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Author: bbc.co.ukPublished on: October 26, 2026Country: United Kingdom

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The BBC News homepage lists several leading stories, including Lula’s Brazilian election victory, which Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to concede. It also reports that Chris Brown received a suspended eight-month prison sentence over a nightclub attack and that Storm Boelo left 90,000 people without power. Other headlines include a planned strike by consultant doctors in England and celebrations in Serbia after Vučić’s election defeat.

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