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Author: bbc.co.ukPublished on: October 20, 2026Country: United Kingdom

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The BBC News homepage lists several stories on 20 October 2026. A UK Covid inquiry rejects ministers’ claims that a “protective ring” was placed around care homes at the start of the pandemic, prompting bereaved families to condemn the government’s promise as a “cruel lie.” Other headlines include a planned UK deployment of jets to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks, a Google Cloud outage, and reports about an attack on an Australian MP.

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