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UK immigration

UK net migration nearly halved to 171,000. Will it fall again on 26 November?

The Office for National Statistics gives its next figure on 26 November. It counts those who moved to the UK for a year or more, minus those who left.

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UK transport

London Paddington shuts for Christmas rail works. Will trains be back on 4 January?

Network Rail closes London Paddington from Christmas Day to rebuild a junction near Slough. It says Great Western trains return on Monday 4 January.

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US courts

Ex-FBI chief James Comey wants a charge thrown out. Will a judge agree this year?

US prosecutors charged former FBI head James Comey without a grand jury. A judge was due to hear his request to end the charge on 30 October.

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US midterms

María Elvira Salazar broke with Trump on deportations. Will Miami keep her?

Republican María Elvira Salazar faces Democrat Eliott Rodríguez in Florida's 27th district, in Miami, on 3 November. Both are Cuban American.

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Northern Ireland politics

Northern Ireland's DUP said no to its MP Carla Lockhart. Will she quit the party?

MP Carla Lockhart wanted the DUP to remove First Minister Michelle O'Neill. The party said no. She will set out her next step early next week.

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UK immigration

The UK plans a 10-year wait for migrants to settle. Will it survive next week?

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood wants most migrants to wait 10 years, not five, to stay in the UK for good. Her final rules are due next week.

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United Nations

A veto left the UN mission in Western Sahara without a mandate. Can it be saved?

On 30 October the UN Security Council failed to pass rival US and Russian plans to keep its Western Sahara mission. Its mandate ran out on 31 October.

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