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.
Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .
A Canadian photographer has captured crystal clear mirror images of Toronto's architecture reflected in puddles - simply by using his iPhone .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
A Hereford woman has lost 10st 3lbs after ditching her £260-a-month takeaway habit .
PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .
Marisah pictured today with scarring to her left arm - A mother-of-one has revealed how she almost died after suffering a seizure whilst driving that caused her car to crash into a tree and burst into flames .
Housands of cushions handmade as gifts for Olympics athletes may go to waste after London 2012 KNITWITS stitched up volunteers by refusing to allow them to hand them out .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .