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.
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
High street giant Harvey Nichols has come under fire for a "disgusting" ad campaign that depicts a woman peeing herself .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .