Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .

RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .

A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .

More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .

A mum-of-two has worn the same t-shirt for an entire year to raise awareness of a 1 in 7 million condition that prevents her daughter from talking .

Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .

A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .

Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .

THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .