From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours. Daniel Parent photographed the birds as they fed from an array of tropical flowers in Rio Segundo, Costa Rica. The 53-year-old photographer, of Gatineau, Quebec, says: “These little creatures are truly a spectacle to witness.
She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .
A coroner stunned an inquest into a honeymooner who died abroad today by asking her husband if he was involved in her drugs death .
A mum who weighed just 8st 1lb at eight months pregnant has battled her eating disorder to give birth to a healthy baby girl .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
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 .
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 .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .