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 deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
Sarah Gould, before weight loss Mum told "get down the gym fatty" -A 20 stone woman who was told "get down the gym fatty" on a night out has shed a third of her weight in time for her dream wedding .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .