This week, thousands of scientists, policymakers, executives and activists have gathered in London for a week of climate events. The climate showed up, too. A heat dome has gripped much of Europe for days, sending temperatures across the continent and Britain soaring to deeply uncomfortable levels. Temperatures have reached 36.4 Celsius, or 97.5 Fahrenheit, in…
As a designer of women’s clothing for 15 years, Simone Rocha has been committed to presenting a version of womanhood that subverts traditional feminine tropes, a practice she calls “pretty and perverse.” But as the culture reaches its peak “masculinity crisis” moment, Rocha, 39, is now turning more of her attention to men’s wear —…
Grace Reynolds eased the car smoothly away from traffic lights, overtook a stopped double-decker bus, then deftly navigated a street narrowed by vehicles parked on either side. During her lesson in north London in March, Ms. Reynolds, 29, drove well enough to pass a test for her driver’s license, according to her instructor, Dean Batchelor,…
The suspect in the stabbing of two Jewish men in north London appeared in court on Friday after being charged with three counts of attempted murder, the third relating to an attack on an acquaintance earlier that same day. The suspect, Essa Suleiman, 45, is accused of attempting to murder Ishmail Hussein, a man he…
The artist Banksy appears to be taking credit for a large statue that was erected in London under the cover of darkness. It displays a man in a suit marching with a flag that billows onto his face, covering it entirely. The statue, interpreted by many observers as a comment on blind nationalism, depicts the…
Just before midnight on March 23, an empty car was set alight in the Jewish district of Antwerp, Belgium, breaking the quiet of the night. The police quickly arrested two teenagers. Several hours later, blurry footage appeared online of the incident, showing one person pouring liquid on a car and a second person lighting it…
Two men were stabbed on Wednesday in the north London area of Golders Green, a hub of Jewish life in Britain, in an attack that the police said was being treated as terrorism. The attack, which unfolded in late morning on High Field Avenue, left the men — one in his 70s and one in…
The British government said Tuesday that it had summoned the Iranian ambassador in response to what it called “unacceptable and inflammatory comments” posted by the Iranian Embassy on social media. The summons, a formal diplomatic tool, comes as the relationship between Britain and Iran has grown particularly fraught amid the war in the Middle East….
