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Mohammed tops baby name charts across Europe, highlighting demographic shift The sharpest rise was in England and Wales, where nearly 3% of all newborns were named Mohammed, followed by Belgium, where babies named [Mohammed] make up 1%

August 24, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Ynet) There is a dramatic rise in the name “Mohammed” and its variations across Europe, the Daily Mail said in a report, underscoring demographic changes linked to immigration. According to the report, over the past 25 years, the number of babies given […]

Pro-Palestinian activists who harassed MP appeal sentence

August 22, 2025 Oliver Slow

(BBC) Two pro-Palestinian activists found guilty of harassing a UK government minister have appeared in court to appeal against their convictions. Ayeshah Behit, 31, and [Hiba] Ahmed, 26, were found guilty of the charge against Alex Davies-Jones, the Labour MP for Pontypridd, […]

Oldham teen accused of having wildfire guide ‘for terrorist purposes’

August 22, 2025 Unlisted Author

(ITV) A teenager has appeared at the Old Bailey accused of having information about setting wildfires for “terrorist purposes.” Muhammad Zakir Arif, 19, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, is charged with four offences of possessing a record containing information useful to terrorism on […]

London hospital reports midwife to Prevent after UK Lawyers for Israel complaint over Gaza posts Midwife was accused of antisemitism for social media posts and referred to the counterterrorism programme a year after she left her job at the hospital

August 20, 2025 Areeb Ullah

(Middle East Eye) A London hospital reported a former midwife to Prevent and the nursing regulator more than a year after she had left her job, following a complaint from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) over her social media posts describing Israel’s […]

Decision over Kneecap rapper terror charge delayed

August 20, 2025 Julian O'Neill

(BBC) A decision over whether a member of rap group Kneecap will stand trial for allegedly displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah, at a London gig last year, has been postponed. Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on […]

Zarah Sultana previously expressed support for antisemitism definition she now opposes Anti-Israel MP expressed support for IHRA in 2019 survey

August 20, 2025 Lee Harpin

(Jewish News) Anti-Israel MP Zarah Sultana “willingly” expressed support for the IHRA definition of antisemitism during the 2019 general election, despite now accusing Jeremy Corbyn of “capitulating” to those who support it. Jewish News has learned that the Coventry South independent MP, now […]

Man convicted of terror offence ‘hid bank details’

August 20, 2025 Unlisted Author

(BBC) A man convicted of a terror offence hid secret bank accounts and contact details from police for more than two years, a court has heard. Muhammed Saeed Ahmed, 33, from Bradford, pleaded guilty in 2013 to possessing terrorist material and was […]

Anger over council decision to invite convicted Palestinian terrorist to address meeting Communal leaders condemn Preston City Council over invite to mayor of Hebron

August 18, 2025 Lee Harpin

(Jewish News) Communal leaders have said it is “beyond comprehension” that Preston City Council has invited the mayor of Hebron to address a working group seeking to forge links with the West Bank city because he is a convicted terrorist who “has […]

Notorious doctor claims quarter of UK MPs are ‘collaborators and foreign agents’ for Israel in demo rant Dr [Rahmeh] Aladwan, facing multiple complaints of antisemtism, told Leeds pro-Palestine demo anti-Zionist Jews have duty to 'hold Jewish communities accountable'

August 16, 2025 Lee Harpin

(Jewish News) A doctor facing multiple complaints of antisemitism has delivered another inflammatory speech to pro-Palestine activists in Leeds in which she claimed a quarter of UK MPs are “collaborators” and “foreign agents” who “put the interests of Israel above the interests […]

UK Shi’ite camp with alleged Iran ties cancelled after right-wing outcry

August 14, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Iran International) A Shi’ite summer school camp in England, known as Camp Wilayah, has been cancelled due to what its organizer described as safety threats, following accusations by a right-wing political party that it has ties to the Islamic Republic of Iran. […]

Illegal Afghan migrant taunted Britons online as he ‘fled Germany’ for ‘soft-touch’ Britain The man's TikTok account has been taken down for promoting people-smuggling

August 13, 2025 Aymon Bertah

(GB News) An illegal immigrant who taunted Britons on TikTok from a taxpayer-funded hotel room had fled Germany for the UK. It was revealed on Tuesday the man had garnered a million views by bragging about crossing the Channel on a dinghy. […]

I had knife pulled on me in migrant camp, says Philp

August 13, 2025 Kate Whannel

(BBC) Shadow home secretary Chris Philp has said he was pelted with bottles and had a knife pulled on him while speaking to migrants in a camp in northern France. The Conservative MP posted a video on social media discussing the incident […]

Manchester Arena bomb plotter charged with attempted murder after attack on four prison officers

August 13, 2025 Jacob Paul

(LBC) Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after four prison officers were injured at HMP Frankland in Co Durham in April, Counter Terrorism Policing North East said. The incident, which happened at the […]

More than 50,000 people have crossed Channel in small boats since Starmer became PM The milestone has been reached by Sir Keir faster than his predecessors.

August 12, 2025 Faye Brown

(Sky News) More than 50,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats since Sir Keir Starmer became prime minister, according to new figures. Home Office statistics reveal that 474 people arrived on Monday in eight vessels — the highest number to […]

Labour minister accuses Reform MP of ‘singling out’ Muslim migrants over women’s safety claims

August 12, 2025 Frankie Elliott

(LBC) A Labour minister has accused Reform MP Sarah Pochin of “singling out” Muslim migrants after she claimed those arriving on small boats held “medieval beliefs” and posed a threat to women’s safety in Britain. Baroness Jacqui Smith criticised the Runcorn and […]

Sarah Pochin tears into Labour’s ‘betrayal of safety’ for Britain’s women and children amid migrant crisis: ‘We can’t go on like this!’ Speaking at the Reform UK conference, Mayor of Lincolnshire Dame Andrea Jenkyns declared she 'doesn't feel safe' in Britain

August 11, 2025 Georgia Pearce

(GB News) Sarah Pochin has declared that Britain “cannot go on like this” as she launched a scathing attack on Labour’s “betrayal” of women’s safety. Speaking to GB News, the Reform UK MP warned of the “invasion on British culture” amid the […]

Reform UK urges cancellation of Shi’ite summer camp over alleged Iran ties

August 11, 2025 Negar Mojtahedi

(Iran International) A right-wing political party in the UK is demanding an upcoming Shi’ite Islamic camp for children be cancelled over alleged ties to Iran’s government which organizers deny. Reform UK, formerly known as the Brexit Party led by Nigel Farage, says […]

Lisa Nandy accused of ‘discrimination’ after ‘prioritising Islam’ over other religions Nandy's group aims to promote 'social cohesion' but has 'excluded other faith groups'

August 9, 2025 George Bunn

(GB News) Lisa Nandy has come under fire after she was accused of prioritising Islam and “excluding other faith groups” from the new committee for social cohesion. The culture secretary appointed the boss of a Muslim charity as an adviser to a […]

Private tutor sexually abused girls in their homes

August 8, 2025 Paul Burnell

(BBC) A private tutor who sexually assaulted five children has been jailed for 11 years. Umair Iqbal, 38, abused the students, aged between eight and 18, over a 10-year period while tutoring his victims in maths and to learn the Koran, Manchester […]

Young British girl returns to UK from IS detention camp in Syria, authorities say The girl, who is thought to be around nine years old, was found at the Al Hol camp in northeast Syria, which houses the wives and children of IS fighters and supporters of the terror group.

August 8, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Sky News) A young British girl has been repatriated from a detention camp housing alleged Islamic State family members in [northeast] Syria, authorities in the region have told Sky News. The girl, who is thought to be around nine years old, was […]

Pakistani asylum seeker faces trial for alleged multiple rapes of eight-year-old London girl

August 7, 2025 Kurt Zindulka

(Breitbart) A 43-year-old asylum seeker from Pakistan appeared this week before a court in London on charges of allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl multiple times. Kamran Khan, 43, faces two counts of rape, two counts of forcing a child under the age […]

YouTuber who approached Jews in Golders Green about Gaza loses libel case against Douglas Murray Mohammed Hijab had brought a defamation suit against the writer and the Spectator over a 2022 article focusing on his actions during 2022 riots in Leicester

August 6, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Jewish News) A social media influencer notorious for approaching strictly Orthodox Jews in Golders Green on a Shabbat to quiz them about Israel has lost a defamation case against the Spectator magazine and its associate editor Douglas Murray, with the judge ruling […]

Iran International lodges urgent UN appeal over persecution of staff

August 5, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Iran International) Iran International on Tuesday filed an urgent appeal with United Nations experts urging them to take action against Iran over serious risks to the lives and safety of their journalists worldwide and relatives inside Iran. Over the past six weeks, […]

Police deny ‘cover up’ claims after Reform councillor demands release of immigration status of rape suspects

August 5, 2025 Flaminia Luck

(LBC) A police force at the centre of a controversy have denied accusations of a “cover up” following the alleged kidnap and rape of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton. Two men, Ahmad Mulakhil and Mohammad Kabir, both aged 23, have been charged […]

Home secretary calls for ‘greater transparency’ by police as unrest grows over handling of migration crisis

August 5, 2025 Henry Moore

(LBC) The home secretary has called for “greater transparency” from police forces when dealing with serious crimes committed by asylum seekers. It comes as unrest spreads across the country following a number of incidents where alleged asylum seekers were accused of serious, […]

UK Islamist’s libel lawsuit backfires in court The YouTuber’s actions hurt his own reputation at least as much as the article, the judge said.

August 5, 2025 TEC News

(European Conservative) Muslim activist Mohammed Hijab has lost his defamation case against the conservative Spectator magazine and the author Douglas Murray. Influencer Hijab (real name, Mohammed Hegab) traveled to Leicester in the English East Midlands during sectarian conflict there in 2022, where […]

Christian preacher ‘threatened with arrest’ after being assaulted by Muslim men on street He told the People's Channel that the experience was 'extremely intimidating'

August 4, 2025 Ed Griffiths

(GB News) A Christian preacher has said he has experienced “two-tier policing and censorship” after being threatened with arrest while addressing the public. Pastor Dia Moodley is considering taking legal action against Avon and Somerset Police after he claims he was assaulted […]

‘Death to Jews’ migrant who crossed Channel in small boat returned to prison Palestinian Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, who posted armed images and violent antisemitic rants, recalled to serve remainder of sentence

August 4, 2025 Annabel Sinclair

(Jewish News) A Palestinian man who arrived in Britain illegally after crossing the Channel in a small boat — and who was filmed calling for the mass killing of Jews — has been sent back to prison after breaching his release conditions. […]

Farage accuses police of ‘Rotherham style’ coverup over Nuneaton child rape scandal

August 4, 2025 Oliver JJ Lane

(Breitbart) Brexit leader Nigel Farage and the leader of Warwickshire Council took to the stage on Monday to decry police making a bid to apparently hush up an alleged sex crime by Afghan asylum seekers against a 12-year-old girl in the county […]

Two Afghan migrants charged with rape and kidnap of girl, just 12, in much-loved market town Warwickshire Police is said to have urged local officials not to reveal the pair's migrant background over fears of fuelling 'community tensions'

August 3, 2025 James Saunders

(GB News) A pair of Afghan “asylum seekers” have been charged with the rape and kidnap of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton. Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, allegedly raped the child in the evening of July 22 on the town’s Cheverel Street. He was […]

Robert Jenrick ‘gagged by Home Office after exposing how Isis terrorists waltzed into Britain’ Critics have described this government intervention as efforts to 'suppress' debate regarding security risks associated with large-scale migration

August 3, 2025 Ed Griffiths

(GB News) Robert Jenrick was prevented from publicly discussing his claims that individuals connected to Islamic State had entered the UK through Channel crossings. The former immigration minister had written in the Telegraph that terror suspects had “waltzed right in” to Britain […]

Frustration from communal groups as ‘Jewish supremacy’ doctor continues to hold medical licence Dr Rahmeh Aladwan's latest includes the claim that the Royal Free Hospital in North London, used by many in the Jewish community, is a 'Jewish supremacy cesspit'

August 1, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Jewish News) The General Medical Council has been unable to confirm the status of an investigation into a doctor who regularly posts screeds about “Jewish supremacy” and has called for the ethnic cleansing of Jews living in Israel. Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, who […]

Terrorist who said he ‘masterminded 7/7’ set to be freed from secure unit ‘within days’

August 1, 2025 Asher McShane

(LBC) A terrorist who is said to have confessed to being a mastermind behind the 7/7 bombings is set to be freed from prison “within days.” Haroon Aswat, 50, has been declared “a risk to national security” but could be released soon […]

Yahya ranked in top 100 names for boys in UK, says Office for National Statistics 583 babies share name of October 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar, who was killed in October 2024

August 1, 2025 Michelle Rosenberg

(Jewish News) A new report by the Office [for] National Statistics reveals that Yahya ranked 93rd in the top 100 most popular baby names in England and Wales in 2024, 33 places higher than the previous year. ONS, which compiles the list […]

US and NATO allies warn of increasing Iranian threats in Europe, North America

July 31, 2025 Matthew Lee

(AP) The United States and many of its NATO allies are accusing Iran of a growing number of threats throughout Europe and North America and demanding that it end its attempts to harm dissidents and others. “We are united in our opposition […]

Mosque warned over posts after 7 October attacks

July 31, 2025 Ethan Gudge

(BBC) A mosque has been given an official warning by the charity regulator over what it called “involvement in inflammatory and divisive communications.” The Charity Commission for England and Wales criticised the Central Oxford Mosque Society for “failing to prevent their platforms […]

Radical Islamic cleric ‘who praised Hezbollah leader’ hosts spiritual and fitness camp in Peak District Britain classified Hezbollah as a terrorist entity in 2019

July 30, 2025 Ed Griffiths

(GB News) A London-born radical Islamic preacher who praised deceased Hezbollah figures is organising a fitness and religious education programme in the Peak District this week. Sayed [Hussain] Makke previously grieved for associates of the Lebanese organisation, including a British national who perished […]

UK parliamentary report classes Iran among greatest foreign threats

July 30, 2025 Negar Mojtahedi

(Iran International) Iran is one of the most aggressive state actors targeting individuals in the United Kingdom through transnational repression, according to a new parliamentary report. The inquiry alleged Tehran’s intelligence services have orchestrated dozens of operations to surveil, intimidate, or physically […]

Advert for sharia law court job posted on government site sparks outrage as MPs warn of ‘parallel legal system’

July 28, 2025 Jacob Paul

(LBC) A job advert for a role in a sharia court posted on a government website has caused major controversy, with critics saying it promotes a separate Islamic legal system in the UK. Outraged politicians have called on the Department for Work […]

Man in court over disturbance on Easyjet flight

July 28, 2025 Unlisted Author

(BBC) A man has appeared in court over a disturbance on an Easyjet flight from Luton to Glasgow Airport on Sunday. Abhay Nayak, 41, was arrested and charged after the flight landed at about 08:20 on Sunday morning. Mr Nayak, of Luton, […]

Seven in ten Britons back using Royal Navy to stop Channel migrant crisis

July 27, 2025 Kurt Zindulka

(Breitbart) The overwhelming majority of Britons believe that the government should deploy the Royal Navy to stem the tide of the illegal boat migrant crisis in the English Channel, a poll has found. According to a survey from the More in Common […]

EasyJet passenger shouts ‘bomb’ on board Scotland-bound flight in ‘message to Donald Trump’ before being restrained by travellers The man allegedly shouted 'death to Trump'

July 27, 2025 Aymon Bertah

(GB News) Passengers on board an easyJet plane have tackled a man allegedly shouting about a bomb and saying “death to Trump.” The alleged incident on Sunday was caught on camera and posted online which showed the man standing in the aisle […]

Taliban fighters ‘among those evacuated to UK’ following Afghan data leak

July 26, 2025 Jennifer Kennedy

(LBC) Former Taliban fighters were allegedly among those brought to the UK for their safety following the Afghan data leak. Former Taliban fighters are currently living in the UK after being airlifted from Afghanistan by British planes because their names were on […]

Christian preacher tells GB News he was ‘flabbergasted’ after arrest for ‘questioning Islam’: ‘I feel silenced!’ The 60-year-old former miner was threatened with a 'non-crime hate incident'

July 26, 2025 Gabrielle Wilde

(GB News) John Steele, who has spent a quarter-century sharing his Christian faith without incident, told GB News he felt “flabbergasted” and “frightened” after he was detained by police for questioning Islamic teachings during a public conversation in Rotherham. “I feel silenced,” […]

Christian preacher vindicated after arrest and ‘non-crime hate incident’ threat for questioning Islamic beliefs The ex-miner was arrested for ‘hate incident’ after asking Muslim woman about passages from the Quran

July 26, 2025 Charlie Peters

(GB News) A Christian street preacher arrested in Rotherham town centre after asking a Muslim about the Quran’s teaching on domestic violence has said he has been vindicated after charges against him were dropped. Former miner John Steele, 60, was arrested and […]

Majority of Britons think Islam is not compatible with British values, new poll finds Less than a quarter of people asked felt Muslim immigrants had a positive impact on the UK

July 24, 2025 Sophie Little

(GB News) More than half of Britons think Islam is not compatible with British values, and four in 10 feel Muslim immigrants have a negative impact on the UK, according to a recent survey. The YouGov survey, commissioned by the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]

Civil Service anti-Islamophobia training led by group who claim term ‘jihadist’ stigmatises Muslims The session cost hundreds of pounds to run

July 23, 2025 Aymon Bertah

(GB News) Whitehall mandarins have been receiving anti-Islamophobia training from an organisation which once claimed the word “Islamist” was discriminatory. Civil servants at Ed Miliband’s Energy Security & Net Zero Department (DESNZ) sat through an hour-long course in November, costing £350. The […]

Government-backed Islamophobia group linked to foundation that slammed counter-extremism programme The Aziz Foundation said that Prevent 'actively harms Muslims' as a Tory MP described the move as 'deeply concerning'

July 22, 2025 Charlie Peters

(GB News) Supporters of a highly-controversial plan to set “appropriate limits to free speech” about Muslims have been given up to £2.6million by the government to police and monitor “Islamophobia.” The British Muslim Trust has been awarded a £1million-a-year contract by ministers […]

Hashem Abedi prison attack investigation continues

July 22, 2025 Angela Ferguson

(BBC) An investigation into an attack on prison guards by the Manchester Arena suicide bomber’s brother is continuing, with no arrests or charges brought, counter-terrorism police have confirmed. Hashem Abedi threw hot cooking oil and stabbed three prison officers with improvised blades […]

There are no red lines between Hamas and Israel, independent MP claims The independent MP Ayoub Khan has accused the IDF of 'beheading babies, rape, and hostage taking' in Gaza

July 21, 2025 Lee Harpin

(Jewish News) The independent MP Ayoub Khan has repeatedly claimed there are “no red lines” between Hamas and Israel after accusing the IDF of “beheading babies, rape, and hostage taking” in Gaza. Speaking in the House of Commons, the MP for Birmingham […]