A surfer was seriously injured as he repeatedly punched a shark that mauled him off the Australian east coast, less than a week after a fatal attack, police and a witness said.

A surfer was seriously injured as he repeatedly punched a shark that mauled him off the Australian east coast, less than a week after a fatal attack.

More than 4,000 police officers were last night being deployed to protect Margaret Thatcher’s funeral from terrorist threats and violent protest.