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Elisheva Levy at Kumkum Tea House, 2026 (Yitzchak Ledee)
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'I wanted people to feel like they were coming into my home'
Elisheva Levy, Jerusalem’s fairy godmother
By Sarah Tuttle-Singer
On this week's Peoples of Israel, a new series featuring the mosaic of personalities walking the Land, we meet a woman who has made a home for everyone in her whimsical British tea house
Anti-Israel demonstrators take part in a 'Stand with Palestine' protest close to the embassy of Israel in west London on October 9, 2023. (Daniel LEAL/ AFP/ File)
UK, US both said probing alleged ties between China and an anti-Israel protest group
By Ethan Rubinson
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves 10 Downing Street after a meeting with Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London, March 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
August 15, 2026, 10:05 am
‘Completely unacceptable’: UK slams Netanyahu for calling it an ‘Islamic republic’
British government says it raised the matter with Jerusalem; Israeli spokesman downplays remark, claims PM was quoting Vance
By AFP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in an episode of an Army Radio podcast released on August 13, 2026. (Screen capture: Army Radio/Youtube)
August 14, 2026, 10:07 am
Netanyahu calls UK an ‘Islamic republic,’ jokes it would be first one with nukes
PM echoes 2024 Vance crack during Army Radio podcast reportedly filmed at studio of a Likud vendor rather than the station’s military base
By ToI Staff
Protesters hold up banners, flags and placards during an anti-Israel demonstration in London, February 3, 2024 (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
August 12, 2026, 4:30 pm
Israelis second only to Russians among least wanted immigrants to UK, poll finds
Almost half of Britons think their country should allow in fewer Israelis or none at all; survey results significantly more negative toward Israel than 10 years ago
By ToI Staff
Hamas members ride on top of a humanitarian aid truck in Rafah, Gaza Strip, December 19, 2023. (AP Photo)
August 9, 2026, 12:13 am
UK probes major Muslim charity after director charged with funneling aid to Hamas
FBI alleges Al-Khair Foundation head worked with senior Hamas leader to transfer cash and divert humanitarian supplies to terror group while concealing that it was the beneficiary
By ToI Staff
The "Miked" or “M” room, a secret World War II British intelligence listening facility, is pictured inside the new Trent Park Museum, after its recent opening in Enfield, north London, on July 29, 2026. (Henry NICHOLLS/AFP)
August 5, 2026, 10:29 am
New museum opens at UK mansion where captive Nazi officers were spied on to glean secrets
‘Listeners,’ mostly Jewish refugees, transcribed conversations of high-ranking POWs during World War II who were lulled by comforts to disclose intel that was used against Germany
By AFP
Demonstrators gather outside the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, July 30, 2026, as a plea hearing for 25 people accused of showing support for Palestine Action takes place. (AP/Alberto Pezzali)
July 30, 2026, 9:05 pm
UK Supreme Court to hear appeal against Britain’s ban on Palestine Action group
After Court of Appeal upheld proscription of organization, co-founder wins right to appeal, vows to continue to fight ‘if necessary to the European Court of Human Rights’
By Agencies
Ed Miliband and Shabana Mahmood arrive for a cabinet meeting in London, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/ Kirsty Wigglesworth)
July 20, 2026, 11:30 pm
Jewish former Labour leader Ed Miliband tapped as new British foreign secretary
New UK PM Burnham shakes up cabinet, purging Starmer loyalists, signaling tack to left; Miliband led party from 2010 to 2015, when he lost election; criticized Israel’s Gaza policy
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks to staff and media at 10 Downing Street in London, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)
July 20, 2026, 4:52 pm
Andy Burnham becomes 7th UK PM in a decade, is expected to take tougher stance on Israel
Taking reins of unpopular governing Labour party from Keir Starmer, in a Britain with anemic economic growth, ex-Manchester mayor pledges to tackle high cost of living ahead of new 10-year-plan
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Former UK ambassador and diplomatic veteran Edmund Fitton-Brown. (Courtesy)
July 17, 2026, 5:39 am
Former UK diplomat: Foreign Office has lost its ability to discern friends from enemies
Edmund Fitton-Brown, who for decades served as envoy to Gulf nations, believes Islamic extremism is poisoning his country’s diplomatic well. Can a Burnham government bring new hope?
By Robert Philpot
A undated handout picture released by the family of Craig and Lindsay Foreman through Britain's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in London on February 15, 2025, shows Craig and Lindsay Foreman posing for a selfie photograph at an unknown location. (Photo by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office/AFP)
July 15, 2026, 1:30 pm
British man jailed in Iran given additional two-year sentence, family says
Relatives of Craig Foreman says 10-year term was extended because he spoke to the media; Tehran executes anti-government protester accused of being a ‘collaborator with the enemy’
By Agencies
Britain’s European parliament member Ann Widdecombe, of the Brexit party, arrives at the European parliament, on January 14, 2020, in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
July 13, 2026, 9:57 pm
UK counterterror police take over investigation into suspected murder of ex-lawmaker
British police re-arrest suspect in ‘horrific murder’ of longtime Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe; police assess she was attacked some 24 hours before her body was found on Thursday
By Anna MALPAS
Protesters gather near Downing Street during a 'national emergency' rally organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism following a terror stabbing attack in Golders Green, London, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
July 13, 2026, 5:35 pm
UK says Iran-backed group was behind attacks on Jews, bans Revolutionary Guard
Britain also outlaws Tehran-linked IMCR over string of arsons, other antisemitic incidents in London this year; those who aid either group could face life in prison
By Agencies
A local resident looks out as crowds gather during a visit by Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer to an ambulance center operated by the Jewish community in the Golders Green neighborhood of north London on April 30, 2026, the day after two men were stabbed in an attack. (CARLOS JASSO / AFP)
July 13, 2026, 5:12 am
UK pledges £250 million over 3 years to boost protection of Jewish communities
Outgoing PM Keir Starmer says tackling antisemitism ‘has been central to my leadership from day one,’ amid major spike in attacks on British Jews
By Agencies
FILE - Britain's European parliament member Ann Widdecombe, right, of the Brexit party, speaks during a debate at the European parliament, Jan. 14, 2020, in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)
July 10, 2026, 11:36 pm
UK police arrest suspect in the killing of former Parliament member Ann Widdecombe
Widdecombe, 78, found dead in her home in southwest England, police say she sustained serious injuries; killing not believed to be politically motivated
By brian melley
UK Labour MP Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People's History Museum in Manchester, England, on June 29, 2026.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
July 10, 2026, 5:41 pm
Jewish groups push back against likely next UK PM Burnham over Israel comments
After Labour MP urges ‘more pressure’ on Israeli government, Jewish organizations say ‘distorted’ criticisms of Jewish state are one driver of antisemitism, all must be addressed
By Zev Stub
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