July 26, 2017 This time, the final straw wasn't even a particularly creative insult.

July 24, 2017Rachel Browne The BBC reports the arachnid was the "size of a guinea pig", causing one of the men to flee in fright.

July 24, 2017 Juveniles appeared to be among the dead - numbered and tagged but still unidentified.

July 24, 2017Kristine Phillips The new White House communications director hasn't always shared the political views of the Trump administration.

July 23, 2017Steve Lillebuen Canadian police brought in sniffer dogs as the search for Australian woman Sophie Dowsley continues.

July 22, 2017Glenn Thrush Sean Spicer has denounced the chaos in the West Wing and resigned from the White House.

July 21, 2017Amy B. Wang Jude Sparks had discovered the fossilised skull of a stegomastodon, missing only a tusk.

July 20, 2017Peter Hannam Budget cuts to key US climate programs proposed by President Trump are a major worry for the international research community.

July 20, 2017Paul McGeough Justine Damond was the kind of woman who'd rescue ducks in distress – and humans.

July 19, 2017 Two years after Mick Fanning was attacked by a great white shark at Jeffreys Bay, the day's surfing has been called off with a shark spotted in the lineup.