A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record. Robyn Benincasa, 47, paddled non-stop for 90 miles around California's Huntington Beach Harbour. The athlete, from Cardiff by the Sea, California, spent 24 hours standing on a surf board while struggling against the pain of her artificial hip. 'I did this for all of the amazing women I know who are recovering from medical setbacks. I want to show what's possible when you choose not to focus on what you've lost, but on being the best of what you are today,' Robyn said…
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
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A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
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MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
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The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
