Ultra-Orthodox Jews dressed in costumes celebrated Purim in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood.
The carnival-like Purim holiday is celebrated with costumes, parades, festive meals and parties.
The holiday commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian empire 2,500 years ago, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther.
PUTIN’S response to the International Criminal Court’s issuing a warrant for his arrest over the forced deportation of hundreds of Ukrainian children to Russia, is to tell the world that the children were taken to Russia ‘for their own safety’.
A DEVASTATED pet owner has spoken of her horror after her pet pig was killed "in the most barbaric manner" as she slept in her shelter.
Cars parked illegally outside of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies have driven off as penalty notices were issued.
JK Rowling has said Humza Yousaf, the new Scottish National Party (SNP) leader, “will disappear through the ice” like Nicola Sturgeon. The Harry Potter author made the remarks in relation to Mr Yousaf’s support for controversial gender legislation passed in Scotland which makes it easier for biological males to self-identify as women, and thus access female-only spaces. Responding to a Tweet about Mr Yousaf's support for the Gender Recognition Reform Bill, Ms Rowling wrote: "Humza Yousaf is the
Footage shows Audrey Hale dressed in combat trousers, a vest and a red baseball cap walking through the school heavily armed
Boy with severe disability and chronic lung disease not seen since November
Former pupil Audrey Hale was shot dead by police after killing three children and three adults
Footage from the bodyworn cameras of Metro Nashville Police Officers Rex Engelbert, a four-year veteran, and Michael Collazo, a nine-year veteran, was released on Tuesday – hours on from Monday’s horror attack
Sarah Panitzke was previously jailed for eight years after spending nine years on the run
Zara Jade was jailed after pleading guilty to six offences including false imprisonment, assault and robbery.
The son of a Yemeni billionaire has admitted involvement in the death of a Norwegian student found raped and strangled in Mayfair, but will not return to the UK to face justice.
A 28-year-old, who identified as transgender, has shot dead three children aged nine and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee. Audrey Elizabeth Hale, who was once a student there, was killed by police after a confrontation with officers following the attack at the Covenant School. Police said the "lone zealot", who lived in Nashville, was armed with two assault-type weapons, and a handgun.
A former Essex Police officer has been found to have committed gross misconduct over inappropriate behaviour and "lying about service in the armed forces".
Five people have been charged after a man was robbed at gunpoint on a residential street in east London. Police said the victim had been sitting on the corner of Norcott Road and Brooke Road in Clapton when he was approached by a gang of youths just before 8pm on Sunday. An imitation firearm, a knife, and the stolen property were recovered.
A Tory MP arrested over allegations of rape has had been bailed until mid May, police confirmed on Monday. The Conservative, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was first arrested in May last year on suspicion of indecent assault, sexual assault, rape, abuse of position of trust and misconduct in public office. This is the fourth time his bail has been extended since his arrest.
Police say shooter Audrey Hale attended The Covenant School in the past
A student who became obsessed with a Muslim woman after a first date harassed her on 44 different phone numbers and sent a kilo of pork to her house.
A Russian court on Tuesday convicted a single father over social media posts critical of the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to two years in prison — a case brought against him after his daughter’s drawings at school opposed the invasion, according to his lawyer and activists. At the trial, which concluded in one day on Monday, three teachers and the director of Maria's school testified that they found Moskalyov's “discrediting” social media posts at random and that Maria's drawing had nothing to do with the case — contradicting the accounts of his lawyer and other supporters.
He sexually abused girls and teenagers over a 20-year period.
He contacted the profiles of a 13 and 14-year-old in December last year through a social media site.
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