United Kingdom

UK's Starmer reshuffles top team to restore authority after Rayner blow

Rayner was accused of breaching the ministerial code by failing to pay taxes correctly.

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BRITAIN’S PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer speaks at the House of Commons last month. ‘Do what I ask or I will be forced to give you what you want’ is a negotiating strategy so dire that it could only come from this Labour government, says the writer.
Prince Michael of Kent, the Duke of Kent, the Duchess of Kent and Lord Nicholas Windsor watch as three pipers from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) play outside Wren House, Kensington Palace, London, Britain, to mark the Duke of Kent's 89th birthday, October 9, 2024.

Britain's Duchess of Kent has died, Buckingham Palace says

The duchess will be best remembered for her close association with Wimbledon, where from 1969 she helped to hand out the trophies.

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FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich walks to attend a press conference last month, announcing the approval of the long-frozen E1 building plans near Ma’aleh Adumim.

My Word: Mideast statements and declarations of intent

Why is it that only when it comes to Israel do foreign politicians and bodies routinely decide what can be built where?

|ByLIAT COLLINS
Giant Egyptian locust found in Cornwall.

Saharan wind carries Egyptian locust to UK as concerns grow on potential agricultural plague

The locust, usually found in the Mediterranean and North Africa, is believed to have been swept up with strong winds from the south east and carried to the UK garden.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Man arrested after Jewish women, three-year-old rammed by e-scooter in London

One victim suffered a fractured arm, bruising to her leg, and a facial scar.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

Israel should highlight diversity over panic about European Muslims - opinion

Rather than trafficking in demographic panic about European Muslims, Israeli leaders like Bennett could instead highlight the judges, doctors, engineers, and members of parliament among Arab Israelis

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025ByDANIEL GOLDMAN
PRO-PALESTINIAN demonstrators gather outside the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London to protest against arms exports to Israel.

Rabid pro-Hamas, antisemitic NHS doctor referred to tribunal, may lose license

Aladwan claimed the 'Israel lobby' is trying to "suspend me and revoke my medical license, bypassing the normal investigative process by claiming it is 'in the public interest.'"

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Vociferous pro-Hamas UK NHS doctor Rahmeh Aladawan has been referred to the Interim Orders Tribunal (ODT) and faces losing her license, she announced on X last week.

'Certainly not a Zionist': New leader of UK Greens is vocally pro-Palestine Jew

Polanski views being called Zionist as a criticism, tweeting on Jan 29, 2024, that it was "s*****" for someone to "see someone Jewish and prefer to tweet Zionist at them."

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
The UK's Green Party has voted in its first Jewish leader, the vocally anti-Israel and pro-Palestine northerner Zack Polanski.

UK crackdown continues: 114 people charged for supporting Palestine Action

Over 700 people have been arrested for supporting Palestine Action since the group was proscribed, with 521 being arrested on August 9 for displaying placards supporting political vandalism.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
A woman holds a Palestinian flag as demonstrators attend a rally organised by Defend Our Juries, challenging the British government's proscription of "Palestine Action" under anti-terrorism laws, in Parliament Square, in London, Britain, August 9, 2025.

UK-Norway warship deal boosts NATO Arctic defenses against Russia

BAE’s Type 26 frigates feature sophisticated weapons, advanced sensors, and cutting-edge communications, with a flexible design that enables future upgrades to counter emerging threats

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Computer Generated footage of Type 26 Global Combat Ship with Norwegian flag.

E-3 must see 'snapback' trigger through to the end, ignore Iranian trickery - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: Europe must not fall for the ayatollahs’ bait-and-delay scam and offer Iran yet another opportunity to wiggle off the hook.

AUGUST 31, 2025ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran on Sunday. He declared that ‘Tehran would never bow’ to US, European, and Zionist pressures, says the writer.

Why the promise of a two-state solution empowers terrorism - opinion

Not when Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom are to recognize a Palestinian state whose leadership is committed to Israel’s obliteration.

AUGUST 29, 2025ByBRENDA KATTEN
DEMONSTRATING FOR Israel in front of Houses of Parliament, London; UK Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis addresses them off camera.

UK denies Israeli officials access to defense summit

Despite government officials being barred from the conference, Israeli arms companies will still be welcome to partake in the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition.

AUGUST 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Illustrative: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, February 20, 2023,British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London, Britain, July 6, 2024.

My Word: Palestinian flags and the Cross of St. George

If there’s anything Jews and moderate Muslims can agree on, it’s the shared struggle against those who would ban male circumcisions, and exposing the dangers of Islamist extremism.

AUGUST 29, 2025ByLIAT COLLINS
A PROTESTER against migrant hotels holds a Union flag with ‘Stop The Boats’ written on it, outside the Best Western hotel during a demonstration this week in Long Eaton, Derbyshire.

France, UK, Germany officially activate 'snapback' sanctions on Iran, notify UN Security Council

European nations are demanding that Iran resume negotiations for a new nuclear agreement and grant access to all nuclear sites.

AUGUST 28, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
(Illustrative) During the annual rally commemorating 1979 Islamic Revolution, domestically-built missiles and a satellite carrier are displayed at the Azadi (Freedom) Sq. in in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.