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Police officers patrol at a cordon near Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, a suburb of London, April 19, 2026. (Jamie Lashmar/PA via AP)
April 22, 2026, 9:03 pm
Teen pleads guilty to arson at London synagogue, says he has ‘no hate’ toward Jews
17-year-old prosecuted in latest attack on UK Jewish institution says he didn’t know it was a synagogue; police still seeking two other suspects
By AP and ToI Staff
The wreckage of burnt ambulances is seen in a car park at Golders Green in London, March 23, 2026, after an arson attack targeting the vehicles, which were run by a Jewish charity. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
April 18, 2026, 10:20 am
UK police charge fourth suspect over attack on Jewish community ambulances
Pro-Iranian group said to be behind attack also claims responsibility for attempted arson at synagogue in Finchley and Iran International offices in Wembley
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Burnt ambulances in a parking lot at Golders Green in London, March 23, 2026, after an arson attack on four vehicles belonging to a Jewish ambulance service in London. (AP/Alberto Pezzali)
March 26, 2026, 2:56 pm
2 men released on bail after arson attack on London Jewish community ambulances
Police say they were set free under strict conditions and will be closely monitored; attack being investigated as antisemitic hate crime
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters take part at a demonstration on Al Quds Day, in London, April 5, 2024 (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
March 11, 2026, 1:17 pm
UK bans pro-Iran, anti-Israel Al Quds Day march, but static demonstration permitted
Rally organized by group that said slain leader Khamenei ‘stood on right side of history’; police note potential tensions with counter-protesters, recent foiled Iranian plots on UK soil
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative: Police officers patrol in front of Scotland Yard, central London, on February 14, 2022. (Tolga Akmen / AFP)
April 14, 2025, 9:44 am
London cop who worked in hate crimes unit sacked for antisemitic posts after Oct. 7
One of the images showed Hitler morphing into Netanyahu amid other ‘antisemitic and grossly offensive’ posts to Instagram in the wake of Hamas onslaught
By ToI Staff
Former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn, center, joins protesters with placards and flags taking part in the 'National March For Palestine' in central London on November 11, 2023. (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
November 11, 2023, 4:47 pm
300,000 march against Israel in London on Armistice Day, demand Gaza ceasefire
Anti-Israel ‘From the river to the sea’ slogan chanted; some wear Hamas headbands; 82 counter-protestors arrested amid scuffles; police out in force to keep peace on sensitive date
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters gather with placards and flags, including a banner urging "Resist! Return!, at a 'National March For Palestine' in central London on November 11, 2023 (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
November 11, 2023, 11:24 am
Vast crowds at pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel rally in London; major police presence
Almost 2,000 police at latest in a series of marches that have seen anti-Israel chants, antisemitic incidents; officers guard national war memorial; far-right groups also gather
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Screen capture from video of a Metropolitan Police officer using sign language to communicate with deaf Israeli tourists outside Buckingham Palace on October 3, 2021. (Facebook)
October 6, 2021, 9:35 am
UK cop thrills deaf Israeli tourists at queen’s front door
Mounted officer PC Hounsome displays sign language skills as she explains to visitors about Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace
By Stuart Winer
Sudesh Amman, named by police as the suspect in a terror attack in Streatham, London on February 2, 2020 (Met Police)
February 3, 2020, 12:45 am
London attacker who stabbed 2 was recently freed from jail for terror offenses
Suspect named as Sudesh Amman; reportedly released week ago after serving half sentence for distributing terror materials; said to disparage Jews, Yazidi women in online chats
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Armed police officers arrive at The Shard in the London Bridge quarter in London on June 4, 2017, following a terror attack. (AFP PHOTO / NIKLAS HALLE'N)
June 4, 2017, 1:09 pm
Armed police to patrol London after deadly terror attack
Commissioner confirms 7th casualty from car-ramming and stabbing spree, says numbers of officers in capital to increase
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Members of the emergency services work to help victims on Westminster Bridge, alongside the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 22, 2017. (AFP Photo/Miklas Halle'n)
March 23, 2017, 9:18 am
British MPs to return to parliament day after deadly attack
Police treating Westminster Bridge car-ramming and stabbing attack that killed four as ‘Islamist-related terror’
By Dario Thuburn and Alice Ritchie
London ‘s Finchley Central station and a nearby street were temporarily closed when a suspicious truck was reported close to a building in north London, housing the Jewish Agency, November 24, 2016. (YouTube screenshot)
November 24, 2016, 2:42 pm
Suspicious van briefly clears out Jewish Agency in London
Police give all-clear after buildings evacuated, subway station closed at Finchley Central
By Sue Surkes
Young Jewish men fend off a gang trying to force their way into a London synagogue during a violent confrontation, March 22, 2015. (screen capture: YouTube/Vos9es's)
May 1, 2016, 3:47 pm
Hate crimes against Jews up sharply in Britain, audit finds
Campaign Against Antisemitism group reports a 50% increase in violent incidents, and a fall in the number of suspects charged
By Stuart Winer
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