Court and CrimeFormer Labour councillor convicted of child sex offences spared jailJudge James Lofthouse described Liron Velleman, formerly a member of the Jewish Labour Movement, as having a ‘reckless, vile and frankly devious interest in children’By Tristan Kirk3 min read
ScotlandIranian man arrested trying to enter British nuclear submarine baseThe man, and a woman of unknown nationality, were reportedly detained while ‘acting suspiciously’ outside the MoD site in ScotlandBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Court and CrimeAlleged Iran spies targeted Britain’s oldest synagogue for surveillance, court toldThe pair are also accused of spying on a woman living in the UK who was allegedly a Mossad agentBy Tristan Kirk1 min read
CrimeAnti-Jewish hate crimes ‘half as likely to be prosecuted’ as those against MuslimsHome Office figures raise ‘serious questions about consistency in the criminal justice response to hate crime’By Jane Prinsley4 min read
Court and CrimePro-Palestine protesters found guilty of damaging factory linked to IsraelThree activists targeted Pearson Engineering in Newcastle last yearBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
IsraelFour Israelis arrested over anti-IDF terror plotThe four suspects, all aged under 20, accused of planning a mass shooting attack, while one allegedly expressed support for Islamic StateBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
CSTInside the failed Isis–inspired plot to murder Manchester JewsCounter-terror operation foiled plot to kill as many Jews as possible at Manchester rally against antisemitismBy Jane Prinsley5 min read
Bondi Beach terror attack suspect appears in Sydney courtNaveed Akram did not enter pleas to the 59 charges he facesBy JC Reporter1 min read||February 16, 2026 12:17
Met Police will stop arresting Palestine Action supporters after High Court rulingThe force said it would no longer detain people for displaying support for the group, even though it remains proscribed while the government appeals the verdictBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 15, 2026 11:25
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, High Court rulesThe group will remain banned while the government considers an appealBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 13, 2026 10:32
‘A threat to the administration of justice’: CPS chief calls on activists to halt Palestine Action court protestsStephen Parkinson is calling for action to be taken ahead of a potential retrial in the high-profile case relating to the break-in at the Elbit factory near Bristol in 2024By Siam Goorwich1 min read||February 12, 2026 13:25
Ex-Labour councillor who sent explicit messages to police officer he believed was 13-year-old girl released on bailLiron Velleman will be sentenced at Harrow Crown Court after pleading guilty to sexual offencesBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read||February 11, 2026 13:55
Palestine Action activists found not guilty of burglary over Elbit break-inThe jury also reached incomplete or no verdicts on charges of criminal damage and violent disorderBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 4, 2026 13:04
Celebrity attorney for Nick Reiner pulls out of murder caseAlan Jackson removed himself from the case on Wednesday, with Nick Reiner still to enter a plea for the charge of murdering his parents, Rob and MicheleBy Eliana Jordan1 min read||January 8, 2026 09:12
Jewish former Labour councillor pleads guilty to sex offences against teen girlLiron Velleman, 30, sent the 13-year-old victim explicit images and asked her whether she was a virginBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 5, 2026 13:03
Man who sent ‘kill the Jews’ messages to MP jailed for eight weeksKevin Smith, 61, told a court he was drunk when he sent the messages to Jewish parliamentarian Alex SobelBy Dave Higgens3 min read||December 4, 2025 16:31
