Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks. These amazing photographs were captured by American ocean photojournalist Tim Rock, on a trip north of Papua New Guinea to Vertigo Reef in Yap, Micronesia. ‘I had the pleasure and privilege to team up with diver Ai Futaki for two weeks of photography during an event called Manta Fest in Yap, Micronesia,’ says Tim, of Minneapolis, Minnesota. ‘She is a world champion free diver who wanted to try free diving with sharks and asked if I would document her swimming in Yap's waters.
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BRAVE TOT ALLERGIC TO SUN: Leighton Brownrigg, 2 .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A little boy aged FIVE bravely delivered his newborn brother - then promptly saved his life .
HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .
Meet the world's most lifelike Disney princess - a 21-year-old man from California .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
Brave Amy, 18, has waived her anonymity to tell how she jailed rapist Philip Sims-Neighbour, 37, of Hylton Road, Worcester .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A mother has spoken of her outrage after discovering her missing cat had been stolen - only to be told she cannot have its location due to the Data Protection Act .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .