Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers withdraws his candidacy to succeed Ben Bernanke as head of the US central bank, the Federal Reserve.

British director Steve McQueen takes the People's Choice award as the 2013 Toronto Film Festival closes.

The most senior woman police officer in Afghanistan's troubled Helmand province is shot and injured by unknown gunmen, an official says.

Business lobby group the CBI urges the government to push ahead with big building projects, saying they are essential for economic recovery.

Volunteers from the helpline Childline are planning to visit every UK primary school at least once every two years to teach children about abuse, as part of a new NSPCC campaign.

Business Secretary Vince Cable pledges to end abuse of zero-hours contracts, as he unveils policies to support a "fairer" economic recovery at the Lib Dem conference in Glasgow.

Deaths in children's intensive care units are at an all-time low despite increasing admissions, a report shows.

The UK's 46 million bank customers are being told they could save up to £600 by switching their current accounts to another provider.