United Kingdom
In the UK, a man’s shed is his castle. For some, it’s also a lifeline.
Sheds, or wooden buildings at the bottom of a garden, are important to British culture, or at least to many men of a certain age in the country. But now, sheds are playing a far greater role in the UK — bringing older men together to help soothe loneliness.
‘I just got completely blasted by love’: People in the UK attest to the ways that spirituality is evolving
In the United Kingdom, 7 in 10 people under the age of 30 say they don’t identify with any particular religion. The World met with clergy members, pagans, atheists, Muslims and others to hear about how they look at religion today in the UK.
‘A link with my ancestors’: Britons reconnect with Jewish roots for EU passports
Since the Brexit vote of 2016, hundreds of thousands of Britons have applied for citizenship of European countries, allowing them to continue to work and travel freely while holding onto their British passport. Thousands have been able to acquire passports of other European nations through sometimes distant Jewish roots.
Jewish London on edge amid spike in antisemitic attacks
Police in London report that antisemitic attacks increased by more than 1,350% in the first two weeks of October, amid war between Israel and Hamas. The country’s small, close-knit Jewish community is saying the British government isn’t doing enough to protect them.
Student loans can be ‘simple’ and ‘automatic.’ Other countries offer lessons to the US.
In the US, interest on student loans started accruing again on Sept. 1. Soon, more than 40 million borrowers will have to resume their payments. The US is an outlier when it comes to high tuition and the debts that students take on.