School serves ‘halal only’ lunches as local council faces demands for urgent answers A mother was left bemused after her daughter’s secondary school refused to provide non-halal meat options

(BBC) Independent TV network Iran International is suspending its operations in the UK because of threats against its London-based journalists. The Persian-language TV channel said that the decision was due to a “significant escalation in state-backed threats from Iran.” “Threats had grown […]

(Reuters) Thousands of cases of female genital mutilation have been identified over the past year in Britain, according to data published on Thursday that experts said showed the need for stronger action to tackle the illegal practice. More than 6,000 women and […]

(BBC) With access to a smartphone used by three British men who went to fight in Syria — and their social media accounts — journalist Mobeen Azhar investigates what made them join the Islamic State group and what happened to them. An […]