A three-day curfew imposed by Sierra Leone to try to stop the spread of Ebola comes into effect, but critics say it will achieve little.

China fines UK pharmaceuticals firm GlaxoSmithKline $490m (£297m) for bribery and its former head of Chinese operations is given a suspended jail sentence.

Google and Apple commit to encrypting users' data by default, to protect against hackers and the requests of law enforcement agencies.

Police recover the mountain bike ridden by a convicted murderer who is wanted in connection with the disappearance of 14-year-old schoolgirl Alice Gross.

Alex Salmond is to step down as first minister of Scotland after voters decisively rejected independence.

Alibaba's shares open significantly above their initial price on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, a sign of the excitement surrounding the Chinese internet giant.

Joyce Thacker, the director for children's services at Rotherham council, resigns in the wake of the abuse report scandal.

The Queen says she believes Scotland will unite in a "spirit of mutual respect and support" following the independence referendum.