Hanukkah reaffirms the ideals of Judaism and commemorates, in particular, the rededication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem by the lighting of candles on each day of the festival. – Who celebrates it ...

Errors in the employment tribunal judgment involving nurse Sandie Peggie are “absolutely scandalous”, JK Rowling has said. The Harry Potter author was reacting on social media after part of the ...

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain across the region, which is currently in place and is set to last until 11.59pm tomorrow, Monday. Forecasters say that heavy rain in the ...

At least 12 people, including a British-born rabbi, have died and 29 were injured when two “terrorist” gunmen targeted a Jewish celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australian police have said.

Gardai are to increase patrols at centres and events for the Irish Jewish community following the gun attack in Sydney.

A total of 11 boats carrying 737 people made the crossing on December 13, according to Home Office figures. The last time more than 40,000 migrants crossed in a year was in 2022 when the total for the ...

Two people were killed and nine others wounded in the incident at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, on Saturday.

In response, Police Scotland said it was “actively communicating with faith leaders” and was already carrying out “additional and dedicated patrols around synagogues and other Jewish venues” as part ...

Police will put more officers into Jewish communities after an antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Australia. Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights also known as Chanukah, begins on ...

The 140-year-old Spey Viaduct has collapsed into the River Spey in north-east Scotland. Photographs showed the structure, which was built in the 1880s as a railway bridge, collapsed into the River ...

AN investigation into a suspected outbreak of food poisoning in Knutsford has published its findings. Cheshire East Council (CEC) launched a probe after their environmental health department received ...

A yellow warning for rain remains in place for the region, and across Glasgow and Scotland’s west coast, north-west England including Manchester, north-west Wales, and Belfast. See all the latest ...