THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street. Amazingly, the 42-year-old woman and her three-year-old nephew escaped with just a few cuts and bruises. The horror of the high-speed crash in Hillfields was captured on CCTV.Police have released the shocking footage in an effort to track down the driver who slowed down before speeding off.The film starts with the woman and her three-year-old nephew leaving the Sky Blue Fish Bar in Hillfields and crossing King William Street at the Canterbury Street junction.They carefully cross the road but at the same time a black Audi estate overtakes a car that’s indicating right. Terrifyingly the car careers towards the pair, before smashing into them and sending them both flying into the air
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
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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 .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .