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…
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
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This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .