HMS Ark Royal arrives in the Turkish port of Aliaga at the ship scrapping firm Leyal’s yard .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .

These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .

HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .

Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .

SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .

HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

A Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK .

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .