Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .

THESE BREATH-TAKING photographs show the natural beauty of Iceland's most famous waterfall .

Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .

A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .

A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter was stabbed to death by her ex partner, while their horrified children watched on .

Walking down the street in her local town, heads turn as Jessica Villafane passes by .

The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .

RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .

WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .