A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .

When mum-of-three Becky Tully was told she couldn’t have any more children due to health reasons, she refused to give up on having the little girl she had always wanted .

Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .

HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .

Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .

SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .

STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

A brave cricket takes his chances as he sits on top of this green papua tree frog .

A miracle baby has overcome a one-in-five-million brain condition – after a blob of glue saved his life .