Andy Burnham, who is set to become Britain's prime minister on Monday, hopes that the resurgence in Manchester, where he was mayor, can be replicated across the country.

Andy Burnham in Ashton-in-Makerfield, England, in June. Mr. Burnham is on the verge of becoming prime minister.

Police officers in Manchester, England, on Thursday. The attack on the synagogue came on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, and has added to growing fears about a rising wave of antisemitism.

Sarah Mullally, the bishop of London, will become the 106th archbishop of Canterbury.

Rochdale, England, was among the first British towns to be revealed as a hub of activity by sexual grooming gangs.

White Stadium is at the heart of a dispute involving some of Boston’s most prominent sports families.

Multiple explosions were reported and jet fuel leaked after a container ship, the Solong, right, collided with an oil tanker, the Stena Immaculate, on Monday.

Protesters this month outside Royal Mint Court, site of the proposed Chinese Embassy in London.

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A long Covid patient with cognitive challenges prepared for a neurofeedback therapy session in Massachusetts in June.

Jonathan Clark, left, an archaeologist, and Tim FitzHigham, the creative director of St. George’s Guildhall, with recently discovered flooring that they say dates to between 1417 and 1430.

The felled tree at Sycamore Gap, beside Hadrian’s Wall, on Thursday. The authorities said they had arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with what they described as an act of vandalism.