Police get new powers to protect places of worship

Reading Borough Council announced an initiative to address ongoing problems at the Pagoda and along Skyline Drive, following the assault of a police officer during a large gathering in the area.

Uber Eats Offers Kosher for Passover Delivery to Antisemitism-Plagued London Jews

Sir Keir Starmer, whose wife and three children are Jewish, remarked that, like other families attending a Seder, “we mark this Passover under a dark cloud.”

UK, Australia lawmakers try to curb protests by synagogues

The UK plans to restrict protests near religious sites, mirroring Australian law, as Home Secretary cites need to protect synagogues during pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

In UK and Australia, lawmakers are trying to curb protests outside of synagogues

(JTA) — The British government is pushing to let police block protests in front of places of worship, following a similar move earlier this year by Australian lawmakers. The new measure in England, part of a policing bill currently moving through Parliament, would give police in England and Wales the ability to control the route and timing of protests that take place around places of worship, the Guardian reported. The U.K. home secretary, Yvett…

In UK and Australia, lawmakers are trying to curb protests outside of synagogues - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The British government is pushing to let police block protests in front of places of worship, following a similar move earlier this year by Australian lawmakers. The new measure in England, part of a policing bill currently moving through Parliament, would give police in England and Wales the ability to control the route and timing of protests that take place around places of worship, the Guardian reported. The U.K. home secretary, Yvette Cooper…

Bev Turner accuses GB News guest of having ‘authoritarian streak’ as he welcomes new protest laws

Bev Turner has accused GB News guest Lord Walney of having an "authoritarian streak" during a heated exchange about new protest laws.The clash came as the government announced plans to give police in England and Wales powers to block or reroute "intimidating" protests near places of worship.Andrew Pierce said: "I was thinking about some of these ghastly pro-Hamas, or you could say pro-Palestine demonstrations, which have been held very, very clo…