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World Cup 2026

‘Oppressed’ Iran say US will ease restrictions on World Cup team

The Iranian team has been subject to tight controls for matches at the tournament

1 min read

June 21, 2026 11:15

Embattled: Iran's head coach Amir Ghalenoei gives a press conference session at the Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood, on Saturday on the eve of the 2026 World Cup Group G football match between Belgium and Iran (Photo: Getty Images)

Karim Khan

UK legal regulator suspends Karim Khan amid sexual misconduct allegations

The ICC’s chief prosecutor has been accused of sexual assault by a former colleague

1 min read

June 21, 2026 11:14

Karim Khan at a United Nations Security Council meeting in January, before he stepped down from his position as ICC prosecutor (Picture: Getty)

Iran

Iran demands ships apply to use Strait of Hormuz and hints at future tolls

US President Trump had previously insisted that the Strait would be reopened to traffic, saying: ‘Let the oil flow’

4 min read

June 21, 2026 10:11

Vessels anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz on June 18, 2026 (Getty Images)

Windrush Generation

Windrush anchor to be salvaged for Black-British memorial also honouring ship’s Jewish history

Sunken vessel that was used by Nazis before bringing Caribbean migrants to UK is set to be target of maritime operation

2 min read

June 21, 2026 10:00

The Empire Windrush brought one of the first large groups of post-war West Indian immigrants to the United Kingdom, carrying 1,027 passengers and two stowaways on a voyage from Jamaica to London in 1948

LGBT

Iran’s LGBT community can only long for joy of Pride in Tel Aviv

Celebrations in Israel are a stark contrast to underground existence in Islamic Republic where sexuality can be punished with death penalty

5 min read

June 19, 2026 19:21

Anti-regime protest in Washington DC in 2022, after the death of Mahsa Amini (DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty)

Ofcom

Ofcom urged to act after terrorist on TV show calls suicide bombing ‘God’s destiny’

Regulator claims it is powerless to control output of Al-Hiwar channel

4 min read

June 19, 2026 17:13

Al-Hiwar co-founder and chairman Azzam Tamimi

The alarming rise of the party that believes only Christians are true Brits

Restore Britain’s success in the Makerfield by-election should send a shiver down the spine of every JC reader

3 min read

June 19, 2026 16:36

Leader of Restore Britain, Rupert Lowe, speaks to media during the Makerfield by-election on June 18, 2026 in Wigan, England. (Image: Getty Images)

Fashion

Perrie Edwards opts for two Israeli-designed wedding dresses for Portuguese ceremony and bash

The Little Mix star has tied the knot with long-term partner Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

1 min read

June 19, 2026 16:11

Perrie Edwards, wearing Dana Harel, pictured with her new husband, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Photo: @AlexOxChamberlain/Instagram)

Leeds

Second Leeds shul backs three-way merger talks

Beth Hamidrash Hagadol has approved talks to discuss unification with two other Orthodox synagogues in the city

1 min read

June 19, 2026 16:04

Etz Chaim (Left) and Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue (Right)

The Guardian’s ‘Nazification’ of Jews

The daily’s Arwa Mahdawi accused Gwyneth Paltrow of ‘Gwynocide’ for starring in an Israeli ad. As Howard Jacobson noted, ‘There is a sadistic triumphalism in charging Jews with genocide’

4 min read

June 19, 2026 15:17

Gwyneth Paltrow in a commercial for a luxury housing development in the Israeli city of Herzliya (Photo: 51Park)

ORT UK

‘Young people have advantages over older workers – they can come into jobs as digital natives’

Euan Blair and Sir Ronald Cohen discussed AI, apprenticeships, and ambition at the ORT UK breakfast on Wednesday

3 min read

June 19, 2026 15:03

Euan Blair (left) and Sir Ronald Cohen (centre) in conversation with Lord Daniel Finkelstein (photo: Justin Grainge)

Jewish Matchmaking

‘Play by my dating rules, and you will marry the love of your life’

Ahead of her live matchmaking event in London this month, Netflix star Aleeza Ben Shalom explains how she is helping Jews of all stripes find their beshert

5 min read

June 19, 2026 14:45