BBC News 15 October 2014 Last updated at 23:07

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Disabled pay row minister apologisesLord Freud

Welfare minister Lord Freud apologises for "foolish and offensive" remarks about how much workers with disabilities should be paid amid calls for him to resign.


Woman walking past Job CentreUK unemployment falls below 2m

UK unemployment fell by 154,000 in the three months to the end of August to 1.97 million, the first time it has been below two million since 2008.

Amber Vinson -undated photoPassenger alert over US Ebola nurse

US health officials are seeking 132 people who took the same flight as a Texas nurse on the day before she came down with symptoms of Ebola.

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