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29 October 2014 Last updated at 06:27

Disasters group launches Ebola appealA man walks by a sign that reads "Ebola is real" in Monrovia, Liberia

The Disasters Emergency Committee is to launch an appeal in response to a disease outbreak for the first time, in aid of the Ebola crisis.

British army Paratrooper Sergeant Stuart Pearson, who lost a leg in a landmine explosion in gymnasiumCare for military veterans 'flawed'

The government is failing to abide by its military covenant with armed forces veterans not getting the care they need, medical experts say.

Three men believed to be asylum seekers arrive at a hotel in Folkestone, where asylum seekers were temporarily housed amid overcrowding elsewhereNew asylum backlog emerges, say MPs

The Home Office is facing a fresh backlog of asylum cases on top of 30,000 unresolved applications dating back to 2007, MPs warn.

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