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.
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .