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Author: bbc.co.ukPublished on: November 2, 2026Country: United Kingdom

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The BBC News homepage features several major stories on 2 November 2026. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood scrapped a proposal that would have made migrant care workers already in the UK wait 15 years for settlement, following criticism from some Labour MPs. Other headlines include a cyberattack affecting shop freezers in seven European countries, deadly Russian strikes in Ukraine and the US midterm elections.

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