UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .

Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .

HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .

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

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .

An American man who suffered horrific third-degree burns to 70 percent of his body in a childhood accident has faced his fears by becoming a firefighter .

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .

After Leigh Hancock, 36, joined Fallon Bramall's boxing gym she owned with her husband, the pair took him under their wing .

Meet the Victorian gentleman who could not face sitting next to smelly commuters on the bus - so he dodges danger to go to work on a penny farthing .

A five-week-old newborn from Fife has become the UK’s youngest beauty pageant baby .