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 .

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .

CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .

A family who were refused the location of their missing cat under the Data Protection Act have been reunited with their moggie after the keepers handed him back .

A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks .

WELCOME to the Hidden Beach - the world's most idyllic BOMB SITE .

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

Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .

STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .

SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .

These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .

A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .