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What we know about the Golders Green stabbings

Police say he is a British national, born in Somalia. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley

U.K. calls antisemitism an emergency after arson and stabbing attacks on Jewish people

police force said his file was closed later the same year, and did not disclose the reason for the referral. ![Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (center), Metropolitan

Epstein housed abuse victims in London flats, BBC reveals

Metropolitan Police, or their local police station" and is calling for a public inquiry because

Met Police investigate potential Iran links to London arson attacks

Police investigate potential Iran links to London arson attacks The United Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police

Two teenagers arrested over arson attack on synagogue in north-west London

police have said. Matt Jukes, the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said a 17-year

Case lost against Met Police over live facial ID

Police over live facial ID Two people have lost a High Court challenge against the Metropolitan

Met officers investigated over handling of Mohamed Al Fayed abuse complaints

Police said no arrests were made and the investigation is ongoing. The Metropolitan police previously

Proxies carrying out antisemitic attacks in UK could face 14 years in prison

policing](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/24/king-charles-patron-community-security-trust-jewish-charity) has said. The move, first disclosed in the Times, comes after the Metropolitan

Golders Green stabbing suspect was previously referred to Prevent

police custody having been arrested on the suspicion of attempting to murder Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Shine, 76, in Golders Green on Wednesday morning. The Metropolitan

UK terrorism threat level raised to severe after Golders Green attack

Metropolitan Police is treating as a terrorist incident. The government said on Thursday evening that

Kensington Gardens reopen after police deem suspicious items non-hazardous

Metropolitan police](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/metropolitan-police) said on Saturday that they assessed the items found and did not identify

U.K police investigating if attacks in London are the work of Iranian proxies

Metropolitan Police force says counterterror officers are probing fires at synagogues and other sites linked

Met set up specialist unit as antisemitic hate crime in London hits two-year high

Metropolitan police](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/metropolitan-police) commit to deploying 100 extra officers to protect Jewish communities

US won’t give unredacted Epstein documents to UK police without lengthy formal request

Metropolitan police is investigating the former Labour grandee Peter Mandelson for misconduct in public office

Who is Zack Polanski, UK Greens leader and rising political star?

Metropolitan Police after two Jewish men [were stabbed in Golders Green](/news/2026/5/1/uk-police-charge-man-over-stabbing-of-two-jewish-men-in-london), a residential area

Starmer to host Downing Street summit to address antisemitism

Metropolitan Police declared the Golders Green attack a terrorist incident. Two Jewish people were killed

Fourth suspect in London arson attack on Jewish ambulances remanded in custody

Metropolitan police said. Another 18-year-old arrested on the same day on suspicion of conspiracy

Eight activists charged after Crown Jewels and The Ritz targeted

Metropolitan Police has said. Four people aged between 21 and 66 have been charged after

Met forms team after attacks on Jewish community

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley previously said 300 extra police officers were needed across