THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner. With a splash, they dive down into the water to catch their next meal. The photographs were captured by Italian photographer Alessandro Rossini, 33, on the banks of the river Adda in Italy." In these pictures you can see how marvellous nature is,” says Alessandro, of Lissone.
A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A woman with an irrational fear of toilets goes POTTY on the loo and runs away when she flushes, terrified it will swallow her up .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .