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Israeli actors from the Orna Porat theater perform in Hebrew for several Jewish schools in London, part of JNF UK's effort to bolster Israel and the Hebrew language as an antidote to anti-Semitism (Jessica Steinberg/ Times of Israel)
April 4, 2019, 2:55 pm
After planting trees, JNF UK hopes to lay down Hebrew roots among British Jews
Britain’s oldest Israel charity is shifting its attention back home, where, amid a rise in anti-Semitism, learning the language of the Jewish state takes on new urgency
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: Rush hour passenger walks along an empty platform at Kennington Tube Station in London, Friday, July 8, 2005 (AP Photo/Sergio Dionisio)
September 8, 2018, 9:58 pm
Family fall onto London tube track, survive as train passes over them
Woman accidentally pushes stroller wheels over the side of the platform; husband jumps down to help her and the baby, and the 3 shelter in a pit
By AFP
Police forensics officers works alongside an underground tube train at a platform at Parsons Green underground tube station in west London on September 15, 2017 following an explosion. (AFP/Adrian Dennis)
March 16, 2018, 3:09 pm
Iraqi asylum seeker guilty of London Tube bombing
Ahmed Hassan described by Scotland Yard as ‘lone actor’ who is ‘devious and cunning in equal measures’
By AFP
Traffic is halted on Oxford street following an incident in central London on November 24, 2017. (AFP/Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS)
November 25, 2017, 2:23 am
16 hurt fleeing false terror alert in London’s Oxford St
Armed officers lock down area for more than an hour before Metropolitan Police report no ‘trace of suspects, evidence of shots fired or casualties’
By AFP
An armed policeman runs down Oxford Street in central London on November 24, 2017. (AFP/Daniel Leal-Olivas)
November 24, 2017, 7:13 pm
London police say no evidence of attack after terror alert
Officials say incident at Oxford Circus station is over after officers found ‘no suspects, shots or casualties’; reports of gunfire had sparked panic in the British capital
By TOI staff and Agencies
Co-founder of the 'Growing Underground' project Steven Dring inspects the crops at the urban farm project in Clapham, south London, on September 13, 2017. (AFP Photo/Daniel Leal-Olivas)
October 1, 2017, 12:36 am
Underground air-raid shelter feeding London restaurants
WWII structure converted to urban farm where vegetables are being grown using hydroponics and LED lights
By Alfons Luna
Members of the emergency services are seen outside Parsons Green Underground station in London on September 15, 2017, following a bombing attack on a subway train at the station. (AFP Photo/Daniel Leal-Olivas)
September 22, 2017, 4:49 pm
18-year-old charged with attempted murder for London subway bombing
Ahmed Hassan allegedly planted bomb in terror attack on Underground last week that injured 30
By Agencies
Ambulances and police are seen at the at Parsons Green subway station in London after a bombing on the London Underground on September 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
September 20, 2017, 12:42 pm
British police arrest 2 more suspects in subway bomber hunt
Men, aged 48 and 30, nabbed in Wales, bringing total number of arrests to 5
By AP
Illustrative: UK police on patrol September 17, 2017. (AP/Frank Augstein)
September 17, 2017, 10:53 pm
UK lowers official terrorist threat level after 2nd arrest
Upscaled police presence to continue, public urged to remain vigilant
By Gregory Katz
Police forensics officers works next to an underground train at a platform at Parsons Green underground station in west London on September 15, 2017, following an explosion, later claimed by Islamic State, which injured 29 people. (AFP/Daniel Leal-Olivas)
September 17, 2017, 11:27 am
Second suspect arrested in connection with London tube bomb
21-year-old man arrested in west London, after 18-year-old nabbed at Dover ferry departure area on Saturday
By AFP and TOI staff
Forensics officers work next to Underground train at a platform at Parsons Green station in London on September 15, 2017. (AFP Photo/Adrian Dennis)
September 16, 2017, 7:02 pm
UK experts say London bomb didn’t detonate properly, could’ve left dozens dead
Despite its crude appearance, ex-investigator says explosive device showed high degree of expertise, resembled ‘devices used by terror groups’
By TOI staff and AFP
Ambulances and police are seen at the at Parsons Green subway station in London after a bombing on the London Underground on September 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
September 16, 2017, 1:27 pm
British police make ‘significant arrest’ in London train bombing
Authorities say 18-year-old nabbed in port area of Dover, as terror threat level remains ‘critical’ after IS-claimed attack
By AFP
Armed British police officers stand on duty outside Parsons Green underground tube station in west London on September 15, 2017, following an explosion. (AFP/Daniel Leal-Olivas)
September 16, 2017, 11:24 am
Manhunt for London bomber underway as threat level raised
Police say authorities ‘chasing down’ suspect; Islamic State claims its terrorist planted explosive on a packed underground train, injuring 29
By Alexandra Del Peral
Armed British police officers stand on duty outside Parsons Green underground tube station in west London on September 15, 2017, following a bombing on an underground tube carriage at the station. (AFP/ Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS)
September 16, 2017, 4:14 am
Terror threat in UK raised to critical after London bomb attack
Following explosion on train that injured at least 29, Prime Minister May says public to see ‘more armed police on the transport network and on our streets’
By Alexandra Del Peral
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May greets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 10 Downing Street in London, February 6, 2017. (AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
September 15, 2017, 5:47 pm
Netanyahu says Israel stands with UK after subway bomb
Manhunt on after homemade device wounds 22 on London Underground train and sparks panicked stampede
By TOI staff and AP
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