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
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .