The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/england/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:54:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png England | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/england/ 32 32 English mayor resigns after boosting claim Jewish ambulance arson was ‘false flag’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/english-mayor-resigns-after-boosting-claim-jewish-ambulance-arson-was-false-flag/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:18:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3792684 Bath's Bharat Pankhania apologizes 'unreservedly' for engaging with posts about torching of four Hatzola vehicles in London; police treating attack as antisemitic hate crime

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]]> Man arrested for attempted murder after car hits pedestrians in UK, wounding 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-arrested-for-attempted-murder-after-car-hits-pedestrians-in-uk-wounding-7/ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:02:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3790275 Suspect 'originally from India,' Derbyshire police say; government minister tells BBC 'we don't believe there is wider cause for the public to be alarmed'

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]]> UK police arrest man suspected of shooting Jewish teen in head with air rifle https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-police-arrest-man-suspected-of-shooting-jewish-teen-in-head-with-air-rifle/ Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:42:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3632493 Reports say teen was shot outside synagogue in Bournemouth, suffered minor injuries; local rabbi says he was visibly Jewish; police treating incident as hate crime

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]]> London Chabad chastised by British authorities over fundraiser for IDF soldier https://www.timesofisrael.com/london-chabad-chastised-by-british-authorities-over-fundraiser-for-idf-soldier/ Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:52:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3458842 UK law forbids charities raising money for foreign militaries; Chabad house says commission's decision 'regrettable,' but doesn't dispute it, says it won't happen again

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]]> International bowls federation drops ban on Israelis at UK competition after outrage https://www.timesofisrael.com/bowls-federation-bans-3-israelis-from-uk-competition-after-boycott-calls/ Tue, 31 Dec 2024 17:23:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3450457 World Bowls Tour says it added 'significant' security to upcoming indoor championship, acknowledges 'difficult time for all involved' as it reverses initial banning of 3 bowlers

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]]> UK convicts Moroccan of murdering retiree so ‘Palestine would be free from Zionists’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-convicts-moroccan-of-murdering-retiree-so-palestine-would-be-free-from-zionists/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:49:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3276580 Ahmed Alid, 45, stabbed elderly man to death in the week after Oct. 7 massacre, also wounded housemate in chest while screaming 'Allahu Akbar' and assaulted two police officers

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]]> Newly elected British MP Galloway equates Israel-Hamas war to Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/newly-elected-british-mp-galloway-equates-israel-hamas-war-to-holocaust/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 10:14:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3238393 Left-wing firebrand says UK should not interfere with terror group's rule of Gaza because 'Palestinian people picked Hamas'

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]]> Left-wing firebrand Galloway wins UK by-election dominated by Israel-Hamas war https://www.timesofisrael.com/left-wing-firebrand-galloway-wins-uk-by-election-dominated-by-israel-hamas-war/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:27:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3235921 After running pro-Palestinian campaign, 69-year-old wins over Muslim community by attacking both Labour and governing Conservatives for supporting Israel in the conflict

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]]> ‘Get the f*ck out of here’: Comedian berates Israeli at UK show, some in crowd join in https://www.timesofisrael.com/london-theater-apologizes-after-comedian-crowd-berate-israeli-attending-show/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:03:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3223118 Comedian Paul Currie accused of haranguing audience member at his London show who refused to stand for Palestinian flag; Soho Theatre apologizes; watchdog mulls legal action

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]]> York gets first rabbi since community decimated by infamous 1190 pogrom https://www.timesofisrael.com/york-gets-first-rabbi-since-community-decimated-by-infamous-1190-pogrom/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 03:21:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3067243 Rabbi Elisheva Salamo takes up residence as part-time clergy for York Liberal Jewish Community, as city long associated with Crusader tower massacre rebuilds Jewish life

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]]> Wounded vets from Israel and the UK test their mettle at 3rd annual Veterans Games https://www.timesofisrael.com/wounded-vets-from-israel-and-the-uk-test-their-mettle-at-3rd-annual-veterans-games/ Wed, 31 May 2023 10:47:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3024408 The three-day event brings together more than 100 Israeli and British military veterans for an athletic competition, sightseeing, and a chance to bond with comrades-in-arms

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]]> Why the Tower of London holds a paradoxical place in Medieval England’s Jewish story https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-the-tower-of-london-holds-a-paradoxical-place-in-medieval-englands-jewish-story/ Sat, 11 Mar 2023 03:49:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2965098 New research by Dr. Rory MacLellan, who led a 2-year project at Historic Royal Palaces, paints iconic fortress as a place of imprisonment, and sanctuary, for 13th-century Jews

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]]> Ancient Roman vase is 1st evidence of gladiator battles on English soil https://www.timesofisrael.com/ancient-roman-vase-is-1st-evidence-of-gladiator-battles-on-english-soil/ Sun, 05 Mar 2023 13:41:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2966429 New analysis of artifact from late 2nd century, discovered in Colchester in 1853, depicts duel between fighters Memnon and Valentinus

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]]> First coins depicting King Charles III unveiled by UK Royal Mint https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-coins-depicting-king-charles-iii-unveiled-by-uk-royal-mint/ Fri, 30 Sep 2022 08:18:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2845912 Mint has depicted Britain's royal family on coins for over 1,100 years since Alfred the Great; new monarch's effigy faces to the left, opposite direction of his mother

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]]> Miles-long line expected as crowds build to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state https://www.timesofisrael.com/miles-long-line-expected-as-crowds-build-to-see-queen-elizabeth-ii-lying-in-state/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:13:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2836465 Queen's gun carriage to travel from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, where casket will remain until Monday funeral

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