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Author: bbc.co.ukPublished on: November 6, 2026Country: United Kingdom

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The BBC News homepage lists the day's leading stories. It reports that Democrats won control of the US Congress in this week's elections, with some candidates pledging to slow the growth of data centres and artificial intelligence. Other headlines cover the Metropolitan Police chief's warning that policing is heading for failure without reform, student loan information and calls for salaries to be published in job adverts.

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