Democrats score key poll victories in Virginia and New Jersey
Governor races in Virginia and New Jersey are the first statewide polls since Trump came to power. BBC News – US & Canada
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Paradise Papers: Tycoon made $41m from ‘people’s fund’
A fund set up to help a struggling African state has paid tens of millions in fees to a businessman. BBC News – Africa
UK diesel car sales fall by nearly a third in October
The motor industry calls for government action to stimulate the sale of new lower emission diesel cars. BBC News – Business
Saudi Arabia arrests: Corruption drive ‘just the start’
The attorney general says dozens of major figures being detained is part of a ‘vital process’. BBC News – Middle East
Mexico police detain US ‘sect leader’ after triple murder
Police arrest Orson William Black Jr in connection with the killing of three US men in September. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Paradise Papers: Apple’s secret tax bolthole revealed
The US multinational has used a Channel Island to protect its low tax regime, the Paradise Papers show. BBC News – UK