A bride-to-be lost her arm to a crocodile in South Africa, five days before her wedding.

The woman’s husband punched the 2.5 meter reptile repeatedly to save her, but her arm was only freed when the croc did a death roll and ripped her arm off.

The wedding went ahead as planned - minus a limb - and the couple says it was a miracle to say their vows after the traumatic experience.

Another public bus has burst into flames in Rome but no one is thinking of blaming terrorism.

Raffaella Menichini, a journalist for Italian Newspaper La Repubblica, said on social media that people are so quick to blame the cities transport authority but not terrorism.

This marks the ninth bus fire this year.

The Furry community is trying to shake their so called bad reputation.

Community members say they are unfairly judged and misunderstood as media have portrayed them negatively in unsavoury articles.

Furry Down Under chairperson Christine Bradshaw says sexual connotations are the main issue and wants people to know there is a lot more to the Furry community than what many believe.

The Federal Government is hoping an ninety-five million dollar increase in country-based medical training will attract more medical students to the country.

The 10-year program is trying to add thousands of extra doctors and nurses in rural regions.

The program will help universities establish medical school networks in the Murray-Darling region which will allow students to complete their graduate and specialist training in the country.

The Newstead Brewing Company says Brissie craft beer won’t be getting any cheaper following a federal excise duty cut.

Meaning from the $1 million of annual tax the brewery pays it will only receive $70 000 back, and the chief executive Mark Howes says this cut will have minimal advantages as the company continues to grow.

Mr Howes says craft brewers should receive the same support as wine makers, who can get $350 000 back through the wine equalisation tax.

South Australia’s royal commission into the Murray-Darling river system has confirmed it won’t investigate alleged water thefts.

The allegations of upstream water first aired on Four Corners, with the then-premier saying the state royal commission needs bureaucrats from interstate to provide evidence.

The Commission, led by senior barrister Bret Walker, says it would not traverse matters already under investigation in other jurisdictions.

The new snooker world champion attended his victory press conference completely nude.

Forty-three year old, Mark Williams made the outlandish promise to rock up in his birthday suit as him winning was very unexpected as he barely qualified for the tournament.

At the conference William’s said he would do it again next year if he wins saying he would cartwheel around naked.

Indonesian scientists have launched the largest study ever into whether plastic bag particles can affect human health.

There is no evidence yet that ingesting the small pieces of plastic is harmful but potential impacts cannot be ruled out.

While public attention is focused on larger items like bags and bottles that fill up the rivers and canals, there is scientific concern of the long-term implications of ingesting the microplastics.