The once dominant British political party has been outflanked by Reform, a right-wing populist rival. At the Tory annual conference, attendance was sparse.
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Fire at Peacehaven Mosque Is Being Treated as Hate Crime, UK Police Say
The attack came at a time of heightened anxiety after a deadly terrorist attack at a synagogue in Manchester.
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.
Sarah Mullally Is Named as First Female Archbishop of Canterbury
Sarah Mullally, the bishop of London, has been appointed archbishop of Canterbury. She has been a vocal supporter of the rights of women in the church.
4 People Injured After Stabbing Outside Manchester Synagogue, UK Police Say
The stabbing in Manchester, England, came on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
4 People Injured After Stabbing Outside Manchester Synagogue, UK Police Say
The stabbing in Manchester, England, came on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
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.
Starmer Describes ‘Fight for the Soul’ of U.K. as Populist Right Rises
In a speech at a Labour conference, the British prime minister contrasted his political project with that of Nigel Farage, whose party has promised mass deportations.
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.
Behind Castle Walls, the Rich and Powerful Celebrate Trump
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.