Synagogue Attack Increases Pressure on Starmer in the U.K.

The prime minister vowed to rid the Labour Party of antisemitism. But a competing political reality, activist anger over the war in Gaza, has complicated that effort.

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For the New Archbishop of Canterbury, Nursing Roots Could Bring a Pastoral Sensibility

As bishop of London, Sarah Mullally placed herself in the middle of the church’s most charged issues. But experts predict that her years treating cancer patients could inform how she approaches her new role.

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Sarah Mullally Is Named as First Female Archbishop of Canterbury

Sarah Mullally, the bishop of London, will lead the Church of England. She has been a vocal supporter of the rights of women in the church.

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2 Victims Named After Manchester Synagogue Terrorist Attack

The police said Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were killed Thursday outside the Heaton Park Congregation synagogue in northwestern England.

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U.K. ‘Grooming Gang’ Leader Sentenced to 35 Years for Rape

Seven men in all were sentenced on Wednesday over their roles in a decades-old national scandal in Britain involving child sexual abuse.

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Starmer Describes ‘Fight for the Soul’ of U.K. as Populist Right Rises

In a speech at an annual Labour conference, the British prime minister contrasted his political project with that of Nigel Farage, whose Reform party promises mass deportations.

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Octopuses Invade English Coast, ‘Eating Anything in Their Path’

The highly intelligent cephalopods filled fishing nets and gobbled up crabs and lobsters in Devon and Cornwall this summer.

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In a 900-Year-Old Castle, Feted by a King, Trump Was in His Element

The seating chart at the state dinner for President Trump was a cross-section of the rich and the powerful hoping to get on his good side.

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Protest in London Contrasts With Trump’s Warm Royal Reception

Thousands of demonstrators poured into the streets of the capital as President Trump spent most of the day 20 miles away in Windsor.

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Amid Drought, Some U.K. Residents Fume as Blackstone C.E.O. Fills Private Lake

A local water company said tankers of its water would no longer be sent to the American billionaire’s estate to fill his lake.

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