A Pakistani schoolgirl, who was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen for speaking out about suffering under the regime, is being brought to the UK for treatment.

Malala Yousafzai, 14, will receive "prolonged treatment" after she was shot on a bus in front of her friends on Tuesday, the Pakistani army said.

The teenager's life was saved by neurosurgeons in a Pakistani military hospital and she has since been in intensive care.

But doctors decided she needed "prolonged care" to help her recover from the physical and psychological effects of the attack.

She is being transferred to the UK by an air ambulance arranged by the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

She was attacked by the Taliban for promoting girls' education and criticising the militant group.