The man was attacked late on July 4 off the coast of Surf City, North Carolina, before being taken to the Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital where he was treated for five hours before being released.

A Massachusetts father and his daughter say they have a selfie stick to thank for surviving a recent near-drowning experience after being swept up into a dangerous riptide in Nantucket.

Sergeant Alexander Blackman – believed to be the only British serviceman ever convicted of murder on the battlefield – was locked up as a ‘political scapegoat’ for failings by top brass, say supporters.

A number of senior politicians, including three MPs on the defence select committee, have demanded the troubling case of Sergeant Alexander Blackman be reopened.

Cassidy Little said Sergeant Blackman’s life term for shooting a dying insurgent in Afghanistan – with eight years before parole – was disproportionate and ‘must be corrected’.

On the same day that Miss Cole was entertaining troops, 90 miles away Sgt Blackman, pictured, shot a dying Taliban fighter and sparked one of the most controversial episodes of the Afghan war.

Claire Blackman, wife of Sgt Alex Blackman - otherwise known as Marine A - said new key evidence is being handed to the Criminal Cases Review Commission in Birmingham today.

The battle for justice for Sergeant Alexander Blackman of the Royal Marines continues to stand out as one of the most striking legal campaigns of recent times. Pictured, supporters in Birmingham.

An official review has cast doubt on Sergeant Alexander Blackman's conviction for killing a Taliban insurgent and concluded it could be overturned as a miscarriage of justice.

Judge Jeff Blackett has been criticised by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) for failing to offer a jury the chance to convict Alexander Blackman of manslaughter.

The dramatic footage from the frontine was shown in court at Sgt Blackman's appeal as his legal team argued that his environment was a 'breeding ground' for mental illness.

His wife Claire grinned and there were loud gasps and then cheers from his family, ex-Marines and other supporters as Court of Appeal judges quashed Alexander Blackman's conviction.

The decision took a second or two to sink in. Their years of armed combat had left some of the gents in this crowd a little hard of hearing, writes ROBERT HARDMAN.

Having recently been forced to play Peppa Pig Snap for five solid hours on a train, I’ve come round to the idea that iPads really are essential, if only as a useful ‘Mute’ button for children

Oxfordshire County Council introduced the advice for transgender pupils last year, saying they should be able to use the toilets of their identified gender. The council has withdrawn the advice.

The London-based delivery company, named Supper, had been 'tootling along' with a few well-loved restaurants on its books before coronavirus hit and customer demand rose 700 per cent.

EXCLUSIVE: Emilie Middleton, 40, span off the road near their home in Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Essex and ended up with the super charged yellow Lamborghini Huracan buried in a hedge.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will make a final decision this weekend on when and how to phase out the government's coronavirus furlough scheme, it was claimed today.

Britain's Florence Nightingale is known for revolutionising nursing. As medics fight the coronavirus pandemic, her work resonates. Here, we celebrate her life with a collection of objects.

Whitehall officials are modelling the plans on rules that already allow new parents to request flexible working. It will make it easier for those who do go in to the office to socially distance.

Despite being owned by three Irishmen, and having a menu packed with Ireland's bounteous bounty, it steers admirably clear of hoary-handed cliché

Despite Daniel Humm's mighty talent, I won't be rushing back. Because a great restaurant is never just about the food and service

Simpson, 72, was caught on video by another clubgoer as he boogied down at the Sand Dollar Lounge on Wednesday night.

Christopher Darden was on the prosecution team in OJ Simpson's 1995 murder trial and had a brief stint defending the man accused of killing Nipsey Hussle.

In an image shared to Instagram by Kim Kardashian, three of the little ones can be seen during their day out at Disney World in Florida.

Things came to a 'breaking point' for this reality star in December, and ever since, there have been rumors she'd be leaving her family's popular TV show.

The 40-year-old Poosh founder sipped on a raw coconut alongside her long-haired five-year-old son Reign Aston Disick and seven-year-old daughter Penelope Scotland Disick

The reality TV star, 40, looked impossibly chic in a PVC brown leather trench coat, as she strutted out of the swanky eatery following her evening dinner date.

The sisters were dressed to impress as they arrived to the Sunday Service with Kim's daughter North, six, and Kourtney's daughter Penelope, seven.

The reality star, 40, displayed her chic sense of style as she arrived at Ferdi restaurant in the French capital along with her daughter Penelope and sister Kim Kardashian, 39.

After shedding her claws in a blowout fight with Kim Kardashian on the season premiere of KUWTK, Kourtney Kardashian showed her wild side in a skin-tight animal print gown.

In the 41-year-old reality's latest Instagram, the mother daughter recreated the iconic spaghetti kiss scene from the hit 1955 animated Disney classic.

Penelope is the reality star's middle child with ex Kourtney, 41, the eldest child of Kardashian momager Kris Jenner. Kourtney and Scott also share sons Mason, 10, and Reign, five.

Kourtney is mom to son Mason, 10, daughter Penelope, seven, and son Reign, five, with ex Scott Disick, 36.

A union of top professors from four leading universities - Harvard, Baylor, Florida and Texas - are uniting to present research on the impending anal cancer epidemic in America.

Lewes Crown Court heard Daryll Rowe (pictured right) texted one of his victims saying: 'Maybe you have the fever cos I came inside you and I have HIV, lol. Whoops!'

Daryll Rowe, who is originally from Edinburgh but was living in Brighton at the time, denies infecting four men with the virus and attempting to infect a further six men with the virus.

HIV-positive David Cox, 52, was caught by vigilantes Internet Interceptors trying to meet a '12-year-old boy' for sex in a park in Wolverhampton with a bag of Viagra.

Daryll Rowe, 26, allegedly had sex with at least 10 men in Brighton he met on Grindr after being diagnosed as HIV positive and either refused to wear a condom or 'sabotaged' the contraception.

Daryll Rowe, originally from Edinburgh, infected five men from the Brighton area and the North East with HIV while five others narrowly escaped contracting the life-changing virus.

Experts say gene editing, which has been FDA-approved to treat cancer and blindness, could also be used to treat HIV and AIDS.

Researchers from the University of California San Francisco say they've discovered one of the ways HIV lurks in the bloodstream, and it could bring medicine closer to a cure

Harry and Meghan have chosen seven charities representing causes including, sport for social change, the Armed Forces, homelessness, female empowerment, and the environment.

At the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, the Irish rock star praised Bush, Congress and American taxpayers for the progress made against AIDS in vulnerable populations.

'President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will be making a contribution to one of the 7 charities the royal couple has designated in lieu of gifts,' a White House spokeswoman said.

The 37-year-old heiress put on a leggy display while attending the Gaggenau Restaurant 1683 Honoring Operation Smile event in Los Angeles.

A HIV vaccine is in sight after a team of scientists from the likes of Harvard and MIT tested a new drug that stopped two thirds of monkeys getting infected and boosted immune system of 400 adults.

Harry is taking to the field for the Sentebale Polo Cup in Berkshire, in support of his charity of the same name, accompanied by his proud wife Meghan who is set to present prizes.

The BioSURE test, which gives a result in just 15 minutes, will be stocked at all 200 of the chain's pharmacy stores. Charities estimate around 100,000 people have HIV in the UK.

Euro 2020 and all its preparations immediately take the focus once the domestic campaigns end. But this year the European Championship will also be followed by the Olympics in Tokyo.