Saudi Arabia withdraws its ambassador from Syria calling the crackdown on protests there "unacceptable".

A 61-year-old woman begins her attempt to become the first person to swim from Cuba to the US without a shark cage.

The European Central Bank says it will buy eurozone bonds to reassure investors, amid further falls on Asian stock markets.

All patients undergoing cancer treatment should be told to do 150 minutes of physical exercise every week, says a report by Macmillan Cancer Support.

Asian stock markets fall on Monday, extending one of the worst sells offs in recent years, on global growth fears.

Private sector output in Scotland is continuing to expand at a robust pace, according to the Bank of Scotland.

Pupils in England should study maths up to the age of 18, says a government-commissioned report by TV presenter Carol Vorderman.

Chicks abused by older birds are more likely to grow up to become abusers themselves, perpetuating a "cycle of violence", according to a study of Nazca boobies.