When I checked my phone, my heart sank. News had broken of the attack at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington and the tragic murders of Sarah Milgram and Yaron Lischinsky – two members of staff...
Scotland Yard arrested a Jewish protester after he held up a placard mocking a leader of Hezbollah. The Brit, who asked to remain anonymous out of fears for his safety, was detained and charged in...
Tensions rise as superpowers scrap for a piece of the Arctic14 minutes agoKatya AdlerEurope editorReporting fromNorthern Norway and SvalbardBBCAs soon as Magnus Mæland became mayor of a small town...
Four members of Japan's notorious Yakuza crime syndicate have been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to operate near a public library. They are part of the Sumiyoshi-kai union, which is part of the...
Penistone in South Yorkshire is the highest market town in the country - and it's that fact that its slightly unfortunate name stems from. Originally called Pengeston, then later Peningston, the name...
Paul Adams: Starmer and Lammy sound genuinely angry at Israel10 hours agoPaul AdamsDiplomatic correspondentPA MediaAfter more than a year and a half of the war in Gaza, Britain appears to have...
The mystic Gospel of Thomas, an ancient text featuring 114 sayings purportedly from Jesus, paints the spiritual icon not as a miracle-worker but akin to a New Age sage, poised in sharp contrast to...
UK steps up action against Israel over Gaza offensive4 hours agoJennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter, BBC News•@_JennyMcKiernanJames LandaleDiplomatic correspondent•@BBCJLandaleReutersThe UK has...
Benidorm, pictured in 1998, is one of the most popular package holiday destinations for Britons (Image: Getty Images)If you'd looked up to the skies over London 75 years ago today, you might have...
A judge outlined three key reasons as it was ruled Tommy Robinson’s prison sentence would be reduced by four months following a hearing at the High Court. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen...
Boris Johnson summed things up rather well yesterday, I thought, Possums, when he used sevent words to label our hapless Prime Minister the “orange ball-chewing manacled gimp of Brussels”. Simply...
Pope Leo XIV calls for unity at inaugural mass and meets Zelensky1 day agoGabriela PomeroyBBC NewsBethany Bell and Giulia TommasiReporting from the VaticanPope Leo XIV has called for unity at his...
The first holiday that you ever paid for yourself was probably the most memorable, most likely under £200 and the freedom of escaping to a sunny resort, filled with laughter, spicy-margaritas and a...
Private data including criminal records stolen in Legal Aid hack3 hours agoAoife WalshBBC NewsGetty ImagesA "significant amount" of private data including criminal records has been hacked from the...
Brexit back in the news - but what do both UK and EU want out of deal?6 hours agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCEPA"It's a cold world out there. We need to huddle together."So said a...