A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record. Robyn Benincasa, 47, paddled non-stop for 90 miles around California's Huntington Beach Harbour. The athlete, from Cardiff by the Sea, California, spent 24 hours standing on a surf board while struggling against the pain of her artificial hip. 'I did this for all of the amazing women I know who are recovering from medical setbacks. I want to show what's possible when you choose not to focus on what you've lost, but on being the best of what you are today,' Robyn said…
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MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
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A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
