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How the US midterm results could unfold - as millions of Americans head to the polls
The BBC's North America correspondent considers three different scenarios, and what they would mean for the country.
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US & Canada
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US voters head to polls in midterm elections that will shape rest of Trump's presidency
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US & Canada
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Two Ryanair planes searched after landing in Rome as suspected bomb threats hit series of flights
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Europe
Spanish footballer dies after collision with goalkeeper during match
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Football
MI5 will not face contempt of court charges despite admitting its evidence was a lie
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UK
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King addressing Commonwealth leaders as Palace says he will speak with 'sorrow' about slave trade
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Watch: Why is 'Mogging' the word of the year? Video, 00:00:43
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Culture
Celebrity loses injunction bid but will stay anonymous pending appeal
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Culture
Mahmood refuses to put cost on care worker settlement climbdown
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Politics

US midterms

Sport headlines

West Ham approach Parker after sacking boss Nuno
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West Ham
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Champions League latest: Iraola to speak; Saliba back training; Carrick faces Roma test
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Football
England's Mitchell ruled out of Nations Championship
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England
RFL backs Wilkin's £30m funding plea to Burnham
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Rugby League
McTominay returns as Penrice earns first Scotland call
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Scotland Men

Entertainment and TV

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James Blunt on Traitors: I tried - and failed - to get banished
The pop star on new music, The Traitors, and what really went down at James Acaster's banishment.
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Culture
Christmas ad 'shock' for Fender's old school choir
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England
Emerging acts to music icons: 6 Music's Artists of the Year revealed
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Radio 6 Music
Singer goes from busking to The Voice UK winner
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Wales
Alton Towers closes World of David Walliams
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Stoke & Staffordshire
'Adding a spy thriller element to a Bridget Jones-style love triangle felt quite natural'
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Media Centre
Meet the BBC Young Musician of the Year
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Newsround

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Watch now in stunning Ultra HD

Blue Planet returns with new stories from magical underwater worlds

Sir David Attenborough reveals ocean life more surprising, more intelligent and more precious than we ever realised.

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Watch the first three episodes of Blue Planet III on iPlayer. Video
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Moment octopus escapes death after hunt gone wrong. Video, 00:01:17
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Science & Environment
'Working with a legend': Collaborating with Sir David Attenborough
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Blue Planet III
Can you score top marks in our tropical seas quiz?
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CBBC

Food and recipes

You need these 20-minute family dinners in your weeknight repertoire
If you're short on time, here are some quick and easy recipes you can rely on.
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Food
Ace autumn with these hearty and warming soups
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Food
How to save energy and cut cooking costs at home
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Food
Just Eat apologises for AI food mistakes after social media ridicule
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Technology
Which type of insulated cup is most likely to keep your drink warm?
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Sliced Bread

Health and wellbeing

Could your diet be ageing your skin? What the evidence says
Experts advise on some simple dietary habits that could support healthier-looking skin.
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Food
'Albinism means you are never invisible'
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Coventry & Warwickshire
How did Hyrox get so popular? Audio, 10 minutes
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Sounds
I have a condition people are too embarrassed to talk about
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Health
How can the concept of hygge help us embrace autumn?
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Bitesize

Money

Poundland's founder offers to invest in firm
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England
Parents fined for employing teen son in food trailer
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
From Levi's to Primark - the fashion chains selling mended clothes
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Business
The Sabrina Carpenter clip that helped a 22-year-old make £120,000 a year
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Business
The job interview question you don't have to answer
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Business

Uplifting stories

Beautiful images showcase autumn in Scotland
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Scotland
The penguins are noisy, the people fantastic - what it takes to be an Antarctic postmaster
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Bristol
How a blocked toilet led to my 'eureka moment'
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Bitesize
20 years on: Remembering the American Adventure theme park. Audio, 00:06:04
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Insight and analysis

A closer look at the week's stories

'Quiet quitting' could be hitting the economy - here's why
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Business
Musk pumps $446m into US midterms, as campaign spending set to 'shatter' records
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BBC Verify
Dry and chilly start to November after wet but sunny October
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Weather
A world champion but 'one of us' - a city's pride in Antonelli
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Formula 1
'I saw Christa Pike's execution go wrong' Video, 14 minutes
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The story of a dinosaur that led to today's palaeontology
How a groundbreaking discovery changed our view of the history of life on Earth
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The surprising origins of Mexico City's Day of the Dead parade
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Sounds
Bill Murray tees off around the Emerald Isle
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iPlayer
The ripple effects of the murder of a child, by a child
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Sounds
A darkly funny Irish drama of gangsters, Vikings and buried gold
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iPlayer

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Keep your brain active with these increasingly challenging puzzles

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Around the UK

Stories from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

'Nigella could do no wrong' says Bake Off's Gabe
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Birmingham & Black Country
Secondary school teacher to crofter - life on the UK's most remote island
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NE, Orkney & Shetland
I was told I was too young to have cancer - it had spread by the time I was diagnosed
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Wales
'One heck of a rollercoaster' - foster carers urged to come forward
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