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Democratic Party gains US House majority in 2026 midterm elections
All 435 seats in the lower chamber of Congress were on the ballot in Tuesday's midterm race.
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Republicans suffer stunning defeat as voters deliver verdict on Trump agenda
President says he is willing to accept results but that if he were on ballot Republicans would have won ‘landslide’
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‘Democrats need to not blow it’: our panel reacts to the historic midterms
Democrats should take the right lessons from their great night – but will they?
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Ohio Republican Max Miller ousted from Congress amid domestic abuse allegations
Despite Trump backing Miller, whom a House committee is investigating, Democrat Brian Poindexter will head to Congress
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Amy Acton wins Ohio race for governor, ending 16 years of Republican control of office
Democratic doctor wins over Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur endorsed by Donald Trump
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Democrat Sherrod Brown wins Ohio Senate race in major blow to Republicans
Populist Democrat defeats Jon Husted and says he will serve voters, not corporations or billionaires
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Kate McClymont questioned over ‘nail in the coffin’ and poo emoji texts at Alan Jones trial
Award-winning investigative journalist says she ‘probably’ texted an alleged victim’s mother saying ‘I hope the shit does hit the fan for him’, court hears
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TV tonight: the final episode of gloriously daft sketch show Ellie & Natasia
Prepare yourself for the duo’s all-female reimagining of Only Fools and Horses. Plus: Celebrity Race Across the World reaches Borneo. Here’s what to watch this evening
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Hungary to open Communist-era informer files
Hungary is scheduled to release communist-era secret police files Wednesday, identifying tens of thousands of former informants in a long-delayed reckoning with the central European country's repressive…
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Education
Scottish colleges need £2.5bn investment boost by 2037, report warns
A new report has laid bare the financial challenges facing Scotland's college sector.
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Democrat Troy Jackson defeats Susan Collins to win Maine US Senate seat in blow to Republicans
Democratic nominee toppled the five-term GOP incumbent in one of the most hard-fought midterm contests
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Science
Tiktoker 'super excited' to co-host BBC nature show
Naturewatch, hosted by Chris Packham, Megan McCubbin and Kyle Thomas, is being made in Bristol.
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