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A snake almost killed by a cancerous tumour has been saved after what's been called a world-first treatment - originally for humans.

A tanker has been boarded by six gunmen off the coast of Yemen.

A man who kicked and strangled a woman twice before she escaped and fled to a petrol station has been jailed for nearly three years.

A conman who defrauded victims out of £68,000 by claiming he had cancer and served in the special forces, among other lies, has been jailed.

The bodies of two Belgian mountaineers who went missing in the Swiss Alps more than three decades ago have been found in a melting glacier.

A British motorbike racer has become the second to die during qualifying for the Manx Grand Prix this week.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband and the Israeli government began a war of words over a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank.

A former world snooker champion has denied sexually abusing two children, branding the allegations "disgusting".

An Australian woman who murdered three of her estranged husband's relatives with poisonous mushrooms should never be released from prison, a prosecutor told an appeals court.

Poundland's owner has picked advisers to handle a sale of the discount chain just over a year after it last changed hands.

The boss of Travelodge has quit amid a backlash over the chain's handling of a sexual assault at one of its hotels.

The boss of Travelodge has quit amid a backlash over the chain's handling of a sexual assault at one of its hotels.

A steam tugboat wreck over 100 years old and an ancient Roman bridge have emerged from shrinking waters as Europe suffers its worse drought in 70 years.

Poundland's owner has picked advisers to handle a sale of the discount chain just over a year after it last changed hands.

Doctors have raised the alarm about the growing prevalence of vaping among children after studies showed it was linked to a raft of health issues.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will move back to the UK later this month.

Aerial images show the scale of a battle firefighters are facing in Cambridgeshire, where a peatland fire is still burning after 11 days.

A murder investigation is under way after nine people were taken to hospital following a fire in west London.

Swimmers have been warned to avoid London's first official bathing spot due to toxic algae – with dog owners also told it's "vitally important" to keep their pets away.