WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze. Bathing in the hot springs, he looks right at home as he indulges in a bit of me time. This calm monkey was captured by Edinburgh photographer Chris Rush, 26, while visiting the Jigokudani Monkey Park in Japan. “These photographs capture one of the most beautiful creatures I have ever encountered,” says Chris, originally of Newcastle.
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .