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.
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A woman has released pictures of the horrific injuries she suffered when her jealous ex attacked her with a brick .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
Britons have finally received some good news about the weather with temperatures expected to reach 30 degrees this weekend .
Several times a year, Gemma, 21, can be found mumbling her words and struggling to concentrate as she walks around in a dream-like state .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
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 .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
A woman has told how her addiction to eating bath bubbles during her pregnancy was better than SEX .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .