Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .

A mum-of-three lost 10 stone after her son asked if she was pregnant .

With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .

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

WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .

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 .

Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .

PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .

A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .

INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .

WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .