SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive. Equipped with a bird, gas lamp and net, he fishes without the aid of a rod by using an unusual method - first practiced in 960 AD. The fisherman, pictured in southern China, releases a cormorant bird which dives into the water and retrieves a carp, before returning to the fisherman’s reed raft. The stunning images of cormorant fishing were captured on the River Li in Guilin, China by Russian photographer Viktoriia Rogotneva when he visited the fishermen of Guilin.
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .