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US Air Force Base RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, Eastern England, January 8, 2015. (Chris Radburn/PA File, via AP)
December 18, 2017, 8:27 pm
Shots fired at US air base in England after car slams into gate
Local police say none injured expert for driver in 'disturbance' that led to lockdown at RAF Middenhall; suspect arrested
By AFP
In this file photo dated Wednesday, March 29, 2017, a British flag is shown near to Big Ben's clock tower in front of the Houses of Parliament in central London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE)
September 12, 2017, 10:30 pm
Devastating UK survey finds half of Britons agree with anti-Israel statements
Largest and most detailed study of attitudes towards Jews and Israel ever conducted in Britain finds one in three citizens holds at least one anti-Semitic attitude
By Robert Philpot
A British Army soldier patrols with an armed police officer near the Houses of Parliament in central London on May 24, 2017. (Justin Tallis/AFP)
June 16, 2017, 1:52 pm
Police arrest man with knife outside UK Parliament
No injuries reported in incident that comes months after a deadly attack in the area
By AFP
Clifford's Tower in the city of York, a major hub for Jewish economic activity and the site of an early Jewish pogrom in 1190 (Soerfm, CC-BY-SA, via wikipedia)
From the WebJune 13, 2017, 2:26 pm
Visitor center to be built at site of York massacre
Clifford's Tower, where 150 Jews were killed in 1190, to get gift shop, improved tourist features, Jewish News reports
Shia LeBeouf speaking with Jimmy Kimmel in an interview in October 2014. (YouTube screenshot)
April 6, 2017, 12:35 am
Shia LeBeouf movie opens in the UK to audience of one
Selling a further four tickets by Wednesday, 'Man Down' due to close Thursday after singularly unsuccessful premiere in English town
By Sue Surkes
Ivor Montagu with his wife, Eileen, Feb. 24, 1927. (Sasha/Getty Images)
February 2, 2017, 3:53 am
How the Queen of England got involved in a secret Jewish wedding
The 1927 elopement of the son of a British Jewish baron and his wife, daughter of a shoemaker, prompted a condolence call by Mary of Teck
By Josefin Dolsten
The Jolly Farmers pub, scene of an anti-Semitic and homophobic attack on a gay couple on Christmas Day 2016, in Thornaby, north Yorkshire, England. (Screen capture: Google maps)
January 3, 2017, 6:39 pm
Gay UK couple assaulted in anti-Semitic, homophobic attack
2 men and friend celebrating Christmas in north Yorkshire pub set upon by gang who accost them because one is Jewish
By JTA
Performer Joshua Rudy appears in King Richard's Faire as the master-at-arms in Carver, Massachusetts, September 24, 2016 (Elan Kawesch/The Times of Israel)
October 17, 2016, 10:43 pm
For ‘Renaissance’ Jews, all the world’s a joust
From coast to coast, Jews fill the ranks of elaborate outdoor festival productions, finding connections between Judaism and their penchant for reenacting days of yore
By Matt Lebovic
German Lorenz cipher machine used for sending coded messages during WWII (CC BY Timitrius/Flickr)
May 29, 2016, 7:19 pm
German WWII coding machine found on eBay
Discovered in a shed and sold for £10, device was used by Hitler to send encrypted messages to his generals
By AFP
Protesters urging a boycott against Israel in Melbourne, file photo (CC-BY SA Takver/Wikimedia Commons)
May 4, 2016, 7:17 pm
UK councils face court challenge over Israel boycotts
Jewish Human Rights Watch files suit against local municipalities for passing 'anti-Semitic' BDS motions
By AP and TOI staff
Detail from a painting depicting blood libel in St. Paul's Church in Sandomierz, Poland. (public domain, Wikimedia Commons)Detail from a painting depicting blood libel in St. Paul's Church in Sandomierz, Poland. (public domain, Wikimedia Commons)
April 7, 2016, 5:35 pm
How a 12th century murder became an international Jewish conspiracy
Blood libel, the myth of Jews killing Christian children, has taken on its own life -- and that of many Jews -- since a Benedictine monk penned the first chronicled fabrication, says author E.M. Rose
By JP O’ Malley
In 1938, the Schlesingers opened a hostel in London to care for Jewish children from Berlin (Courtesy)
March 14, 2016, 3:12 am
Trove of UK love letters sheds light on rescue of German Jewish kinder
In 'Their Promised Land,' Ian Buruma pays tribute to his British grandparents, who opened youth hostel to save 12 young Berliners before WWII
By Anne Joseph
January 16, 2016, 3:15 pm
British fits of anti-Semitic morality
Attacks against Israel, with Jews as proxy, should generate outrage; instead, they are 'the good fight'
By Masimba Musodza
The flag of England waves behind the flag of the United Kingdom, in Southsea, England on July 20, 2008. (THOR/Creative Commons)
January 14, 2016, 1:20 pm
Lawmakers bruit ‘Jerusalem’ as official English anthem
Parliament approves first reading of bill making William Blake poem national hymn, replacing 'God Save the Queen' at sporting events
By TOI staff and AFP
A man is helped by a rescue team in Whalley, Lancashire, England, Saturday Dec. 26, 2015. (Kim Pilling/PA via AP)
December 27, 2015, 1:35 am
Hundreds evacuated as floods sweep northern England
UK government scrambles as heavy rains leave 10,000 without power; elderly residents rescued from homes by lifeboat
By AFP
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