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

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The BBC News homepage lists several stories, including comments by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley about Russell Brand. Rowley says he would not be surprised if further allegations emerge after Brand’s rape conviction and says some reporting from the trial came close to victim blaming. Other headlines include a plunge in technology stocks, two schools placed in lockdown in Gloucester, and planned strikes by London Underground drivers.

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