A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The magnificent mammals swim up to several boats full of tourists and get so close that the passengers can stroke the mother and baby whale. The special moment was photographed by lawyer Andrea Izzotti, 47, of Genovia, Italy. Andrea says: “The mother was milking her calf in shallow waters, but they are very curious animals and they came up to our boats to see the humans.
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .