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 trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
A woman has released pictures of the horrific injuries she suffered when her jealous ex attacked her with a brick .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
An obese woman has lost 9st after an addiction to junk food left her £1 .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .