At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. TV footage showed bloodied runners and spectators being treated at the scene and the road strewn with debris. The FBI said that this was a "potential terrorist
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .