BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola. Bursting with colour, the unusual styles are the result of thousands of years of Angolan tradition. German banker and photographer Mario Gerth captured the images when he travelled to Angola in southern Africa. The 38-year-old, of Erfurt, Germany, says: “African hairstyles are ever-changing, yet deeply rooted in a shared past stemming from tribal traditions.
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .