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Author: bbc.co.ukPublished on: October 15, 2026Country: United Kingdom

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The BBC News homepage lists the day's leading stories. Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson was sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of 18 sexual offences, including rape, against two women when they were children. Other headlines include drought in parts of southern England, Russia accusing Ukraine of attacking an oil refinery, and NHS England guidance on hospital spaces for trans people.

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