The government is failing to reduce air pollution, protect biodiversity and prevent flooding, a cross-party body of MPs says.

A global commission says the extra costs of tackling climate change will be 'modest', but doing nothing could put the world economy at risk.

The UN says it needs $1bn to fight the West Africa Ebola outbreak, described as "unparalleled in modern times".

US President Barack Obama calls the Ebola outbreak in West Africa a threat to security worldwide while announcing a larger US role, including 3,000 troops, to help fight the virus.

Boeing is the big winner in a competition to find new American systems to take astronauts into orbit - a capability lost when the shuttles retired in 2011.