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. The residents of the small island, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania, wade into danger when they travel an hour out to sea and into rough waves - in tiny man-made boats. Photographer Mario Gerth spent two weeks with the fishermen of four different villages, named Padje, Nungwi, StoneTown, and Matemwe. The 38-year-old, of Erfurt, Germany, witnessed the daily hardship the locals endure to provide for their families by catching catfish, shark and tuna.
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
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 .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .