A mum has celebrated each of her four pregnancies with a host of wacky stunts - including acrobatics, aerial contortion, pole-dancing and risque photo shoots .

SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .

She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .

PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .

A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .

OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .

A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .

CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .

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 .

Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .