JD Vance says the Iran war was the 'real reason' Republicans lost the midterms, and Trump calls the claim 'largely true'
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Edition · Thursday 5 November 2026
Thursday 5 November 2026
42 stories, 70 outlets. Each story shows how left-, centre- and right-rated outlets covered it, what each side sees, and who may gain or lose. We don't take sides; we show you the bias of each source.
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FL = MBFC Far Left; L = Left or centre-left; C = Least biased; R = Right or centre-right; FR = MBFC Far Right. Far left and far right are counted inside the left and right totals. · how we rate bias
Our outlet list is not evenly split: about 50% left-rated, 15% centre and 35% right-rated, so raw splits lean left by construction. Blindspots are tested against each side's own share. About our sample.
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Global
Trump warns victorious Democrats that impeaching him would 'destroy' them, as they plan investigations and an affordability agenda
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong is sentenced to 10 more years in prison in a national security case
Blindspot for the right (barely covered by right-leaning outlets)
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France braces for a day of nationwide strikes and protests as Macron tries to avoid a repeat of October's unrest
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A British healthcare worker who tested positive for Ebola in the DR Congo is to be flown back to the UK
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Ukraine says at least 40 people were killed in a Russian strike on Zaporizhia, while Zelensky says an aid centre attack may have killed 70
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Israel
Israel's president Herzog accepts the certified election results and opens coalition talks, after the election commission rejects Netanyahu's fraud claims
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Israel's opposition seizes on the Democrats' midterm sweep, accusing Netanyahu of damaging the relationship with the US
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President Herzog warns Netanyahu of 'severe consequences' for Israel from unchecked settler violence, Israeli media report
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UK
The UK agrees to 'structured, time-bound' talks on the 'historical harms' of the transatlantic slave trade at the Commonwealth summit in Antigua
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The Supreme Court hears the challenge to the Palestine Action ban as dozens are arrested outside
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The jury in Russell Brand's rape and sexual assault trial is still considering its verdicts
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MPs warn the UK is 'dangerously' reliant on China for critical minerals needed for defence and AI
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UK politics
Leaked papers show the EU wants more money as part of Burnham's reset plans, while right-leaning outlets warn of a 'Brexit sell-out'
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Farage appoints a senior RAF officer as Reform UK's armed forces spokesman, after months of criticism that the party is not serious about defence
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The government is set to make new North Sea oil and gas drilling illegal, according to proposed legislation
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The Conservatives turn to former prime minister David Cameron to boost party fundraising
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Labour ends its council alliances with the Greens across the South over a 'Zionism is racism' motion, and a Leicester Green councillor defects to Labour
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MSPs say election rules for foreign nationals should be reconsidered, but John Swinney refuses to change the law that let Q Manivannan stand
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Featured interests
Elon Musk's record midterm spending fails to deliver Republican wins, and Tesla and SpaceX shares slide, with his net worth reported down by roughly $30bn
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The ANC narrowly leads the DA in early results from South Africa's local elections
Blindspot for the right (barely covered by right-leaning outlets)
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California's Proposition 40 billionaire tax looks headed for defeat in early results, though the AP says it is too early to call
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Warming UK seas could 'fundamentally reshape marine ecosystems', a report warns, according to the Guardian
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The Six Nations and SANZAAR agree to sell their global broadcast rights together, in what the Telegraph calls a rugby 'power grab'
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Business & economy
The Bank of England is widely expected to raise interest rates for the first time in more than three years, taking them to 4%
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Oil prices extend their slide on hopes that the US midterm results will help end the war with Iran
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Australian department store David Jones goes into administration after 188 years, with store closures and thousands of jobs at risk
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Science
NASA's Swift telescope falls from orbit in a fiery re-entry after a failed rescue attempt, 22 years after launch
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A study suggests King Verica, said to have persuaded Rome to invade Britain, may actually have been a woman
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Technology & AI
Hackers hit French blood banks days after attacks on European supermarket freezers, in the latest cyber-attacks on Europe
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Uber beats on revenue but misses on ride-hail bookings and trips, which Bloomberg links to an overseas driver shortage
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Health
Cocaine overtakes heroin as the leading cause of drug deaths in England and Wales for the first time
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Only 13% of teenage girls in the UK are active every day, WHO figures show
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Climate & environment
Typhoons batter East Asia as El Niño makes the Pacific 'burn with fever', the BBC reports
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The world's wettest rainstorms are getting wetter, affecting flood and drought risk, a study finds, the Guardian reports
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Brazil publishes a global roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels ahead of COP31, which Bloomberg says aims for agreement on electrification
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Culture
Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo XIV in a private audience at the Vatican
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Charles Dickens' writing chalet and a Norman castle are among sites added to England's heritage at risk register
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Celebrity hairstylist John Frieda dies aged 75
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Sport
LIV Golf is set to wind down after its new backer BC Partners withdraws, reports say
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Former Formula One world champion Alan Jones dies aged 80
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A youth football match in Brazil sets a world record for red cards, with outlets reporting 51 or 53 sent off
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Blindspots
Stories left-leaning or right-leaning outlets barely covered, side by side and tested the same way. How we detect them.
Blindspots for the right 2
Stories right-leaning outlets barely covered
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong is sentenced to 10 more years in prison in a national security case
Blindspot for the right (barely covered by right-leaning outlets)
Both sides & sourcesRead: BBC NewsMore coverageFollow the money
The ANC narrowly leads the DA in early results from South Africa's local elections
Blindspot for the right (barely covered by right-leaning outlets)
Both sides & sourcesRead: ReutersMore coverageFollow the money
Blindspots for the left 0
Stories left-leaning outlets barely covered
No left blindspots detected today: no story with 4+ rated outlets had so little left-leaning coverage that it would happen by chance less than 1 time in 10, given our outlet table.