A MAN bitten by a shark off Cape Cod this month said he escaped by punching the powerful predator in the gills after it clamped down on his leg.

In his first interview since the August 15 attack, William Lytton said he had been swimming in about “eight to 10 feet” of water off Truro, Massachusetts, when he felt an incredible pain shoot through his left leg and quickly realised he was being attacked by a shark.

The 61-year-old neurologist from Scarsdale, New York, said he gave the animal a strong smack in the gills with his left hand, a move that likely saved his life but also resulted in some torn tendons.

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THE arteries of teenagers who drink alcohol and smoke, even occasionally, are already beginning to stiffen by the age of 17, according to research.

The University College London (UCL) study also showed that a combination of high alcohol intake and smoking was linked to even greater arterial damage compared with drinking and smoking separately.

But the findings, published in the European Heart Journal, showed that if teenagers stopped smoking and drinking during adolescence, their arteries returned to normal.

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THERESA May flies to Nigeria on the latest leg of her whistle-stop Africa tour with trade, security and people trafficking on the agenda.

The Prime Minister will hold talks with president Muhammadu Buhari in the capital Abuja, with the threat of Boko Haram in west Africa expected to be raised during the trip.

She will then head to Lagos to meet survivors of modern slavery.

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A WEARABLE robot designed to aid those with mobility issues will be among the new gadgets on show at the IFA technology convention in Berlin later this week.

Korean tech giant LG will use the trade show to exhibit its new CLOi SuitBot, which attaches to a wearer’s legs and can be used in both a seated and standing position.

The mechanism supports the legs, which LG says could offer new levels of mobility to those who need it.

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The technology convention, which opens on Friday, will also be the venue for a wide range of other new device announcements from industry heavyweights including Sony, Samsung and Huawei.