US officials will actively monitor health workers who treat Ebola patients in West Africa after they return, but will not enforce quarantine.

Attempts to restrict population growth will not solve global sustainability issues in the short term, new research says.

Local authorities in England spend on average just 1.4% of their public health budgets on mental health, the charity Mind says.

Minister Helen Grant calls for "gender balance and fairness" as a BBC study shows men earn more than females in 30% of sports.

Prisons in England and Wales are struggling to cope with the increasing number of elderly prisoners, according to a report by the Prison Reform Trust.

A £97m supercomputer will boost the Met Office's computing capacity by 13 times, improving weather forecasting and climate modelling.

Children and young people have a "profound lack of trust" in the police, bordering on fear in some cases, a report by MPs and peers suggests.

The Canadian city of Toronto elects a moderate conservative mayor, bringing to an end the era of scandal-hit incumbent Rob Ford.