‘Robust’ plans to counter NHS strike
Patient safety must be our priority, says England’s chief nursing officer, ahead of the first strike by NHS staff over pay in more than 30 years. BBC News – UK
Craig Taylor
Positive Ebola test at US hospital
A Texan health worker who treated the first man to die of Ebola in the US appears also to be infected, in the first known transmission on US soil. BBC News – US & Canada
UN hopes for rapid Ebola containment
The UN special envoy on Ebola David Nabarro tells the BBC he hopes the Ebola outbreak can be brought under control within three months. BBC News – Africa
Hundreds trapped in Kobane, warns UN
The UN special envoy to Syria says up to 700 people, mainly elderly, remain trapped in the Syrian border town of Kobane, besieged by IS militants. BBC News – Middle East
Shares fall further on economy fears
Stock markets across Europe and the US see steep falls as fears about strength of the global economy deepen. BBC News – Business
Microsoft boss rues female pay gaffe
The boss of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, apologises for remarks he made advising women not to ask for a pay rise but to have “faith in the system”. BBC News – US & Canada