The British government on Wednesday vowed to press on with efforts to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda, despite a ruling from the nation’s Supreme Court that the program in its current form is unlawful – with the prime minister saying the government was prepared to potentially change U.K. legal frameworks …
Read More »Huge crowd fills streets of London in march against antisemitism, support for Israel
Over 100,000 people marched through London on Sunday with a message of solidarity against antisemitism, marking one of the largest demonstrations of its type since 1936. The protest against antisemitism comes as the numbers of antisemitic incidents continue to rise following the Oct. 7 invasion of Israel by Hamas-led terrorists. …
Read More »Rare bear from war-torn Ukraine zoo finds new home in Scotland
An unlikely refugee from the war in Ukraine — a rare black bear — arrived at his new home in Scotland on Friday and quickly took to a meal of cucumbers and watermelon. The 12-year-old Yampil was named for a village in the Donetsk region where he was one of …
Read More »UK warns Palestinian protest group to stand down after synagogue attack: 'Respect the grief of British Jews'
The United Kingdom’s government and police urged organizers of a planned anti-Israel protest to cancel the event following this week’s deadly synagogue attack, saying demonstrators should “respect the grief of British Jews.” “I know that planned protests over the weekend, just a few days before the anniversary of the October …
Read More »Shoppers at popular marketplace walked over 'vile' dungeon as archaeologists cite 'remarkable' finds
Archaeologists in the United Kingdom recently unearthed ancient relics beneath a bustling marketplace — including the remains of a “vile” dungeon. Announcing the discovery in a Sept. 23 press release, officials at the University of Leicester said the dig yielded “extraordinary evidence of 2,000 years of human activity” in Leicester’s …
Read More »Who is the British citizen of Syrian descent accused of synagogue terror attack?
The suspect behind the deadly car and knife terror attack outside a synagogue in Manchester in theUnited Kingdomon Thursday has been identified by police as Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent. Police said Al-Shamie entered the United Kingdom as a young child and became a citizen in …
Read More »UK police accidentally shot victim while rushing to stop synagogue attacker
One of the two victims who died in the terrorist attack on a U.K. synagogue on Yom Kippur was accidentally shot by Manchester police as they rushed to subdue the attacker, British officials confirmed on Friday. Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were killed on Thursday after 35-year-old British …
Read More »Faces of ancient mummies, hidden for centuries, finally revealed through digital reconstructions
Researchers recently unveiled the faces of ancient Colombians who lived hundreds of years ago. Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) in the United Kingdom announced in an August press release that specialists in its Face Lab were able to digitally extract face masks from corpses found in the Cordillera Oriental region …
Read More »Church of England names Sarah Mullally first woman Archbishop of Canterbury after Welby exit
The Church of England announced Friday that Sarah Mullally will become the next Archbishop of Canterbury, marking the first time a woman has been selected for the role. “As I respond to the call of Christ to this new ministry, I do so in the same spirit of service to …
Read More »Rogan calls out media for fussing over Jimmy Kimmel as UK govt arrests people for online speech
Podcaster Joe Rogan criticized the American media for focusing on late-night host Jimmy Kimmel instead of what he called a dangerous erosion of free speech in the United Kingdom. Kimmel’s comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin led to his show being briefly suspended, sparking a wave of backlash …
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