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

THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .

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

Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .

TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .

AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .

LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

An obese woman has lost 9st after an addiction to junk food left her £1 .

THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .

AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .

GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .