At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. TV footage showed bloodied runners and spectators being treated at the scene and the road strewn with debris. The FBI said that this was a "potential terrorist
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A woman has been left unable to smile after undergoing emergency surgery to remove infected lip fillers .
A young mum has told how a phantom pregnancy almost destroyed her dream of having a second child .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time .
A woman whose face and body was left scarred for life by angry sores, caused by Lupus, has become a diversity model .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .