, Brita

Manchester police foiled 'deadlist terror attack' targeted at Jewish community, CST explains how

The plot, if successful, would have been “one of the deadliest terrorist attacks to ever take place on UK soil,” according to GMP Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Tzachi Braverman arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of the testimony of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the trial against him, December 18, 2024.

Court bars Netanyahu's chief-of-staff's departure for UK envoy post, reinstates restrictions

Judge Michael Karshen accepted the police appeal against a lower court decision that had largely lifted the conditions imposed on Braverman, who is under investigation.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Greek-flagged bulk cargo vessel Sea Champion is docked to the port of Aden, Yemen to which it arrived after being attacked in the Red Sea in what appears to have been a mistaken missile strike by Houthi militia, February 21, 2024.

UK maritime agency says it recieved a report of an incident 70 nautical miles southwest of Yemen

UKMTO added that a vessel was approached and hailed by a white skiff with five persons on board, and that this was followed by an exchange of small-arms fire.

|ByREUTERS

UK's Starmer seeks greater powers to regulate online access

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said new powers are needed to regulate internet access and protect children from fast-evolving digital risks, including AI tools and social media.

FEBRUARY 16, 2026ByREUTERS
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 14, 2026.

The Palestine Action ruling leaves Britain’s Jewish community exposed - comment

A UK High Court ruling against proscribing Palestine Action has raised fears within Britain’s Jewish community about who protects minorities when intimidation falls short of terrorism.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
MEMBERS OF the Palestine Action Group gather in Sydney, in May.

British Museum removes the term Palestine from certain Middle East exhibits

The museum told The Jerusalem Post that the term Palestine no longer holds a neutral designation and may be understood in reference to political territory.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
London, England, General view of the British Museum with visitors, Bloomsbury, March 2025.

'Nothing quite like it': UK Treasure Act names Roman carriage ornament Essex's first 'treasure'

According to the Act, archaeological finds can be given the status of Treasure if they are deemed to be of historical, archaeological, or cultural importance.

FEBRUARY 14, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Rare Roman vehicle ornament depicting a panther with its paws atop a bearded man’s severed head discovered in Essex in 2024.

Three men jailed in UK over Islamic State-inspired plot to kill hundreds of Jews

Walid Saadaoui, Bilel Saadaoui, and Amar Hussein were arrested and jailed for involvement in and knowledge of a terror plot to target the UK’s Jewish population.

FEBRUARY 13, 2026ByGOLDIE KATZ
Walid Saadaoui, Bilel Saadaoui, and Amar Hussein were arrested and jailed for involvement in and knowledge of a terror plot to target the UK’s Jewish population.

UK terror ban on pro-Palestine group unlawful, court rules after appeal

The ban had put Palestine Action on a par with Islamic State or al Qaeda and made it a crime to be a member, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.

FEBRUARY 13, 2026ByREUTERS
A person holds two Palestinian flags as supporters of the pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action gather outside the High Court in London, Britain, July 4, 2025.

UK saw second highest total antisemitic incidents ever recorded in 2025

CST recorded 3,700 anti-Jewish hate incidents in the UK in 2025, second in total only to 2023. The number in 2025 was 4% higher than in 2024, at 3,556 incidents.

FEBRUARY 11, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
A person holds a sign in protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as supporters of Kneecap member Liam O'Hanna, also known as Liam Og O hAnnaidh and performing under the name of Mo Chara, hold placards outside the Westminster Magistrates' Court, in London, Britain, August 20, 2025.

London counter terrorism police investigating stabbing of two teenagers

The suspect, 13, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody for questioning.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByREUTERS
Police officers stand outside New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, in London, Britain March 21, 2023.

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

Khan has declared that he wants Britain to eventually rejoin the EU, calling for a return to the single market and the customs union.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByESTHER DAVIS
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks at the London Tech Week in London, Britain, June 12, 2023.

Britain's Jewish community pushes back as antisemitism reaches historic levels

After October 7, British Jews abandon quiet diplomacy, mobilize institutions, and secure unprecedented government backing

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByNEVILLE TELLER
A demonstration was organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism outside Downing Street in London in October to mark one week since the attack on a synagogue in Manchester. The Jewish community is not taking the onslaught of antisemitism lying down.