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UK finance minister calls for tighter Russian shipping sanctions

"My message to finance ministers here today...on Ukraine, is to stay the path on tough economic sanctions on Russia," said British finance minister John Healey.

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey delivers a speech at the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry, Britain, September 7, 2026.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski leaves BBC Broadcasting House following media interviews in the wake of the results in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, where he stood as an unsuccessful candidate, London, Britain, October 9, 2026.

Green Party coalition ruled out by UK PM Burnham following antisemitic 'Zionism is racism' motion

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends the eighth Fatah Conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 14, 2026.

EU, UK, Canada 'deeply regret' Abbas decision to postpone PA legislative elections

Sally Rooney attends a photocall during the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Irish author Sally Rooney's books no longer sold in UK over support for banned Palestine Action


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.

Trump says Russia to 'immediately supply' 300,000 tons of diesel fuel to US, global markets

Another 500,000 tons are expected to be supplied in November, and another 1,000,000 'immediately thereafter,' according to Trump. Zelensky responded by saying the deal was 'an investment in war.'

A bird flies near a price board at a Rosneft petrol pump amid fuel shortages following recent series of Ukrainian air attacks on oil refineries in Russian regions and further gasoline production cuts, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Moscow, Russia, August 14, 2026.

Reform's Suella Braverman: UK antisemitism ‘not going to get better’ amid systemic Islamism crisis

ANTISEMITISM AFFAIRS: Former UK home secretary Suella Braverman warned that antisemitism will worsen without political change, accusing British leaders of failing to confront Islamist extremism.

Britain's Reform UK party spokesperson for Education, Skills and Equalities, Suella Braverman, looks on as she speaks to the media during the Reform UK party conference, in Birmingham, Britain, September 4, 2026

Two suspects plead not guilty of surveilling Israeli embassy in London on behalf of Iran

Nematollah Shahsavani, a 41-year-old dual Iranian-British national, and Alireza Farasati, a 22-year-old Iranian national, appeared at London's Old Bailey court and denied a single offense.

The Israeli Embassy in London places its flag at half-mast to commemorate the victims of the Meron stampede that took place on Lag Ba'omer 2021.

UK's Green Party Jewish leader Zack Polanski loses parliamentary seat election to Labour candidate

Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali, the leader of the local council, won the seat in the central London constituency of Holborn and St Pancras with 12,292 votes, compared with 8,928 for Zack Polanski.

Green Party leader Zack Polanski delivers a speech during the Green Party autumn conference at the Brighton Centre in East Sussex, Oct. 2, 2026.

UK counterterror police arrest two Latvian men under National Security Act for RAF base incursion

The men were initially arrested on suspicion of trespass on a prohibited site and criminal damage, then re-arrested on suspicion of an offense under the National Security Act 2023.

B‑1B Lancer bomber at the RAF Fairford airbase, which hosts US Air Force personnel, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 27, 2026. Police declared a major incident at UK's Fairford air base after several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act.

As UK consulate closes, Sa'ar vows Israel will enact consequences on hostile countries - exclusive

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar told The Jerusalem Post that Israel will retaliate against countries taking hostile diplomatic action, warning Britain it risks losing influence in Gaza and Jerusalem.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at The Jerusalem Post's Diplomatic Conference in Jerusalem, Israel, on October 8, 2026.

UK announces new round of Russia sanctions targeting financial services, 'shadow fleet'

The sanctions were brought against companies, including those allegedly involved in Russian financial services and entities that facilitate the production and trade of Russian ballistic missiles.

The Russian flag flies on the dome of the Kremlin Senate building behind Spasskaya Tower, in central Moscow, Russia, May 4, 2023.

British man suspected of preparing terror attack against RAF Fairford airbase released on bail

Counter Terrorism Policing said on Tuesday that the man was arrested in Westminster and officers had searched a property in the same area. 

Emergency vehicles are parked at Fairford Youth Football club, near RAF Fairford, which hosts US Air Force personnel, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 27, 2026. Police declared a major incident at UK's Fairford air base after several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under t