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.
A terrifying prankster has given unsuspecting urban explorers the fright of their lives .
Hot Air Balloon tour across Cappadocia, Turkey – With the sun rising in the distance and the spectacular landscapes below, these are the breathtaking views afforded from a hot air balloon flight in Turkey .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .
A young woman has told how she has been robbed of her fertility and now faces an uncertain future after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of just 22 .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .