'Hopefully things get done': Americans react to historic political shift
The BBC spoke to voters from different states for their reaction to Democrats taking control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
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Pound rises to its highest level since the Brexit referendum
Pound reaches highest level against a basket of currencies since the Brexit referendum a decade ago
Chris Mason: The US elections will change Trump – how will Burnham react?
The big question for the British government is does defeat at home make it more likely that President Trump gets angrier abroad?
Anthony Zurcher: Midterm carnage weakens Trump but he still wields power for now
Trump has given conflicting messages about how he might deal with Democrats in Congress after his party's resounding defeat.
How voter shifts in Texas helped elect a Democratic senator and governor
The BBC's Ros Atkins looks at the state's long track record of voting Republican and what was different in this year's election.
Fewer mothers to appear in court days after giving birth under new guidance
The changes follow concerns over the number of mothers summoned to safeguarding hearings shortly after labour.
Bowen: Trump's loss limits powers at home, but it will likely be different abroad
After bruising midterm results, President Trump will want to show he can still shake the world, the BBC's international editor writes.
Democrats won Congress in a blue wave. Now comes the hard part.
Democrats can vote legislation through. But Trump still has veto power.
Cocaine overtakes heroin as leading cause of drug deaths in England and Wales
The number of deaths linked to cocaine use in England and Wales has nearly quadrupled in a decade.
Palestine Action ban undermined confidence in anti-terror laws, Supreme Court told
Co-founder of Palestine Action, Huda Ammori, is challenging the government's decision to proscribe the group.