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New Foreign Office minister said Palestinians are subject to a ‘system of legal apartheid’

Uma Kumaran’s comments made just two weeks before her appointment by Andy Burnham have been labelled ‘inflammatory and false’

4 min read

July 23, 2026 16:28

MP Uma Kumaran speaks during a reception in Downing Street in 2025 (Image: Getty)

Jewish weddings

Proposed marriage law reforms could benefit mixed-faith couples

Changes in legislation would enable mixed-faith couples to have a legally recognised Jewish ceremony

2 min read

July 23, 2026 16:27

Rabbi Lisa Barrett at the marriage of Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash (Photo: Chelsea White)

Israel Iran War

Three Israeli cities open public bomb shelters

Move comes as conflict with Iran escalates but citizens reassured no specific threat has been identified

1 min read

July 23, 2026 16:26

A man walks his cat into a bomb shelter on March 18, 2026 in Ramat Gan (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Kosher

Five pre-mixed kosher cocktails to raise l’chaim to

Fancy a cocktail, without having to channel your inner Tom Cruise? No problem!

2 min read

July 23, 2026 16:00

Cocktail recipe

Pink sunset spritz

A light, refreshing cocktail that’s as easy as 1,2,3

July 23, 2026 15:49

Cook time: 0

Rosé wine and pink lemonade make this simple spritz a summer delight (Photo: 2Life)

Greece

Greece poised to approve €3bn Israeli ‘Achilles Shield’ air defence deal

The underlying technology of the new system is expected to be provided by Israeli firm Rafael

1 min read

July 23, 2026 15:47

Greece's Defence Minister Nikos Dendias (L) welcomes his Israeli counterpart Israel Katz (R) before their meeting in Athens on January 20, 2026 (Getty Images)

I served in Afghanistan: Wes Streeting’s claim that the IDF fell short of British Army standards is slander

Israeli soldiers had to fight house by house through a defensive system running through walls, floors and deep underground while protecting civilians at home from rocket fire. We faced nothing comparable and I see no evidence that we would have performed better

4 min read

July 23, 2026 15:34

The aftermath of an afghan compound destroyed by a NATO airstrike (Image: Andrew Fox)

Board of Deputies

Catholic schools to teach pupils about antisemitism

The pilot project – run by the Board of Deputies and Catholic organisations – is being launched in the Midlands

1 min read

July 23, 2026 15:28

(l-r) Archbishop of Birmingham Bernard Longley, executive director of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales Gregory Pope, Board of Deputies President Phil Rosenberg, Board of Deputies interfaith and social action officer Daniel Epstein O’Dowd and Archbishop of Westminster Richard Moth (Photo: Board of Deputies)

Israel

Netanyahu calls for ‘national unity’ ahead of elections in Tisha B’av message

The Israeli leader invoked the festival story, saying the nation had ‘prevented the destruction of the Third Temple’ in the war against Iran

2 min read

July 23, 2026 15:18

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in a video message released ahead of Tisha B’Av, July 22, 2026 (GPO)

October 7

No October 7 inquiry before elections, Israeli government tells High Court

Opposition politicians and bereaved families have accused Prime Minister Netanyahu of trying to ‘whitewash’ state failings in the lead up to the Hamas atrocity

2 min read

July 23, 2026 13:58

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu attends a session of the Knesset on July 16, 2026 (Getty Images)

Television

Love Island will take no action against contestant despite complaint about incendiary Israel posts

One post by Jasmine Müller described Israel as a ‘colonial project’, another called on her followers to teach the young that the Jewish state is ‘Palestine’

2 min read

July 23, 2026 13:35

Wes Streeting

IDF conduct has ‘fallen short’ of British Army standards, new defence secretary Wes Streeting claims

‘Good friends are critical when necessary,’ says Wes Streeting as he stands by comments accusing Israel of ‘war crimes’ in Gaza

1 min read

July 23, 2026 13:31

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting speaks at Farnborough International Airshow on July 22, 2026 (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Cocktail recipe

English garden pitcher

A fresh, aromatic sharing cocktail

July 23, 2026 13:10

Cook time: 0

A fresh and aromatic summer sharing cocktail (Photo: 2Life)

Kemi Badenoch

Andy Burnham’s Israel policy is about appeasing Labour backbenchers – not UK national interests, says Kemi Badenoch

‘There are British citizens alive today because of intelligence Israel gave us,’ the opposition leader said

2 min read

July 23, 2026 12:56

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch delivers a speech at the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), in central London. (Image: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire).

Court and Crime

‘Committed jihadist’ friend of Heaton Park attacker jailed for life over MoD terror plot

The court heard that Mohammed Bashir and Jihad al-Shamie ‘regularly discussed violent jihad’, while Greater Manchester Police apologised for a ‘missed opportunity’ to prevent the Yom Kippur attack

3 min read

July 23, 2026 11:51

Undated handout photo of Mohammad Bashir issued by Greater Manchester Police (GMP)

Check it, Ali G iz back indahouse – and I couldn’t be happier, for real

I met Sacha Baron Cohen – he was like the boy next door: chatty, down-to-earth, instantly welcoming

3 min read

July 23, 2026 11:34

Sacha Baron Cohen talks to HBO Senior Vice President Nancy Geller (R) and director of development Nina Rosenstein (L) at a screening of "Da Ali G Show" on February 24, 2003 (Image: Getty Images)

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