International news:

The ebola crisis continues to spread and President Barack Obama this week called an emergency cabinet meeting after a second health care worker in the United States was diagnosed with the virus. The President has warned that the world must step up its response to the deadly disease which first broke out in west Africa this summer. Almost 4,000 people have died from ebola and cases have been reported in the US, Spain and Australia.

SPANISH NURSE WHO HAS EBOLA IS CRITICALLY ILL IN MADRID

Teresa Romero, the first person in Europe to catch the deadly Ebola virus, is said to be critically ill in a Madrid hospital as fears mount for her life. Seven people are on an isolation ward because they came into contact with Ms Romero. The nurse contracted the Ebola virus after helping to clean the room of a dead missionary who had been returned to Madrid after catching the virus in west Africa. The Spanish authorities have been criticised for its handling of the crisis. A total of 84 people are under observation in Madrid. The Ebola virus has killed over 3,800 people already in west Africa and the World Health Organisation has warned that the disease is spreading rapidly.