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Author: bbc.co.ukPublished on: October 31, 2026Country: United Kingdom

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BBC News’ homepage lists several leading stories, including Ukrainian evacuees reuniting with family after years in the Russia-occupied city of Oleshky. Residents there went without food, water and electricity, with some surviving by cooking weeds from their gardens. Other headlines cover Andy Burnham’s stance on an apology for slavery, Binance covering losses after a $6.3bn hack, and Keir Starmer’s comments on European defence.

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