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Crime

Man who sent ‘kill the Jews’ messages to MP jailed for eight weeks

Kevin Smith, 61, told a court he was drunk when he sent the messages to Jewish parliamentarian Alex Sobel

3 min read

December 4, 2025 16:31

Leeds Magistrates' Court (Image: Google)

Ofcom

Ofcom urged to close YouTube loophole for channels pushing hate

Regulator says it cannot act over extremism on the channels because they stream online

3 min read

December 4, 2025 17:05

A Hamas spokesperson quoted by Al-Hiwar and pictured in CST's report on the channel (CST)

Books

How being Jewish shaped the career of a Seventies music superstar

This critical biography of Carole King pays close attention to her Jewishness and how, while lightly worn, it informed her life and work

1 min read

December 4, 2025 17:35

How being Jewish shaped the career of a Seventies music superstar

Embrace a five-star history lesson that will keep Holocaust memories alive

Desperate Journey tells the extraordinary story of Freddie Knoller’s survival with the sense of entertainment needed to reach audiences of all ages

2 min read

December 4, 2025 20:06

Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen (left) as Freddie Knoller in new release Desperate Journey

Eurovision

Israel will sing at Eurovision 2026 after expulsion attempt fails

Ireland, Spain and Netherlands announce they are boycotting the song contest in Vienna next May in response to decision at meeting of European Broadcasting Union

1 min read

December 4, 2025 18:36

Israel's Yuval Raphael at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel last May (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)

Food

A century of Shabbat recipes from the JC – and now we’ve got a new cook book for your Friday night feasts

Food editor Victoria Prever compares the recipes of her predecessors Florence Greenburg and Evelyn Rose with the dishes she’s created in the JC’s new cookbook

5 min read

December 4, 2025 13:47

JC food editor Victoria Prever makes innovative kosher cuisine easy with the JC's new cook book Friday Night Feasts

BBC

BBC boss orders staff to undergo antisemitism training with CST

Email to employees from director general Tim Davie follows a wave of bias scandals

3 min read

December 4, 2025 18:23

The entrance of BBC Broadcasting House (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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