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Misan Harriman, left, at a demonstration organized by the NGO Choose Love Europe outside the Houses of Parliament in London, May 29, 2025. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP)
June 25, 2026, 8:20 pm
Chair of Britain’s largest arts center to step down amid antisemitism scrutiny
Misan Harriman, a prominent cultural figure who led London’s Southbank Centre, says his departure was planned long before his controversial social media posts sparked criticism
By Kelly Hartog
Andy Burnham, front left, is sworn-in as an MP in the House of Common in London, England, June 22, 2026. (House of Commons via AP)
June 24, 2026, 7:44 pm
Andy Burnham inches closer to UK premiership as Starmer seeks legacy in final days
Potential Labour rivals Darren Jones and Wes Streeting step aside for popular Manchester mayor ahead of party vote; outgoing PM heads to Europe for meeting on Ukraine defense
By Jill Lawless
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street to announce his resignation in London, Monday, June 22, 2026.(AP Photo/Thomas Krych)
June 22, 2026, 1:35 pm
Keir Starmer announces resignation as UK premier, to stay on until successor picked
Two years after leading Labour to landslide, Starmer’s popularity has plummeted; outgoing PM says he inherited ‘morally bankrupt’ party, ripped out ‘poison of antisemitism’
By Jill Lawless
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with local residents as he visits a housing development in north London, June 19, 2026. (Peter Macdiarmid/Pool Photo via AP)
June 21, 2026, 3:02 pm
UK’s Starmer set to announce timeline for resignation on Monday — report
Embattled British PM likely to announce he’ll step down in autumn, Guardian reports, paving way for former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to succeed him, though others may run
By AP and ToI Staff
Labour party's Andy Burnham speaks after winning the Makerfield by-election, paving the way for a leadership challenge against UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in Wigan, England, June 19, 2026.(AP Photo/Jon Super)
June 19, 2026, 10:17 am
Labour’s Andy Burnham wins special election, setting up showdown with Starmer to lead the UK
Manchester mayor beats Reform UK candidate in by-election triggered when local MP resigned to let the so-called ‘King of the North’ return to Parliament to challenge unpopular PM
By Jill Lawless
People stand listening to the court proceedings outside the Royal Courts Of Justice in central London on June 15, 2026, amid a legal standoff between the UK government and the Palestine Action group. (CARLOS JASSO / AFP)
June 15, 2026, 4:05 pm
UK court upholds ban on Palestine Action group, days after four activists jailed
Judge rules anti-Israel organization ‘is not, as it claims, a direct action civil disobedience protest group,’ but rather a ‘covert organization operating with secret cells’
By AFP
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a press conference to announce government action to protect children online, at Downing Street in central London, June 15, 2026. (Carlos Jasso/ Pool Photo via AP)
June 15, 2026, 1:25 pm
UK PM Starmer announces ban on social media for under-16s
British premier says he’s ‘not prepared to compromise on the safety and happiness of our children’; kids will be barred from TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X, but not WhatsApp, Signal
By brian melley
Helen Mirren arrives at the Golden Globes Golden Eve on January 6, 2026, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
June 13, 2026, 8:44 pm
Helen Mirren receives prestigious British royal honor alongside Jewish recipients
Actress, who portrayed Golda Meir and has spoken out against boycotts of Israel, recently castigated Israel for ‘crimes against humanity’; other honorees include Israeli-British architect and former chair of National Holocaust Museum
By AP and ToI Staff
British artist David Hockney sits in front of The Queen's Window, a new stained glass window at Westminster Abbey, London, that he designed, on Sept. 26, 2018. (Victoria Jones/Pool via AP, File)
June 13, 2026, 9:00 am
David Hockney, iconic artist known for colorful landscapes and pool scenes, dies at 88
British emblem of swinging 60s depicted California’s sun-drenched suburbs, wooded-hills of Yorkshire; out as a gay man before it was common, his work also explored erotic themes
By Jill Lawless
Far-left commentators Cenk Uygur (left) and Hasan Piker discuss being blocked from entering Britain to speak at events, June 1, 2026. (Screenshots/YouTube)
June 4, 2026, 6:12 pm
Oxford Union to host banned US commentators via livestream after UK denies them entry
University union president, facing calls to resign for praising Hamas, vows to go ahead with talks from Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker, both accused of antisemitism
By ToI Staff
A police van waits outside the Iranian Embassy, flying the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran, central London, January 12, 2026. (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
June 3, 2026, 4:10 pm
Norwegian teen who planned UK murder was recruited by Iran-linked Swedish crime group
Prosecutors tell court that Johannes Natland was recruited by an organization called the Foxtrot Network, target of plot is unknown
By Reuters and ToI Staff
People hold images of victim Henry Nowak, and blood-covered handcuffs as they take part in a protest outside of Southampton Central Police Station in Southampton, southern England, on June 2, 2026, following his murder by Vickrum Digwa. (Justin Tallis/AFP)
June 2, 2026, 11:57 pm
‘I can’t breathe’: Outrage, violent far-right protests after UK police handcuff dying student
Henry Nowak, 18, was murdered by Sikh man who falsely accused him of racial abuse, spurring far-right figures to take an interest in the case and sparking anti-police protests
By Marie Heuclin and Anna MALPAS
Visitors walk outside the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London, June 26, 2015. (AP/Tim Ireland)
May 28, 2026, 6:46 pm
British Museum postpones lecture on Ancient Israel, citing security concerns amid feared protests
Significant number of RSVPs were believed to be potential protesters, museum says, adding that it’ll reschedule event when safety of audience and integrity of program can be ensured
By Rossella Tercatin
Anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian protesters march in central London, at the same time as a larger anti-immigration protest led by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, May 16, 2026. (Lidia Pedro / AFPTV / AFP)
May 16, 2026, 10:46 pm
London police arrest 31 amid massive anti-migrant protest, smaller anti-Israel march
Police deploy 4,000 officers to maintain order in largest operation in years; UK’s PM Starmer says far-right firebrand Tommy Robinson ‘peddling hatred and division’
By Agencies
Britain's Prince Harry visits Kyiv, Ukraine, April 24, 2026. (AP/Evgeniy Maloletka)
May 14, 2026, 2:17 pm
Prince Harry: UK antisemitism ‘deeply troubling,’ Mideast violence cannot justify it
Amid wave of attacks, prince laments Britain’s Jews ‘feel unsafe’ in their homes; implies criticism of Israel but says nothing can justify ‘hostility toward an entire people or faith’
By Reuters
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