United Kingdom

UK's Burnham says he is 'open' to formal apology for slavery, but rules out reparations

Ahead of a meeting in Antigua and Barbuda next week, King Charles said it was "only right that we should acknowledge the great suffering and injustices of the past."

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham attends a meeting of the National Economic Council, focusing on driving growth in all regions of the United Kingdom on October 30, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland.
IDF Paratroopers Brigade operating in the Gaza Strip. Pictures released on August 24, 2026.

Hind Rajab Foundation accuses Israeli visiting London of 'using starvation as a method of warfare'

People hold placards and Palestinian flags on the day of a pro-Palestinian protest march through the city to mark the third anniversary of the war in Gaza, in London, Britain, October 10, 2026.

UK police warn of arrests ahead of Palestine Action protest at US Embassy

Campaigners from the Palestine Action Group protest outside of the venue of the Labour Party’s annual conference in Liverpool Sunday, 27th September 2026

UK bars entry to Swedish academic ahead of appearance with Palestine Action founder


Iran, Russia ramping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, MI5 Director-General Ken McCallum says

McCallum added that AI was "supercharging the cybersecurity contest between attackers and defenders," and terrorists were exploiting it to improve reconnaissance and attack methodologies.

Director-General of MI5, Sir Ken McCallum speaks at Thames House, the headquarters of the UK's Security Service on October 13, 2026 in London, England.

Argentina files international case against Israeli-led oil project in UK's Falkland Islands

In September, Argentina began sanctions proceedings against more than 60 companies and people linked to the offshore oil drilling project, a move UK officials have strongly pushed back on.

The Falkland Islands

UK launches public inquiry into killing of two Jewish men in 2025 Manchester synagogue attack

Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz were killed during the terrorist attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue during Yom Kippur in 2025.

People gather near the scene, after an attack in which a car was driven at pedestrians and stabbings were reported near a synagogue in north Manchester, Britain, October 2, 2025.

US, UK among 29 countries condemning Iranian hybrid attacks, state-sponsored violence in West

“Any attempt by Iran to threaten, silence, intimidate, harass, harm, or coerce people on our territories through proxies or any other means is unacceptable,” the statement read.

A member of a police force stands guard on a street, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran Wednesday, 1st April 2026

CAA probe names five NHS workers over social media posts containing alleged antisemitic rhetoric

Campaign Against Antisemitism identified five NHS workers over social media posts containing alleged antisemitic rhetoric, including claims about Zionism and comments targeting Israeli leaders.

The NHS logo is displayed on a ambulance parked close to a nearby hospital, on October 20, 2025 in Taunton, England.

UK PM Burnham says Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford bomb plot

"We will not tolerate these threats on our soil," UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said. "We will crack down on Iran's use of criminal networks, using our full range of powers to target them."

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham gives a television interview following his meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026.

UK PM Burnham says Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit vote

British PM Andy Burnham said Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, warning voters in France and Germany of similar threats, but provided no details of the evidence.

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during an interview with BBC journalist Laura Kuenssberg at No 10 North at Heron House, in Manchester, Britain, July 24, 2026.

UK activist group launches ‘Some people are Zionist! Get over it!’ campaign

The group launched the campaign in response to the Green Party conference's vote on October 4, by 1,022 votes to 813, to pass a motion declaring "Zionism is racism."

Activists challenged British antisemitism by standing with Israel launched a new campaign next to the Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square on Saturday, October 10, 2026.

UK man charged with plot against Farage motivated by extreme left-wing mindset

Joshua Kerry, charged with murdering former minister Ann Widdecombe with a hammer, was driven by an 'extreme left-wing' mindset and targeted Nigel Farage in a planned terror attack, prosecutors say.

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Reform UK party leader and MP for Clacton, Nigel Farage speaks during a special tribute to Ann Widdecombe on the first day of the Reform UK party conference, in Birmingham, Britain, September 4, 2026

With anti-Zionist motion, Britain's Green Party shifts the Overton window on antisemitism - opinion

The Green motion has done something politically very consequential: it has made an antisemitic proposition respectable enough to become party policy.

Leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski, takes part in a march against far-right extremism from Park Lane to Trafalgar Square, organised by the Together Alliance, a coalition of unions and civil society groups, in London, Britain, March 28, 2026.