Japan is bracing for the arrival of a powerful typhoon, Vongfong, which officials have said will be the strongest storm to hit the country this year.

A memorial service for Alan Henning, who was murdered by Islamic State militants in Syria, is to take place in Manchester.

A "specialist" team of 12 UK soldiers are training Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence says.

Labour understands public concerns about the "downsides" of immigration and will toughen its approach, deputy leader Harriet Harman says.

A top US health official says a mistake was clearly made by staff treating a man who died of Ebola in Texas, resulting in one of them becoming infected.

The first minister asks for an investigation into allegations that the Treasury disclosed market-sensitive information about RBS.

Capsules containing frozen faecal material could help people with C. difficile gut infections, results from an early-stage trial suggest.

The situation in Kobane, the northern Syrian town under attack from IS militants, remains "dangerous," says US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel.