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 .

This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .

A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .

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 .

A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .

A gang whose £1-million supercar scam has echoes of the film Gone In Sixty Seconds has been jailed for a total of 12 years .

WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .

SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .

A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .

HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .

HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .

Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside .