Fewer than 100 new Ebola cases have been diagnosed in the last week of counting, the World Health Organisation says - adding that health officials are now shifting focus toward an end to the virus.
Heavy traffic is reported on major routes across northern England as heavy snow causes a string of accidents and delays.
Meanwhile, dozens of schools across the country have been forced to stay closed for the day due to the wintery weather.
More than 130 schools are closed across Northern Ireland, and a total of 34 schools are closed in Cumbria - half of which are in Carlisle.
Twenty schools are closed in Oldham, Greater Manchester, along with 13 in Rossendale, Lancashire, and 25 across Derbyshire.
Manchester Airport has now been closed to allow snow ploughs to clear its runways.
No flights will be allowed in or out of the airport until 10.30am at the earliest - and even then, passengers are warned of delays due to a possible backlog.
It comes after long delays were reported throughout the morning.
A Japanese envoy in charge of the hostage crisis in Jordan has said the government was continuing to work for the quick release of Kenji Goto. The Japanese journalist is being held hostage by Islamic State militants, after a new deadline was purportedly set for a prisoner swap.
Nakayama refused to give any details regarding Mr Goto's current situation.
The extradition of mentally ill British terror suspect Haroon Aswat in October was lawful, judges at the European Court of Human Rights have ruled.
Aswat will now stand trial in the United States.
Despite being the country's most popular sport, swimming in England has seen a huge fall in participation numbers over the last year with 245,000 fewer people taking part.
Funding body Sport England says it is 'disappointed and concerned' at swimming's eight per cent drop which has significantly affected overall participation numbers in sport.
There's also been a drop off in participation across all sports. In the year ending October 2014, 125,100 fewer people did some kind of sport once a week for 30 minutes - bringing the overall number down from 15.7million to 15.6million.
Sports minister Helen Grant, said: "I am very concerned by the overall dip in participation over the last 12 months. Sports governing bodies have long argued that they can bring new people to their sport and funding should go via them but some are simply not delivering and it's not good enough."
Swimming remains the country's most popular sport with over 2.6million people taking part weekly despite the drop, which is certain to lead to a funding cut.
Delays of up to two hours are being reported at Manchester Airport after heavy snowfall hit the north of the country.
The airport's website shows flights to London Heathrow leaving almost an hour and a half behind schedule, while flights to Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris left two hours late.
The airport's Twitter feed has been inundated with people angry by the delay and by the lack of information.
The number of people declared insolvent in England and Wales last year was at at its lowest level in nine years.
Some 99,196 cases were recorded last year, figures from the Insolvency Service showed.
It was the first time the annual total had dropped below 100,000 since 2005.
The latest annual total, which is made up of bankruptcies, debt relief orders and individual voluntary arrangements (IVAs), also represents a 1.8% fall on the number of personal insolvencies recorded in 2013.
Shell has confirmed it is planning to drill in Alaska in 2015, according to ITV News Business editor Joel Hills.
The World Health Organisation has said that its response is now moving to the phase of ending the epidemic.
