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 care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A mother is living in fear after the stalker she holds responsible for her daughter's death is back on the streets, after serving just one year in prison .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
A mum who weighed just 8st 1lb at eight months pregnant has battled her eating disorder to give birth to a healthy baby girl .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .