Craig Taylor

A team that challenges itself every day is one that can count on one another when the stakes are highest.
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The US economy added 248,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate dipped to a six-year low of 5.9%, official figures show.
BBC News – Business

Intense clashes have erupted as Islamic State militants advanced on the Syrian town of Kobane, while Turkey vows to help stop it falling.
BBC News – Middle East

Thousands of Venezuelans, including President Maduro, attend the funeral of lawmaker Robert Serra and his partner, who were murdered this week.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Heavy fighting erupts at Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine, as both government troops and pro-Russia rebels claim control over the facility.
BBC News – Europe

A video purporting to show the beheading of British hostage Alan Henning is released by Islamic State militants.
BBC News – UK

A man described as an American aid worker has appeared in an Islamic State video in which he has his life threatened by a masked militant.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nine UN peacekeepers in Mali are killed after their convoy was ambushed in the north-east, the deadliest attack on the force so far, the UN says.
BBC News – Africa

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For the Thunder, the only pressure is internal and the only urgency comes from trying to make every day a success.
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Morrisons has announced a new loyalty card scheme in an effort to seize back the initiative in the supermarket wars.
BBC News – Business

A “staggering array” of rights abuses has been committed in Iraq by Islamic State militants over a nine-week period, the UN says.
BBC News – Middle East

A young politician with Venezuela’s governing PSUV party, Robert Serra, is found shot dead at his home in Caracas alongside his partner.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Turkey’s parliament backs a motion allowing its military to enter Iraq and Syria to fight Islamic State militants.
BBC News – Europe

Payday lender Wonga says it is writing off £220m of debts for 330,000 customers after putting in place new affordability checks.
BBC News – UK

As many as 100 people in Texas are being checked for exposure to Ebola after a man was diagnosed in Dallas with the disease, health officials say.
BBC News – US & Canada

Liberia says it plans to prosecute the man diagnosed with Ebola in the US, accusing him of lying over his contact with an infected relative.
BBC News – Africa

The excitement of Day One of training camp feeds the adrenaline and always creates an electric practice atmosphere.
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Tesco says it has been notified by the Financial Conduct Authority that it is under investigation following its admission that it overstated its half-year profit guidance by £250m.
BBC News – Business

Heavy fighting is reported on both sides of a key border crossing between Iraq and Syria, where Kurdish forces are battling Islamic State militants.
BBC News – Middle East