A fish almost escapes the beak of a bird as they both soar through the air. After being snatched from the water, the carp breaks free and is seconds away from successfully fleeing the hungry tern. The fish, on the cusp of freedom, is back inside the bird’s mouth within moments. The struggle was caught on camera by American photographer Andrew Lee, 52, of Irvine, California.
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .
A student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A young mum-to-be who was told she would never fall pregnant due to a rare condition has decided to keep her miracle baby even though his birth could leave her paralysed and in pain forever .
ONCE A doctor’s surgery, family home and office, an array of medical equipment is scattered throughout this abandoned home .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
A university graduate who was obsessed with achieving a thigh gap has told how she shrunk to just 6st after developing anorexia athletica .
An amputee who was cruelly nicknamed 'peg-leg' by school bullies has conquered her insecurities to become a model .
A former soldier who bravely took on penny-pinching NHS bosses in his fight against terminal cancer has died, aged 37 .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .