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…
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
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BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
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BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
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 .
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