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A B1 bomber prepares to take off as police officers man a checkpoint near RAF Fairford air base, in Fairford, England, September 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
October 27, 2026, 2:20 pm
2 charged in UK over airbase plot; 1 accused of helping foreign power, believed to be Iran
London residents Nouman Essghir and Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim, both 24, accused of plot to attack RAF base used by US forces to strike Iran
By AFP
Illustration: British Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson speaks to the class during a visit to meet students at the All Saints School in Anfield, Liverpool, January 16, 2025. (Peter Byrne, Pool Photo via AP)
October 22, 2026, 11:52 pm
UK adopts sweeping plan against antisemitism in schools; teachers union pushes back
Union accuses Israel of genocide; program includes training, education on Jewish life and improved incident reporting
By JTA, Zev Stub and ToI Staff
Sally Rooney’s books are displayed for sale at a bookshop in London on October 15, 2026. (AP/Kin Cheung)
October 21, 2026, 6:26 pm
Authors urge UK to halt ‘draconian’ Palestine Action ban as Rooney sales end
Open letter signed by 150 actors, writers, public figures including Nobel laureates, says ban is ‘affront to basic principles of free speech,’ calls for government to change course
By AFP
A "Palestine Poppy" badge being sold in Britain ahead of Remembrance Day, October 2026. (Palestine Poppy website)
October 19, 2026, 9:16 am
Anti-Israel activists accused of ‘hijacking’ UK’s Remembrance Day with ‘Palestine Poppy’
Various public figures slam pro-Palestinian version of national remembrance symbol, saying the initiative is disrespectful to war victims and ‘designed to divide rather than unite’
By Michael Bachner
An Undated handout photo originally issued by the Metropolitan Police shows Norwegian Johannes Kongsnes Natland, who has been sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court to 20 years' detention for traveling to England to carry out a killing on behalf of an international crime gang backed by Iran. (Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH via Reuters Connect)
October 16, 2026, 6:28 pm
Norwegian teen sentenced to 20 years for plotting UK murder tied to Iran-linked gang
Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, convicted of conspiracy to carry out contract killing of an unknown target for $28,000; he was arrested with two guns and ammunition
By AP and Reuters
Sally Rooney’s books are displayed for sale at a bookshop in London on October 15, 2026. (AP/Kin Cheung)
October 16, 2026, 11:26 am
Rooney has UK bookstores scrambling to see if they’re breaking terrorism law by selling her books
Anti-Israel author says her books can no longer be sold in UK because she helps finance the banned terror group Palestine Action
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Director General of MI5 Ken McCallum speaks at Thames House, the headquarters of the UK's Security Service in London, Oct. 13, 2026. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP, Pool)
October 13, 2026, 5:21 pm
MI5 chief says Iran is targeting military bases in UK, airbase plot ‘not unique’
Ken McCallum: UK security agency has seen ‘major shift’ in Iran’s overseas attack ambitions, Tehran now looking to ‘come at harder targets, like military sites’
By Jill Lawless
Police guard a road leading to RAF Fairford, in Fairford, England, September 28, 2026. (Alastair Grant/AP)
October 12, 2026, 8:13 pm
UK’s Burnham says Iran’s IRGC likely behind airbase incident
British PM says country ‘will not tolerate’ threats, promises to crack down on Tehran’s use of criminal networks; foreign ministries of 29 countries issue joint condemnation
By Reuters and Lazar Berman
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot visits Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on October 7, 2026. (Jack GUEZ/AFP)
October 7, 2026, 5:18 pm
World leaders solemnly mark 3 years since Oct. 7, as Hamas and Iran celebrate anniversary
Trump says he spoke to Netanyahu, ‘other side paying a very big price’ for massacre; Macron calls assault ‘barbaric’ as French FM visits Israel to commemorate victims, hostages
By Nava Freiberg, Nurit Yohanan, Luke Tress, Agencies and ToI Staff
A police van is parked outside of a warehouse park housing offices of a the Persian-language TV station, Iran International, in Wembley, northwest London on April 16, 2026. (Henry NICHOLLS/AFP)
October 6, 2026, 3:00 pm
British court tries 3 Iranians accused of spying on journalists
Prosecutors say defendants surveilled journalists from UK-based Iran International, an opposition outlet, with the ‘ultimate objective’ of violence
By AFP
A B1 bomber prepares to take off as police officers man a checkpoint near RAF Fairford air base, in Fairford, England, September 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
October 6, 2026, 11:15 am
US removed bombers from British airbase due to potential Iran drone attack – report
Citing officials, WSJ says B-1 bombers relocated from RAF Fairford due to intel on IRGC drone plot to target American troops; Trump downplays incident, Iran denies involvement
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Abdullah Albadri (UK Crown Prosecution Service)
October 5, 2026, 8:32 pm
Kuwaiti jailed for life in UK over attempted attack at Israeli embassy in 2025
Abdullah Albadri, 34, had a note saying he intended to be a martyr ‘for the glory of God,’ police said; he twice sought asylum in UK, was motivated to attack by Gaza war
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The UK’s Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan Stephen Doughty talks to the media after a meeting with Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos at the foreign ministry house in Nicosia, Cyprus, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
September 29, 2026, 10:13 pm
UK official rejects claim London has broadened restrictions on Israel arms exports
Official denies report by Jewish Chronicle, after Middle East minister says more than 80 licenses have been suspended or refused over Gaza
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a press briefing after his meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
September 27, 2026, 11:48 am
Hamas chief’s ex-guard got asylum in UK, then hatched terror plot against Jews – report
Former bodyguard for Ismail Haniyeh was not on British security services’ radar despite his links to the terror group’s leadership being public knowledge, UK Times says
By ToI Staff
Former star striker Wayne Rooney stands on the pitch before the Champions League soccer match between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Liverpool, England, November 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
September 24, 2026, 3:13 pm
British soccer legend Wayne Rooney reveals Jewish ancestry
Raised Catholic and once interested in becoming a priest, former England striker learns his great-grandmother fled Poland for Liverpool
By ToI Staff
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