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• Campaigning intensifies ahead of Tuesday’s US midterm elections

  October 30, 2026 · 38 min

  James Coomarasamy reports from Pennsylvania as Rust Belt voters focus on the economy. Midterm elections are often viewed as a referendum on the party in power – so what verdict might next week’s deliver? James speaks to workers…

• Sir Patrick Stewart dies at age 86

  October 29, 2026 · 38 min

  This evening, the death has been announced of the actor Sir Patrick Stewart. We reflect on Sir Patrick's career, which spanned Shakespeare and Star Trek, and hear from his co-star in the science fiction series, Wil Wheaton. Also on the…

• Chancellor reveals £100 energy bill support

  October 28, 2026 · 38 min

  Chancellor John Healey has used the Budget to announce that millions of households will receive £100 this winter to help with the rise in energy costs. He will also increase tax on bank profits and has offered tax breaks for some high…

• Israeli exit polls put opposition just ahead of Netanyahu's bloc

  October 27, 2026 · 38 min

  Israeli exit polls suggest Gadi Eisenkot's bloc has won the largest number of seats in the general election but has fallen short of a majority. Eisenkot leads the newly formed Yashar party and is the main figure in the "change bloc", a…

• Tens of thousands of Israelis fly home to vote

  October 26, 2026 · 37 min

  Israeli citizens living abroad are flying in to vote in the first elections since the October 7 attacks. Polls currently have Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition and the opposition bloc level pegging, with neither predicted to pick up…

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