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 former soldier who bravely took on penny-pinching NHS bosses in his fight against terminal cancer has died, aged 37 .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .
An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .
AFTER splashing out on sexy black lingerie, Paige Way was excited for a romantic night away at a swanky hotel with her boyfriend .
A baby who was given just a three per cent chance of survival at birth has beaten the odds to come home - even though docs told his parents to abort him 12 times .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
From the crisp, snow clad mountains to vivid bright blue rivers, these breath-taking photographs capture the incredible beauty of various landscapes across France and Italy .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .