A young girl is shot in the head and a man thought to be her father is found dead in East Sussex.

President Barack Obama is due to lay out the US strategy to defeat Islamic State militants, reported to include air strikes in Syria.

Royal Bank of Scotland confirms it has contingency plans to move its headquarters from Scotland to London if there is a Yes vote in the referendum.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is admitted to hospital with a tentative diagnosis of a tumour after suffering months of abdominal pain.

The ozone layer around the earth is showing its first sign of thickening after years of steady depletion, a UN team says.

Scientists in Birmingham are trialling new medical tests that lead to rapid, pitchside diagnosis of concussion in sport.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is committing $50m to help step up efforts to tackle Ebola in West Africa.

South African Judge Thokosile Masipa is due to give her verdict at the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius - the athlete could face 25 years in jail.