Former Professional Footballers' Association chairman Clarke Carlisle is in hospital after a serious road accident.

Early trials in Uganda reveal an experimental Ebola vaccine is as safe in African populations as it is in American populations.

Australian PM Tony Abbott warns that there has been a "heightened level of terror chatter" since the siege at a Sydney cafe last week.

Chocolate firm Thorntons' shares fall 25% after it warns that annual profits will fall this year because of poor sales in some supermarkets.

The UK economy has grown more slowly in the past year than previously thought, at 2.6% rather than 3%, official figures indicate.

Ukraine's parliament votes to drop the country's non-aligned status and work towards Nato membership, a move quickly criticised by Russia.

North Korea satire The Interview will screen in some US cinemas at Christmas, Sony says, days after it pulled the film following a major cyber attack.

Sydney remembers the victims of the Lindt cafe siege, with the funeral of manager Tori Johnson and a memorial service for barrister Katrina Dawson.