Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela. US President Barack Obama, Cuban President Raul Castro and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will address the service, as will four of Mr Mandela's grandchildren. It will be held at the 95,000 capacity FNB stadium and be shown on big screens at three ‘overflow’ stadiums. The former South African president died aged 95 last Thursday. ……
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
