Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg. Shaking their tail feathers dry, the seabirds take a few moments to waddle back towards the water's edge before taking the plunge again. The amusing scene was captured by photography guide David Merron as he watched the penguins from a boat near Danco Island, Antarctica.
A Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A transgender woman has beaten the bullies after spending £25K on surgery to become a beauty pageant queen .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A former takeaway addict, who once weighed 20st, has lost over 8st in a bid to ditch her ‘fat sister’ tag .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .
FEAST your eyes on the £500K coin-covered Range Rover that could be the world’s most blinged-out car .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .