Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .

A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .

The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .

An eight-year-old boy who lost his legs and left hand to meningitis is standing tall after learning to walk on his prosthetic limbs .

Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .

An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .

LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .

Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .

A young woman who once weighed the same as 12-year-old girl has told how a severely malnourished cat helped save her life and beat her anorexia .

This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .

A 23st woman who was left humiliated after breaking a TOILET SEAT has lost an incredible 11st .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .