President Barack Obama expresses cautious optimism about the Ebola situation in the US, as new screening rules are introduced in the country.

Lloyds Banking Group is planning to cut around 9,000 jobs - around a tenth of its entire workforce - over the next three years, the BBC understands.

The NHS in England needs extra money and drastic changes to the way services are organised if patient care is not to suffer, health bosses say.

Footballer Ched Evans has released a video statement in which he says he is "determined to continue the fight" to clear his name.

Mexico orders the arrest of the mayor of the southern town of Iguala, where 43 students disappeared after clashing with police last month.

Police killer Harry Roberts is to be released from prison after more than 45 years, after a decision by the Parole Board.

The owners of the Grangemouth plant say radical changes are on track a year after the site was closed by an industrial dispute.

Wild food foragers are being warned to be particularly careful when picking mushrooms because of a rise in cases of mushroom poisoning.