The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

UK politics: Polls open in Holborn and St Pancras byelection – as it happened

Voters choosing replacement for Keir Starmer, who announced he was standing down last month

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8

Kemi Badenoch Hits Back at Reform Over Debate About Whether Her Mixed-Race Children Are 'English'

Kemi Badenoch used her Conservative Party conference keynote to criticise Reform UK comments about race and identity, saying Britain must not question whether Black Britons are English.

International Business Times UK · Oct 8

French minister invites UK to ‘come all the way back’ to the EU

Finance minister, Roland Lescure, welcomes Burnham’s pledge to explore closer ties with bloc

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8

UK Judge Halts Deportation of Man With 50 Criminal Convictions Over Fears He Will Be Mistreated in Kosovo

An immigration tribunal allowed Avdi Alija's deportation appeal, finding that his practical statelessness, Roma identity and lack of support could expose him to prohibited treatment in Kosovo.

International Business Times UK · Oct 8

Hear’Say and Liberty X reunite for joint tour to mark 25 years since Popstars

The groups will perform together at 13 venues across the UK and Ireland next year.

Evening Standard · Oct 8

Molly Russell’s father to tell UK cinemagoers: ‘Instagram helped kill my daughter’

In ad to be shown before The Social Reckoning, Ian Russell will say ‘too little has changed’ since death of Molly, 14

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8

Israel says UK consulate in East Jerusalem has ‘ceased to function’

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband insisted it had been downgraded in name only and ‘will continue to deliver vital services’.

Evening Standard · Oct 8

What is happening at the British consulate in East Jerusalem – and why are diplomats leaving?

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The Independent UK · Oct 8

Mastek shares defy weak markets, gain 3% after Staffordshire County council picks company for Oracle Cloud transformation

Mastek shares witnessed an uptick on Thursday despite weak market sentiment after its UK subsidiary was selected by Staffordshire County Council for an AI-enabled Oracle Cloud transformation programme. The engagement will cover finance, procurement, human resources and payroll, with Mastek deploying its ADOPT AI platform as the council’s integrated cloud…

The Economic Times · Oct 8

UK pulls staff from Jerusalem as Israel retaliates over settlement ban

THE UK has withdrawn staff and their families from its consulate in East Jerusalem after Israel said it would be closed in retaliation for the Government’s trade ban with illegal West Bank settlements.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 8