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Updated 11:50:42 PM
Trade

Healey vows cheaper marmalade and gherkins in pre-Budget package of 'everyday fixes'

The chancellor will axe tariffs on some staples as part of plans to give households "breathing space".

BBC News · Oct 26
Politics

Lula wins fourth term in dramatic Brazil election comeback

The left-wing incumbent president had lost the first round to right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro.

BBC News · Oct 26
Economy

Trump administration illegally fired James Comey's daughter, judge rules

Maurene Comey believes she was let go from her job as a federal prosecutor because her father is the former FBI director.

BBC News · Oct 26
Conflict

Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment since 1973

The troops are expected to protect energy facilities in northern Niger, near the Libyan border.

BBC News · Oct 26
Conflict

More than 60 Christians killed in Ethiopia 'massacre', church official says

One resident, whose 75-year-old father was killed, described it as an ambush, saying they were surrounded.

BBC News · Oct 26
Economy

Israel and the US are both going to the polls - the consequences will be global

The next fortnight sees two elections on different continents. The outcomes will shape geopolitics and the global economy, writes James Landale

BBC News · Oct 26
Conflict

Anthropic warns of 'catastrophic risk' to humankind ahead of blockbuster share listing

The company will be the first true artificial intelligence company to go public as tech firms continue to invest heavily in AI.

BBC News · Oct 26
Politics

Catholic bishops apologise for 'exploited' Trump meeting

Two bishops in images that show them praying with Trump have said they believed the meeting was private.

BBC News · Oct 26
Politics

How 'Lula's Army' WhatsApp channel helped turn Brazil election around

Millions joined a 'Lula's Army' channel that helped to transform online enthusiasm into real-world mobilisation.

BBC News · Oct 26
Politics

Celebrations in Serbia after veteran ruler Vučić loses election to student-led protest movement

The populist right-wing leader of 12 years says it is "clear" his party has lost the vote billed as a referendum on the country's future.

BBC News · Oct 26
Conflict

Nurse killed in attack while responding to Ebola alert in DR Congo

Local youths reportedly accused the health workers of contaminating water sources and spreading Ebola.

BBC News · Oct 26
Politics

Who is Lula? From ex-worker and prisoner to Brazil's president again

The firebrand left-winger, who has at times been at odds with Trump, has won his fourth term as Brazil's president.

BBC News · Oct 26
Politics

Five ways Trump has changed immigration in the US

This is how his signature policy has played out after returning to power promising a closed border and mass deportations.

BBC News · Oct 26
Politics

Crowds welcome Venezuela's María Machado after months in exile

The Venezuelan opposition leader spent more than 10 months in exile after escaping the country on a speedboat.

BBC News · Oct 26
Politics

Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns after months in exile

Machado had left the country just a month before the US government seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

BBC News · Oct 26
Politics

Watch: How President Lula turned it around to beat Flávio Bolsonaro

Brazil's left-wing President has been elected for a fourth term after narrowly beating right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro in a knife-edge vote.

BBC News · Oct 26
Politics

What is the Budget and what could be in it?

Chancellor John Healey will set out his plans for UK taxes on 28 October.

BBC News · Oct 26
Economy

Healey's Budget needs to sustain the stronger economy through gathering clouds

The economic is positive now but come January things could become trickier for the Labour government

BBC News · Oct 26
Trade

Why Israel's election is one of the most important in its history

Security and democracy emerge as central issues in Israel's highly anticipated general election, as Middle East correspondent Lucy Williamson reports.

BBC News · Oct 25
Trade

Business Daily

A Chinese export surge has implications far beyond its borders

BBC News · Oct 25
Commodities

Rosebank: Life on the oil field at the centre of a political storm

Scotland editor James Cook finds out what life is like on board a ship in an untapped oil field awaiting its fate.

BBC News · Oct 25
Commodities

Heating oil costs 'more than double' ahead of winter

Middleton in Teesdale has no mains gas supply so many residents use expensive heating oil.

BBC News · Oct 25
Politics

Firms 'holding back' on new jobs ahead of Budget

Some businesses say they want to see employment costs come down in the October Budget.

BBC News · Oct 25
Politics

Will a new code end 'rip-off parking charges'?

The prime minister says a new code will end "rip-off parking charges" - but will it work?

BBC News · Oct 25

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