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.
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .