Life Saving Victoria member Ramzi Hussaini had a near-death experience when the boat he had fled Afghanistan in began to sink - with the Australian Navy stepping in to rescue him.

Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Hopper of the Nevada Army National Guard is serving in Afghanistan and has received a uniform religious exception to sport a beard based upon his Norse pagan beliefs.

Matthew Golsteyn, a decorated major, had asked the U.S. Army to his restore his Special Forces tab after he was granted clemency by Trump last year.

Major Andrew Fox, of the Parachute Regiment, has quit after triggering an avalanche of online abuse by calling for the scrapping of 'milling' - brutal bouts of boxing used to test recruits' raw courage.

A group of Army Rangers ended up giving blood while coming under enemy fire in Afghanistan. The real-time blood transfusions took place on the battlefield last summer

Cate Blanchett was spotted enjoying a day out in New York City with her daughter Edith Vivian Patricia Upton on Tuesday.

When not starring in films, Cate Blanchett uses her profile for good as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. 

Cate Blanchett has thanked volunteer firefighters for their efforts in battling the ongoing bushfires that have crippled Australia.

John Daly is defending Donald Trump against accusations that he cheats at golf after the two played at the President's club in New Jersey. Daly did say ex-President Bill Clinton cheats.

Despite having called for an election repeatedly over the past two years, Labour has been in chaos over whether to back Boris Johnson's request for a vote on October 15.

India is to be declared 'open-defecation free' by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday evening, despite scepticism from critics about whether every citizen has access to a toilet.

Surveillance video from World of Beer bar in Coconut Creek, Florida, shows murder suspect Yvonne Serrano, 51, leaving with victim Daniela Maya, 21, early Saturday, hours before her death.

Patrick Heneghan was forced to step down after harassment allegations were made against him by three female members of staff. But now Mr Heneghan has been exonerated.

Tom Brady is still a member of the New England Patriots for the next two months, but he has reportedly moved his family to a $9 million mansion in Connecticut ahead of free agency.

Prince Andrew brazenly 'groped girls' while staying at the so-called 'Paedo Island' home of his friend, convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a top prosecutor has claimed.

Ben King, 30, from London, and Chicago-based Luke Gray, 30, have invented the Koa duvet cover, with a central zipper through the middle and two on the bottom, to make the hated task easier.

The White House is not extending open enrollment under Obamacare, despite President Trump saying it was an option amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Golf chiefs are looking to find a way to ensure that all majors are played this season as the postponements caused by the coronavirus pandemic could see a surge of action later in the year.

Last week, she helped raise over $3million for Feeding America alongside her Parks And Recreation co-star during their video chat reunion special.

AMANDA PLATELL: Jennifer Aniston appears on a magazine cover wearing tiny Yves Saint Laurent leather hotpants a supermodel might struggle to get away with - and we gape in awe.

ANDREW PIERCE: In an interview with student newspaper Varsity in 2002, when he was chairman of the Labour group at Cambridge University, he backed the UK joining the euro.

ANDREW PIERCE: Sunak's bold measures to tackle the economic devastation threatened by the coronavirus has found him allies in unexpected places.

DANIEL BENSON - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF FOR CYCLINGNEWS.COM: Last Wednesday Chris Froome and the Team Ineos squad arrived in the outskirts of the French commune of Roanne.

The Welshman came off his bike around 30 kilometres from the end of stage four and received medical attention at the side of the road. He provided a positive update on Wednesday morning.

Mark Cavendish has been left out of the Dimension Data team that will compete in this year's Tour de France. It is the first time in 13 years that the British rider will not compete in France.

The Australian rider pulled out of the race with about 80 kilometers left on Thursday before the two big climbs in Stage 12 following reports of clashes with team officials.

James Bond star Daniel Craig performed a top secret mission right under the noses of the world's media at this week's royal global premier of the latest 007 movie, Skyfall, which goes on general release today.

Mary Barra, an engineer and mother of two teenagers, became the most powerful woman in the motor industry this week.

Amid all the fashion models and cars at the Paris motor show, Kia's sports utility vehicle turned heads. The seven-seater promises improved ride, handling and crash safety, writes RAY MASSEY

It's been an electric week for motoring. A fleet of 100 electric vehicles was ferrying VIPs at the UEFA Champions League in Berlin last Sunday where Spain's FC Barcelona triumphed over Juventus.

Just in time for next month's new 65 plate, Honda has announced prices for its funky new third-generation Jazz, which goes on sale from £13,495.

What a week. And it's not over yet by a long chalk. The scandal sparked by Volkswagen caught cheating on its diesel emissions in America has a fair way to run

Dubbed the 'Flying Huntsman' by the team of British engineers who created it, the Defender Double Cab Pickup went on show at an exhibition in Peterborough earlier this month with more to follow.

Sure, there’s good work in evidence but it’s all so derivative, so Audi, so VW, so keep it safe, so keep it in the family. Its crisp sharp lines doing nothing more than echoing those of the Audi A3 and VW Polo.

She's earned nearly 4million Instagram followers by showing off her unreal figure. So the DJ wasn't afraid to put on a sexy display in a very daring catsuit at the Billboard Music Awards.

She opened the show for Sunday night's 2018 Billboard Music Awards. And Ariana Grande left fans with No Tears Left To Cry when she performed the single from her upcoming album

Twitter was buzzing as 34-year-old Mila gave Taylor the Top Selling Album gong at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards from Las Vegas on Sunday.

The 20-year-old model urged fans to refrain from commenting on how she should act toward family after receiving a bit of backlash for missing her aunt's return to the stage after a nine-year hiatus.

Chantel Jeffries left nothing to the imagination as she made a sizzling arrival to the Billboard Music Awards 2019 at the MGM Las Vegas on Wednesday.

The brunette bombshell is also very skilled when it comes to catering to her 4.3M Instagram followers as she proved once again this week when she shared a topless photo.

Grappling with the benefits monster can be daunting, particularly for those struggling with common side effects such as nausea, fatigue and chemo brain so here's everything you need to know.

Hoard your pension and spend other cash and investments first, to keep your money away from the taxman. That's the advice experts are dishing out to retirees worried about inheritance tax.

It may not seem like a grand romantic gesture, but making sure your spouse is financially comfortable in retirement, will go a long way towards securing your future happiness together.

My husband died very suddenly three months ago. He had changed his pensions over for me to be the beneficiary. His ex-wife has now contacted me. Can she have a claim on his pensions?

The couple managed to convince HMRC they were unaware his filling in the child benefit form could result in her losing state pension in old age, in a case that could help many other parents.

Thousands are facing a poorer retirement as a result of innocent mistakes over paperwork. Nandia Needham, pictured with husband Martin, could be £20k out of pocket over a 20-year retirement.

HMRC refused to warn people it had launched investigations into fraudulent pension schemes registered with it, enabling the scammers to continue to fleece hundreds more victims.

Thousands of taxpayers are not including correct information about their pensions on their annual returns, according to mutual insurer Royal London.

Some of the taxes we currently pay and a number of the tax breaks we are given to encourage us to save for old age are either too onerous or far too complicated.

Pensions Minister Guy Opperman and shadow pensions minister Jack Dromey have called for for a new independent 'arms-length' government body in a think-tank report.