United Kingdom

UK royals hold extensive property but pay little to no rent, spending watchdog reveals

The issue has been seized on by critics of the monarchy, who increasingly question their wealth.

|ByREUTERS
Buckingham Palace, the official residence of the British Monarch, is pictured in London on September 11, 2025; illustrative.
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.

Two visibly Jewish men find ‘Free Palestine’ message on London hotel room TV

The first man also said he had been met with hostility from a staff member at the front desk, who refused to look at him or properly serve him.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
The NHS logo is displayed on a ambulance parked close to a nearby hospital, on October 20, 2025.

NHS urged to ban pro-Palestinian badges amid antisemitism concerns

Lord John Mann’s review recommends that NHS staff receive mandatory antisemitism training and bans pro-Palestinian badges to ensure Jewish patients and staff feel safe.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Green Party leader Zack Polanski gives a speech to party supporters at the Church of Saint John the Evangelist on May 2, 2026 in Cardiff, Wales.

Zack Polanski signs letter calling for investigation, screening of IDF vets with UK citizenship

Polanski joined British politicians and activists urging the UK government to probe IDF veterans and implement airport screening for potential war crimes.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

UK-based Sky News Group ends venture with UAE's International Media Investments

The venture began in 2010, when Sky News Group and IMI joined forces to launch Sky News Arabia as an alternative Arabic-language TV news channel.

JUNE 4, 2026ByASHER SMITH
A reporter for Sky News Arabia television channel speaks before the camera from the media centre set up for the 2025 ArabIslamic extraordinary summit in Doha on September 15, 2025.

UK gov't removes Israel from 'no travel list' for first time since June 2025 Iran war

The FCDO no longer advises against all travel to Israel but continues to advise against all travel to Gaza, areas within 500m of the Gaza border, parts of the West Bank, and parts of northern Israel.

JUNE 3, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Metropolitan Police officers stand on duty as people attend a rally organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism, opposite Downing Street in central London on April 30, 2026.

Suspect starts fire in Golders Green apartment building, residents extinguish

Residents of a block of flats on Bridge Lane, NW11, reported witnessing a suspect deliberately start a fire in a communal stairwell before fleeing when challenged.

JUNE 3, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Local community members talk with police officers from London's Metropolitan Police following a suspected antisemitic arson attack in Golders Green, London, March 23, 2026.

Cargo vessel struck by drone attack in Gulf, Iraqi officials say

Two explosions struck a cargo vessel near Iraq’s Umm Qasr, with officials saying one was caused by a drone attack.

JUNE 1, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
An oil tanker is seen after it was attacked at the Gulf of Oman

British anti-Israel groups call to screen IDF veterans at UK border

British anti-Israel groups launched a petition calling for UK authorities to investigate and screen IDF veterans with British citizenship.

JUNE 1, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
UK AND Israeli flags together at a march in London.

Anti-Israel activists Hasan Piker, Cenk Uygur claim UK banned their entry, revoked visas

The British Home Office justified the move by declaring Uyger as a “serious risk to the public order," according to an X post made by the Young Turks founder.

JUNE 1, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Antisemitic left-wing streamer Hasan Piker (L) and Young Turks founder Cenk Uygur (R).

Grapevine, May 29, 2026: Meaningful conversation

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

MAY 30, 2026ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
A general view of Jerusalem's Old City shows the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in the foreground as the Dome of the Rock, located on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, is seen in the background.

Man charged in UK with assisting foreign intelligence service linked to Iran

According to police, the allegations were believed to relate to Iran and to the targeting of a British-based journalist at Iran International, which is critical of Tehran's government.

MAY 29, 2026ByREUTERS
The silhouette of a man, seen over the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran (illustrative)

The city on a hill and the dignity of office - opinion

Israel can no longer be counted on as a beacon of democracy.

MAY 27, 2026ByNIGEL LITHMAN
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir reacts as flotilla activists are detained by Israeli forces, in Ashdod Port, Israel, in this screen grab taken from a video released on May 20, 2026.

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

LFB said the building was producing “a significant amount of smoke” and urged people in the area to keep windows and doors closed.

MAY 27, 2026BySHIR PERETS
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.