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The cost of getting a driving licence is being cut following a recent public consultation, the government says.
BBC News – UK

Two nurses infected with Ebola while treating a patient in Dallas are declared free of the deadly virus, a day after the first infection in New York.
BBC News – US & Canada

Health officials fear many people have been exposed to Mali’s first Ebola victim, a girl who showed symptoms while travelling and has since died.
BBC News – Africa

Every year, there’s a unique lull in the schedule in late October. The way that teams use that time can pay massive dividends.
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Tesco shares close 6.5% down after the retailer announced that profits were overstated by £263m, £13m more than the original estimate.
BBC News – Business

US-led air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria have killed 553 people since September, including 464 IS fighters, activists say.
BBC News – Middle East

The mayor of the Mexican town of Iguala, where 43 students went missing last month, is wanted for allegedly ordering police to confront them.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The chief executive of Russia’s Vnukovo airport and his deputy resign after a plane crash this week that killed the head of France’s Total, Christophe de Margerie.
BBC News – Europe

Increasing NHS spending in England by the £8bn health bosses warn will be needed by 2020 will be tough but possible, the health secretary says.
BBC News – UK

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has vowed to strengthen the nation’s terror laws one day after a gunman rampaged through parliament.
BBC News – US & Canada

Dozens of women and girls have been abducted from two villages in north-eastern Nigeria by suspected militants despite a reported truce, residents say.
BBC News – Africa

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Home Retail Group says that store closures at Homebase will be accelerated, with the number of outlets cut by 25% by 2019.
BBC News – Business

The Islamic State group has released an undated video that appears to show an elderly Syrian man stoning his daughter to death for alleged adultery.
BBC News – Middle East

Press freedom in the Americas has seen a “marked deterioration” in the past six months, according to the Inter American Press Association.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Naval vessels scouring Swedish waters for a suspected foreign submarine focus on a bay near Stockholm on the fifth day of their search.
BBC News – Europe

The UK’s spending watchdog criticises ministers for failing to deport more foreign national offenders – saying performance has barely improved over eight years.
BBC News – UK

The US Pentagon says it is examining an Islamic State video appearing to show militants with a weapons bundle intended for Kurdish fighters.
BBC News – US & Canada

Treatments to tackle the Ebola outbreak in West Africa should become available in the coming weeks and months, says the World Health Organization.
BBC News – Africa

Tonight is the final tune-up for the Thunder before its regular season slate begins next week, so the team views its last preseason tilt
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