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Good morning. It is a terrible fact of life for British Jews that few were surprised by Wednesday’s knife attack in Golders Green, north London, in which two men were stabbed in an area home to a large Jewish community. A 45-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder.
The incident is the latest in a string of antisemitic attacks, on people and property, that have struck fear into many British Jews in recent years. John Mann, the government’s independent adviser on antisemitism, said many in the community are at “breaking point” and feel the UK is no longer a safe place for them to live.
To discuss the attack and what life is like for British Jews amid rising hate crimes against the community, I spoke with Dave Rich, director of policy at the Community Security Trust, which supports Jewish safety in Britain, and the Guardian’s community affairs correspondent, Aamna Mohdin, who has been on the ground in Golders Green. But first, the headlines.
Five big stories
Iran | Iran’s supreme leader has broken his recent silence with a defiant statement hailing Iran’s control over shipping in the strait of Hormuz and vowing to guard the country’s nuclear and missile programmes.
Environment | Governments have been asked to develop national “roadmaps” setting out how they will end the production and use of fossil fuels, after a landmark climate meeting involving nearly 60 countries.
UK news | Winston Marshall, a former member of the band Mumford & Sons and the son of the GB News co-owner Paul Marshall, has said Britain should construct a mine-laden “floating wall” to stop small boat crossings on the Channel.
Counter-terrorism | More and more young people are being drawn into the world of violent extremism, a senior police officer has warned, as a young neo-Nazi was convicted of planning a mass gun attack after being caught in an undercover MI5 sting.
UK economy | The Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged at 3.75% but said the UK may need to brace for increases later this year, as “higher inflation is unavoidable” as a result of the war in the Middle East.
In depth: ‘Extreme, hateful, violent attitudes have become normalised’
Protesters yesterday gathered to heckle Keir Starmer near the site of the Golders Green attack. Photograph: Ben Whitley/PA
Wednesday’s attack in Golders Green was not a one-off. In March, volunteer-run ambulances operated by the Jewish community were set on fire in the north London suburb, the first in a series of arson attacks that include the firebombing of a synagogue and community symbols across the capital. And police have been investigating groups backed by the Iranian regime in connection with antisemitic attacks.
In October last year, an Islamist terrorist drove a car into a synagogue in Heaton Moor, Manchester before stabbing worshippers on Yom Kippur, which left two men dead. This February, three men were convicted over a foiled IS-inspired terror plot to massacre Jews in Manchester. Jewish people now suffer the highest rate per capita of religious hate crime in England and Wales.
The steady drumbeat of antisemitic incidents has brought fear into mundane, everyday tasks for British Jews. Some hide or remove symbols that might identify them as Jews. Others are too scared to go to particular areas, with a growing number contemplating leaving the country. As Jewish families sit down for Shabbat dinner this evening, many will reflect again on whether the UK is safe for them in the wake of another attack.
“Antisemitism in the day-to-day boring stuff that never makes the news has become utterly normalised in the Jewish experience in this country,” says Dave Rich. “There is a growing frustration that not enough effective action is being taken to deal with it. That covers policing, government and the wider society, where extreme, hateful, violent attitudes and language have become normalised. When you speak to anyone from the Jewish community in Britain, there might be a level of shock, but nobody is surprised that attacks like this are happening.”
Rich recalls a recent Passover dinner with friends who were reflecting on antisemitic interactions in their day to day life: a question at a night club over what one person “thought of the Jews”, another conversation with someone who was convinced “the Jews did 9/11”.
“That’s now a normal part of the Jewish experience in this country,” he says.
‘Legitimised hatred’
Jewish people make up 0.5% of the UK population – and many at the moment feel vulnerable, targeted and alone, Rich tells me. Add to that their sense that the response to recent antisemitic hate incidents has been muted, and many Jewish people say it leaves them with the feeling that others simply do not care that Jews are being targeted.
In particular, Rich highlighted antisemitism among those one would expect to be allies of minorities, people who would otherwise consider themselves progressive liberals, pointing out that too often legitimate criticism of Israel slips into hatred of Jews in the diaspora.
“The 76-year-old Jewish man who was stabbed in Golders Green, he’s not a serving IDF soldier,” Rich says. “It’s ridiculous. There is an atmosphere of legitimised hatred – not criticism, not opposition, but hatred – towards Israel, not as a state and a government but as a nation and people, that has developed and taken root in liberal opinion and left-wing opinion. This atmosphere of hatred by definition is uncontrollable and generates more hatred and more attacks. And it slips very, very easily from hatred of Israel to hatred of Israelis to hatred of Jews.”
Rich also identifies a particular issue with antisemitism among a small portion of British Muslim society, which must be delicately addressed. No doubt it helps that several leading British imams have condemned the Golders Green attack and expressed their solidarity with the Jewish community.
“If you look at opinion polling … in Britain and in other countries, it consistently shows that levels of antisemitism are higher, significantly higher, among Muslim communities than they are in the population as a whole,” says Rich. “I have to stress, not most Muslims. And also not most of the antisemitism in society … but it’s far too high.
“People are very nervous about raising this issue,” says Rich, and he is keen to stress that “there are genuine sensitivities because anti-Muslim prejudice is a real problem as well in this country, and there are extremist voices on the far right who will always try to exploit these issues”. But he argues the perception of this problem is inflated by avoiding it: “One of the ways that enables the far right to do that is if there is a vacuum because no one else is talking about these issues in an evidenced and measured and constructive way.” Rich points to a rise in antisemitic sermons in some UK mosques after the 7 October massacre in Israel by Hamas, and the subsequent war in Gaza.
“We need measured, evidence-based, proportionate and effective policy measures, working with people in Muslim communities and across society as part of a broader counter-extremism effort,” he says.
Actions, not words
The prime minister, Keir Starmer, has said the stabbings on Wednesday were “an attack on all of us”, urging swift action from the criminal justice system, and promised his government would do “everything in our power to stamp this hatred out”. The UK terrorism threat level was raised on Thursday to “highly likely”, its second-highest level, and the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has committed an extra £25m to increase security for Jewish communities.
But many are unconvinced. Starmer was heckled during a visit near the site of the attack yesterday, with a crowd of around 100 people chanting “Keir Starmer, Jew harmer”.
The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has said Jewish Londoners want to see actions, not words, and said he was in discussions with the Met police to establish a new unit countering extremism in the capital.
Shock and fear
In Golders Green, many in the community expect another attack, says Aamna Modhin, who was on the ground after the incident. She said people in the leafy London suburb were in shock, gripped by fear, and were openly questioning their place in Britain, with families cordoned off from reentering their homes after the stabbing.
“People I spoke with said this was an attack on Britain, not only Jews, and there was a sadness that the feeling wasn’t shared. There was also defiance. Others said to me that nobody was going to scare them off from wearing a star of David or a kippah in public,” she said.
Mohdin points to chronic government underinvestment in community relations that have led to this point, saying that they have not taken cohesion seriously for more than two decades. Big reductions in funding for interfaith exchanges have helped foster distrust, leaving a gap for extremists. While there are no easy answers, the pockets of interfaith cooperation had to be encouraged and provided with more resource, she said.
“Almost every religious and community group I speak with talks about their distress, isolation and loneliness,” says Aamna Mohdin. “A feeling that they have been abandoned by the government. What does that say about the British state right now?”
What else we’ve been reading
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If, like me, you’ll be finding time for at least one romcom this weekend, this piece by Hollie Richardson on how the genre is changing is a great read. Patrick
It isn’t just Doctor Who that has missing episodes – Eurovision is starting a global search to try to recover footage of the 1956 and 1964 contests that are absent from the archives. Martin
Melanie C is funny answering questions from readers on the Spice Girls, imposter syndrome and what kind of spice she would be. Patrick
Sleek Italian furniture, Danish trade schools, Thai pocket parks and Namibian bikes all feature in the 2026 Monocle Design Awards. Martin
Sport
Daichi Kamada (left) shows his joy after restoring Crystal Palace’s lead. Photograph: Radosław Jóźwiak/PA
Football | Chris Wood scored from the penalty spot in the second half to hand Nottingham Forest a 1-0 win against Aston Villa in their Europa League semi-final first leg. Crystal Palace will carry a two-goal advantage into the second leg of their Conference League semi-final after a 3-1 away win over Shakhtar Donetsk.
Golf | LIV Golf’s race to secure at least a watered down future is formally under way after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) confirmed it will cease to fund the breakaway circuit at the end of this year.
Football | Scott Parker has left his position as Burnley head coach with immediate effect after the club’s relegation from the Premier League. The 45-year-old has departed by mutual consent. His assistant, Mike Jackson, will take interim charge for the final four games of the season.
The front pages
“PM vows to act against protesters ‘venerating the murder of Jews’” is the Guardian’s splash headline. “An attack on all of us” – that’s the Mirror. “Why was he free to roam the streets with a knife?” the Daily Mail asks, in relation to the suspect. The Express has a very long headline positing that antisemitism “reveals diseased minds and corrupt societies” and referring to the Holocaust.
The Times runs with “UK terror threat ‘severe’ after antisemitic attacks”. The Green leader provides the Telegraph’s angle: “Met accuses Polanski of stoking tensions”. Top story in the Financial Times is “ECB and BoE warn of rate rises as Iran war takes toll”. The i paper carries “Rayner’s warning to Starmer: more and more young people are feeling hopeless”. “Mayday! for landlords” – the Metro refers to rental law reforms.
Something for the weekend
Our critics’ roundup of the best things to watch, read, play and listen to right now
Holiday from hell … Matthew Rhys and Stephen Root in Widow’s Bay. Photograph: Robert Clark/Apple TV
TV Widow’s Bay | ★★★★★ What do you do if you want your charming little island off the coast of New England to become the next Martha’s Vineyard, but it’s full of legends about local cannibalism, sea hags, clown killers, poison fog and boogeymen who slaughter teenage girls in their beds? And what if it is full of sea hags, poisoned fog and clown killers, which doesn’t bode well for the mythical status of the cannibalism and boogeyman tales. Such is the dilemma posed by Widow’s Bay for its mayor, Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys), in a 10-part series that in the very best way defies categorisation. Horror may be its most obvious element, but it is so much more than that. Still, for fans of that genre, the writer-creator Katie Dippold and Hiro Murai, the director of the first five episodes, deliver the goods, lovingly covering most of the tropes. Lucy Mangan
Games Forbidden Solitaire, PC | ★★★★★ In Forbidden Solitaire, lead character Will Roberta picks up an old 1990s game called, yes, Forbidden Solitaire, in a charity shop. He discovers that the game is a sort of narrative card-battler set in a haunted dungeon filled with monsters and treasure – and then you, the player, are transported from his computer desktop into the game. In order to progress through the cursed building, and to fight the various ogres, serpents and witches, you need to win rounds of solitaire. But of course, it’s more complicated than that. Compelling you forwards, from one battle to the next, is the game’s brilliant, incredibly authentic recreation of mid 1990s PC game aesthetics. Keith Stuart
Theatre I Saw Satan at the 7-Eleven, Soho theatre, London | ★★★★☆ No one tells a story like Christopher Brett Bailey. One minute he’s buying eggs at a gas station and the next he’s careening down the highway with the devil, the car deliberately swerving to increase their body count. This live reading of his surreal 2023 novella is a free-wheeling piece of storytelling, vividly and viciously told. In a fringed leather jacket with snakeskin boots and his signature freshly electrocuted hair, Brett Bailey recounts with eerie calmness an accidental road trip with a Satan who is a has-been, a conspiracy nut, and with a bloated ego and a desire to shag anything that moves – plus some that don’t. Kate Wyver
Film The Sheep Detectives | ★★★☆☆ Here is a murder mystery that’s like a cross between Babe and The Thursday Murder Club, in which instead of plucky underdog retirees solving crimes, it’s … sheep? With a touch of Watership Down somewhere in the mix, this film, for some, may be off-putting. Actually, it makes for a sweet-natured family comedy. Screenwriter Craig Mazin has adapted the bestselling book Three Bags Full by German crime author Leonie Swann, and the Despicable Me veteran Kyle Balda directs, shepherding a boisterous herd of live-action stars and digitally created woolly performers. Peter Bradshaw
Today in Focus
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Cartoon of the day | Ben Jennings
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The Upside
A bit of good news to remind you that the world’s not all bad
Dodger, who was recently reunited with his family having gone missing in 2018. Photograph: Courtesy Amber Davidson-Orozco
“That super sweet, cuddly, social temperament is still there,” said owner Amber Davidson-Orozco after her family had been reunited with their cat more than seven years after he went missing – thanks to a microchip and a chain of kindness.
Dodger disappeared during a cross-country move from California, but was found as a stray and identified years later. “We always thought about him,” his owner said. When they were finally reunited in Georgia, Davidson-Orozco said for her children it felt like “a piece of their childhood had come back” – a reminder that some bonds don’t fade, even with time.
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Essa Suleiman has been charged with attempted murder after two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, on Wednesday, the Metropolitan police has said.
The 45-year-old has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a bladed article in a public place over the incident, police said.
Police said they were called to the area just after 11am on Wednesday after reports two men had been stabbed.
The victims, aged 76 and 34, were stabbed on Highfield Avenue and taken to hospital.
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A mother wearing a life jacket… and her innocent son clinging to her chest. When the bodies of both were taken out of the water of Bargi Dam, people were shocked to see this scene. This scene was after that painful accident, which shook everyone to the core.
Be it the people present at the spot or those who saw this picture on social media – every eye became moist. This was not just an accident, but it was the last glimpse of Mamta, who remained alive even after death. The mother struggled with that terrible tragedy till her last breath, but kept her child close to her chest. Even death could not separate the innocent child from his embrace. When this scene unfolded, every heart shuddered.
This picture does not just tell the story of an accident, but also testifies to the unwavering motherly love that holds on to her child even through life. A video of the team engaged in relief work has also surfaced. In which a team of four to five members is taking out the bodies of mother and son from Bargi Dam in the morning. In the video you can see that carrying out rescue work amidst such dangerous water and strong waves remains challenging. But even after that, the teams are busy making every possible effort for rescue.
Even those who removed the dead body were at a loss for words.
The rescue personnel from the army said that the cruise had capsized and drowned. After going inside, they tried to find the body by going inside from where they could find some space. Visibility was also very low. Nothing was visible even at a distance of half a foot. We were surprised by the scene we saw inside. When tried to take the woman out, the body was not able to come out. When we looked, we found that there was also a child curled up in it. We were trying to pull, but the mother was unable to release her grip on her child.
Cruise boat capsized due to sudden strong storm
Bodies of nine people have been found in this accident. While 28 people have been saved. At the same time, six people are still missing. According to the information received this morning, a total of 43 people were aboard the cruise. According to officials, the cruise boat carrying 29 passengers and two crew members capsized due to a sudden strong storm on Thursday evening. The boat lost balance amid strong winds and high waves. According to eyewitnesses, the passengers requested to put the boat ashore, but the voice could not reach the crew and the accident occurred.
This cruise is two decades old
Madhya Pradesh Tourism Department official Yogendra Richhariya told the media that this cruise was constructed in 2006. It has a seating capacity of 60 passengers.
What did the girl tell?
A passenger named Julius told that there were six of us on board. He boarded the cruise with his wife, daughter, son-in-law, granddaughter and grandson. No care was taken for safety during the cruise journey. When the cruise started sinking, passengers were given life saving jackets. Many passengers could not even wear jackets before the cruise sank. His wife Madhu died in this accident. Daughter Reena and four-year-old grandson are missing. He and son-in-law and granddaughter Siya are safe. No rescue operation was started immediately when the incident occurred. The local people helped and pulled out other cruise passengers including him by throwing a rope. A girl who survived the accident told that the cruise was filled with water. Everyone had run away. When I found my father, I held his hand. My mother and brother cannot be found. Grandfather has been found, grandmother has died.
EnComm Aviation, a Kenya-based aid cargo operator, claims the decision forced the cancellation of humanitarian contracts and reduced supplies to South Sudan, now threatened by famine, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), among others.
BAE Systems recently announced record sales of more than £30bn, driven by escalating defence spending as global conflicts and heightened military tensions fuel demand.
EnComm announced it is taking legal action against BAE, alleging a breach in its duty of care after the company withdrew support for its Advanced Turbo-Prop (ATP) aircraft.
Between March 2023 and last September, EnComm’s fleet of ATP aircraft delivered 18,677 tonnes of aid to Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, the DRC, Central African Republic and Chad.
The aircraft was ideal for aid missions to remote locations because it could operate on short airstrips. Each aircraft could carry a load of 8.2 tonnes.
EnComm cancelled several large humanitarian contracts after BAE’s decision, including a UN programme to fly aid to 12 destinations across Somalia where 6.5 million people are facing acute food insecurity.
EnComm Aviation’s director, Jackton Obuola, said: “BAE’s pursuit of profit has cut off humanitarian aid for those most in need, destroying lives and our business in the process.”
Displaced families in Soutth Sunda are living in the open without adequate shelter, food, or access to basic healthcare after fleeing violence. Photograph: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/MSF
Obuola described the arms manufacturer’s decision to surrender the certificate that revoked the airworthiness of the ATP as “virtually unprecedented in aviation history”, and came at a time when humanitarian relief was being slashed globally.
A pre-action letter sent by lawyers acting for EnComm to BAE Systems had referenced emails and meetings with BAE’s senior leadership that it says had led the cargo operator to believe the arms manufacturer would provide continued support for its ATP for at least five years.
“In order to get answers we have been forced to bring this claim and hear BAE’s explanation in court,” Obuola added.
In its claim with the UK high court, EnComm Aviation alleges BAE’s decision rendered its aircraft fleet as of no real value beyond scrap and is seeking £120m in losses and damages.
A BAE Systems spokesperson said: “We do not comment on ongoing litigation.”
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The Minnesota Timberwolves eliminated Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets while the New York Knicks put on one of the most dominant displays in NBA playoff history, destroying Atlanta to advance, and the surging Sixers beat the visiting Celtics again to force a decisive Game 7
Sixth-seeded Minnesota will play the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals after completing a 110-98 win on Thursday for a 4-2 series upset defeat of third-seeded Denver.
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Three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic top-scored for Denver with 28 but it was not enough to fend off the dogged Timberwolves, who were playing without star man Anthony Edwards due to injury.
The clash in Minneapolis was tight throughout, with no team gaining a double-digit lead until the game’s dying moments.
The Timberwolves edged the first half, leading 57-50 at the break.
Jokic roared to life. The Serbian superstar scored 14 points in the third quarter alone to ensure a nail-biting finish.
Having already been ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct from game four after a shoving match, Jokic enraged the home crowd by sparking another brawl, with Jaylen Clark.
With his Timberwolves leading by five with 90 seconds remaining, Jaden McDaniels sank a long jump-shot for two to rouse the home fans and force a Nuggets timeout.
When play resumed Denver could only turn over the ball again. McDaniels closed out the win with two free throws, ending his night with a career-high 32 points, to top-score overall.
“It’s a great night. It’s a great victory for us. Hopefully … we’ve got 12 more to go,” said Minnesota coach Chris Finch.
“We came into these playoffs not trying to beat Denver, but trying to win a championship.”
A visibly crestfallen Jokic, whose side last won the NBA championship just three years ago, said they “just didn’t do a good job”.
“I needed to play better. I must play better,” he added.
Edwards – out with a bone bruise and hyper-extended left knee – could return for the Timberwolves’ series with the high-flying Spurs.
Knicks crush Hawks in record-setting rout
Elsewhere on Thursday, the Knicks routed the Atlanta Hawks 140-89.
It was the most points scored and the biggest win by the Knicks in a playoff game, setting up an Eastern Conference semifinal with either the Celtics or the 76ers, who are tied 3-3 after a Philadelphia win.
The Knicks wrapped up their 4-2 series victory in emphatic style, leading the Hawks by as many as 61 points before benching their starters for the final quarter.
New York’s 47-point half-time lead, at 83-36, was the widest in NBA postseason history.
OG Anunoby top-scored with 29 points, including 26 in the first half, before he was rested. None of New York’s starters played more than 29 minutes.
“We can’t just meet the moment, we’ve got to exceed it, and I thought we did a great job of doing that tonight,” said Karl-Anthony Towns, who recorded a triple-double with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
Anunoby in action against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena [Brett Davis-Imagn Images via Reuters]
Having finished third in the Eastern Conference, the heavily favoured Knicks had been down 2-1 early in the playoff series, before roaring back.
They are the first team to advance to the East’s semifinals – their fourth straight year of reaching that stage.
The Hawks briefly led at the start of the game, going up 11-9 before the wheels dramatically came off. They trailed 40-15 at the end of the first quarter.
The final 51-point margin of defeat was not quite the largest in playoff history, which stands at 58 points.
“Obviously you hate to lose anything. And to lose the way we did, I think, particularly given the enthusiasm and support that we’ve had from the people in this building … disappointed on a lot of levels,” said Hawks coach Quin Snyder.
Sixers dump Celtics again to send series to Game 7
The Celtics-76ers playoff series is headed for a decisive game seven in Massachusetts after Philadelphia beat Boston 106-93.
The Celtics had held a 3-1 series lead, but the 76ers proved dominant on their home court to make it 3-3.
Tyrese Maxey top-scored with 30 points. Paul George added 23, and 2023 Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid poured in another 19, plus 10 rebounds and eight assists.
It is the 23rd playoff series between the two historic rivals – an NBA record.
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