Independence Day: Three US presidents died and one was born on 4 July
America celebrates the 1776 Declaration of Independence each year on the Fourth of July.
Watch a helicopter rescue an injured cow which plunged down a hill in Italy
The cow was rescued by the fire service in Verona after dropping into a gully.
Naked man on Houston metro armed with pesticide spray filmed getting tasered
Texas police praised for their handling of distressed nude man who swung at them.
Texas mother who fought off violent attacker with car key shares shocking photos
Amarillo woman warns: "Always, always carry your keys with one between two knuckles".
Incredible drone footage shows fisherman's epic struggle to reel in hammerhead shark
The video was shot over the shores of Panama City.
Bizarre video shows snake hitching a ride on a moving car: 'I'm ready to jump out of here!'
Snake attaches itself to a car and dangles by the passenger window as the vehicle moves along the road.
Watch a big whale say hello to a free diver with its nose: 'I felt its enormity'
Kaeo Landon Lane filmed himself meeting southern right whale while diving in Tasmania.
Lord Patten: China's UK ambassador doesn't know the difference between democracy and a wet haddock
The former Hong Kong governor also accused Liu Xiaoming, China's top UK diplomat, of being a bully.
Eric Trump lashes out at the 'crazies and sick human beings' who abuse his family
President Trump's son says he's "a big boy" and can handle it, but worries for his pregnant wife.
Trump's biographer says president intimidated him by lying about recording their conversations
Journalist Tim O'Brien told CNN Donald Trump pretended to have tapes of their interviews.
Aussie bodyboarder's lucky escape from great white shark attack filmed by shocked witnesses
Aftermath of the incident in Bunbury, Western Australia, was caught on camera.
6 charts that explain the UK general election results
Theresa May's Conservatives failed to win a majority after the 2017 general election produced a hung parliament.
Mother on neglect charges after police enter faeces-stinking home full of cats and cockroaches
Police in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, file shocking report about state of woman's home.
Fisherman filmed battling with watersnake to catch catfish on Lake Livingston
The snake had bitten into the catfish already when the man plucked both out of the water.
There was a brawl in McDonald's over a delayed McChicken Sandwich and a woman filmed it all
Des Moines Police arrested two people over the fight in an Iowa branch of McDonald's.
A brief history of how British politics became a house fire
From bendy bananas to Scottish independence - a timeline of turmoil and chaos.
Jeremy Corbyn could be the first bearded prime minister in over a century
Pro-beard campaigners say a hairy face makes the Labour leader appear more authentic.
The far east end of London: Where extremists like Anjem Choudary prowl for radical recruits
Terror police investigating the London Bridge attack move in on Barking, East Ham, and Dagenham.
A Romanian baker smashed a London Bridge terrorist over the head with a bread crate
Florin Morariu works at the Bread Ahead bakery in Borough Market and was caught up in London Bridge attack.
Teenage mob caught on Snapchat video attacking woman in front of screaming young children
The incident in Middlesbrough's Albert Park, filmed by onlookers, is under investigation by police.
Police hunt thief who stole Portland train attack victim's wedding ring and backpack as he lay dying
Ricky Best's bag contained personal items and was taken after he was stabbed to death by Jeremy Christian.
Reinhold Hanning: Former Nazi guard at Auschwitz dies before he's sent to prison for 170,000 murders
Hanning was found guilty in 2016 of being an accessory to the murders at the Nazi camp during WWII.
Watch dramatic rescue of driver from his burning fuel truck on a Colorado highway
Video footage from I-25 shows moment fuel truck driver is saved from the flames as his tanker burns.
Has Germany finally stopped castrating sex offenders?
European human rights watchdog praises Germany for not castrating sex offenders, though it remains legal.
Man carrying knife at Buckingham Palace arrested by London police
The Met, which is on high alert after the Manchester bombing, said the incident is not terror related.
Isis claims responsibility for Manchester Arena bombing
Islamic State terror group says it's behind suicide attack at Ariana Grande concert.
Donald Trump has offended every foreign country he's about to visit
Trump has set himself up for some awkward meetings during his first overseas tour.
Roger Ailes was Donald Trump's 'debate whisperer' until the pair fell out
Disgraced Fox News founder Ailes, embroiled in sexual misconduct claims, died aged 77.
Two Nasa images of Syria and Iraq four years apart reveal the dramatic effect of war
Nasa uses satellite images of Middle East to show how war is changing the region.
Ian Brady wrote a book about serial killers – meet the man who published it
The Gates of Janus by Ian Brady was published in 2001 by Feral House.
