2 h. ago Good Morning Britain guest breaks down in tears discussing 'heartbreaking' Manchester attack

Emotions were running high as the presenter were joined by a panel of guests to discuss the latest news stories, including the attack that happened on Thursday.

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15 h. ago Faith leaders have urgent message for Britain after Manchester synagogue attack

British Jews described the Manchester Synagogue terror attack as their “worst nightmare” and told of how they’ve been suffering a ‘tsunami of hatred’ since October 7th

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17 h. ago The Manchester synagogue attack is a test of Britain’s traditional tolerance

Editorial: The car and knife attack on Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, was an explicitly antisemitic attack – but now is a time to come together and not sow division

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18 h. ago The Guardian view on the Manchester synagogue attack: a tragic wake

An assault of this kind was widely feared. Now that it has happened, Britain faces a choice between deeper division and greater toleranceThe attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester was outrageous. It took two innocent lives, and several others were injured. Yet it could have happened almost anywhere. It is an event with wider national meaning and lessons. On Thursday morning, Britain looked over the edge into one of the dark places to which modern public life has been heading. Having looked and seen, Britain now needs to learn and step back.The violence began around 9.30am, just as morning prayers were being held on Yom Kippur, Judaism’s most solemn and sacred day. The synagogue was inevitably well attended. Yet within a short period of time, two Jewish victims lay dead from stabbing, with four others injured, outside what ought to be a place of prayer and community. The attacker was then himself shot and killed, possibly as he attempted to get inside t...

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19 h. ago Israel warns Labour must end 'toxic wave of antisemitism' in Britain after Manchester synagogue attack

Gideon Sa'ar condemned the 'murderous attack' which took place earlier this morning outside the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester and claimed the lives of two Jewish people.

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21 h. ago Rob Rinder says Britain MUST stand with Jewish people after Manchester synagogue 'atrocity'

The broadcaster and barrister, 47, has said that 'many Jews cannot imagine a future here and history tells us what follows when that happens'.

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24 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Is Britain doing enough to protect its Jewish population?

Yom Kippur is seen as the holiest day in the Jewish calendar - similar to Christmas Day for Christians - and is a time when synagogues are usually particularly busy.

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