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Exit polls are expected soon after voting closes late on Tuesday, but a final verdict might take days.
Exit polls are expected soon after voting closes late on Tuesday, but a final verdict might take days.
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Kiah Stokes and Veronica Burton shine for Golden State as Angel Reese's Atlanta team was stifled by a strong defence.
The cars have gone, and so have the buses, but while retailers expect a boost, residents worry about change.
<p>Two sportspeople have been executed in the past month and at least six more face the same fate, says activist group</p><p>Fears are growing for more Iranian athletes facing execution after mountain climber Ali-Sina Mostafavi became the latest in a string to be killed by the regime.</p><p>Mostafavi – who documented his ascents of some of the world’s highest peaks, including Mount Everest – was executed on 14 October having been arrested in April after the anti-government protests a few months earlier. His death followed the killing of Siavash Jamshidi Kheirabadi, a taekwondo athlete, at the start of October, and the mixed martial arts fighter <a href="https://iranhr.net/en/articles/8770/">Gholamreza Khani Shakarab, who was hanged</a> in May.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/27/fears-grow-for-iranian-athletes-on-death-row-as-mountaineer-latest-to-be-hanged">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Business secretary says focus for November summit will be trade and youth mobility, but talks will also include ‘future options for relationship’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/27/budget-burnham-healey-everday-fixes-gherkins-conservatives-miliband-carers-latest-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>British officials have begun discussions with the EU about a long-term relationship that could include a return to free movement, the business secretary has said while promising the British people “are the boss” when it comes to what the UK will accept.</p><p>Jonathan Reynolds said the focus for British negotiations was the EU summit in November to seal an agreement to ease some trading restrictions and a youth mobility deal. But he said the prime minister, Andy Burnham, had made it clear he wanted to see a long-term and stable relationship with the bloc.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/27/uk-eu-relationship-talks-summit-free-movement-jonathan-reynolds">Continue reading...</a>