Record incidents of anti-semitism

The first six months of the year saw a record number of antisemitic hate incidents in the UK, a charity has warned.

The Community Security Trust (CST) said reports of anti-semitic abuse increased by nearly a third (30 per cent) in the first half of 2017 compared to the same time last year.

The trust, which monitors anti-semitism and provides security for the Jewish community in Britain, said it recorded 767 anti-semitic incidents nationwide from January to June 2017.