A 40cm snake described as harmless by wildlife officials was discovered aboard a Japan Air Commuter aircraft at Fukuoka Airport as crew prepared for departure

Kyle Kennedy, granddaughter of Robert F Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, has died aged 42, six years after a spinal cord injury left her paralysed

TV favourite Paul Whitehouse was the victim of a mugging attempt in London while fetching medicine for his wife, Dr Mine Conkbayir, who had suffered a "bad reaction" to some treatment.

Meghan Lambert, 25, died when a 16-year-old allegedly opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. Three children, aged five, eight and 11, were also killed in the attack — a school her family said was her "dream job".