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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.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 14, 2026.
MEMBERS OF the Palestine Action Group gather in Sydney, in May.

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.

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

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.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Rare Roman vehicle ornament depicting a panther with its paws atop a bearded man’s severed head discovered in Essex in 2024.

'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.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Jews, Hindus react more passively in hate incidents, Muslim responses broader, UK study finds

Participants described their immediate reactions in one of four ways: outward inaction, seeking some form of recourse, verbally confronting the perpetrator, or retaliating with violence.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Demonstrators wave Israeli flags at a march against the rise of antisemitism in the UK, during a temporary truce between the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain November 26, 2023.

Encyclopedia Britannica amends website after complaint about Israel erasure from maps, history

Britannica Kids entries used the term "Palestine" to describe the region across thousands of years including modern contexts in which the State of Israel exists.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Encyclopedia Britannica editions are seen at the New York Public Library on March 14, 2012 in New York City. Encyclopedia Britannica announced it will be ceasing its print edition of reference books for the first time in its 244-year history to focus solely on digital versions.

UK’s Starmer says ex-Prince Andrew should testify before Congress over Epstein ties

United Kingdom Prime Minister Kier Starmer said the former prince should appear before US lawmakers to explain everything he knows about Epstein to help Epstein's victims.

JANUARY 31, 2026ByREUTERS
Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York arrives to attend a Requiem Mass, a Catholic funeral service, for the late Katharine, Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral in London on September 16, 2025.

Australia at risk of sliding toward the UK’s extremism crisis, former Australian PM says

“In Australia, we have witnessed a terrible explosion in antisemitism since October 7,” said Morrison. “We left a gap for antisemitism to fill, and it certainly did, and it flourished.”

JANUARY 28, 2026ByZVIKA KLEIN
Former Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison speaks during the Light Against Terror: Chanukah Memorial event at Chabad of Bondi Synagogue on December 17, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

US, UK, France, Germany, call for ceasefire adherence in Syria, support political transition

The statement was released on January 27, two days after the STG and SDF announced they had extended a four-day ceasefire, which began on January 20, by 15 more days.

JANUARY 27, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Members of the Syrian security forces gather at a back of a vehicle outside al-Aqtan prison, where some Islamic State detainees are held, in Raqqa, Syria January 23, 2026.

'It’s okay to be antisemitic': Holocaust survivor says antisemitism would push her out of UK

"Obviously, I’m too old to move, but I think if I were younger, I would be considering leaving the UK," said Mrs Joanna Millan, Holocaust survivor and activist.

JANUARY 26, 2026ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
A march against antisemitism in Leeds, UK.

Denmark refuses to consider its own two-state solution, yet preaches one for Israel - opinion

Denmark has now been handed an extraordinary historical opportunity to move beyond rhetoric. The time has come not merely to advocate a two-state solution abroad, but to model it at home.

JANUARY 26, 2026ByALBERT VEKSLER/THE MEDIA LINE
A woman waves a flag as demonstrators take part in a protest under the slogan 'Greenland is for Greenlanders' in front of the US Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 14, 2026.

US sanctions UK-based Palestine activist and purported Hamas member due to terror ties

Birawi is sanctioned for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for the The Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad.

JANUARY 25, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Zaher Birawi of the Palestinian Forum in Britain at the End Apartheid-Free Palestine rally in London, United Kingdom, May 14, 2022

Britain to launch national police service, dubbed ‘British FBI’

The UK government announced plans to create a new National Police Service to tackle terrorism, fraud, and organized crime, in what it says will be the biggest policing reform in nearly two centuries.

JANUARY 25, 2026ByREUTERS, JAMES GENN
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley arrives to attend an emergency COBRA meeting in response to Manchester synagogue attack, in London, Britain, October 2, 2025; illustrative.

Compassion vs halacha: UK assisted dying bill sparks Jewish debate

RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Romain and UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis answer questions on the religious and ethical implications of assisted dying as the UK passed a law on the matter.

JANUARY 24, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
"There is nothing sacred about suffering," argued Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Romain, who told the ‘Post’ that Jewish values of compassion should guide end-of-life care.