A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The magnificent mammals swim up to several boats full of tourists and get so close that the passengers can stroke the mother and baby whale. The special moment was photographed by lawyer Andrea Izzotti, 47, of Genovia, Italy. Andrea says: “The mother was milking her calf in shallow waters, but they are very curious animals and they came up to our boats to see the humans.
Britons have finally received some good news about the weather with temperatures expected to reach 30 degrees this weekend .
A scorned woman sparked a punch-up in an airport after she caught her copper boyfriend returning from a romantic holiday with a female police officer .
A young woman who once weighed the same as 12-year-old girl has told how a severely malnourished cat helped save her life and beat her anorexia .
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 hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .
FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
High street giant Harvey Nichols has come under fire for a "disgusting" ad campaign that depicts a woman peeing herself .
Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .