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…
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
