The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery. With the sun rising on the horizon, the beautiful vistas overlook one of the most dangerous seas in Europe. The Iroise Sea was the site of more than 30 shipwrecks between 1888 and 1904, which led to extra lighthouses being built on the coast. Italian Alessio Andreani photographed three lighthouses when he visited France.
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
