A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .

Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .

RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .

T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .

A Gary Barlow superfan has lost an incredible 11st after a selfie with the pop star left her horrified by her 22st 9lb figure .

Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .

A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .

Walking down the street in her local town, heads turn as Jessica Villafane passes by .

A world's first restaurant has opened in Canada, where having your order fall on deaf ears is a good thing .

These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .