THERE IS NEVER a dull or dry day in the office when you're a REAL LIFE MERMAID. With their colourful tails and bikini tops, these girls appear to have splashed right out of a Disney movie. The mermaids can be found at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Florida, performing in the underwater theatre. Marketing and PR Manager for the park John Athanason, 46, says: 'When I first saw the mermaids performing, I was completely mesmerised. 'They have such an ease under the water, and are able to do a job unlike any other with such effortlessness
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
