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 photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A little girl who lost all four limbs to meningitis has taken her first steps since the illness thanks to her new 'Princess legs' .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A restaurant famed for creating the 3lb cheeseburger has unveiled its latest culinary challenge – the largest chilli cheese hotdog in Europe .
A diving mad couple have finally taken the plunge, having tied the knot 30ft underwater .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
A first-time mum has told how she was allergic to her unborn baby after she developed an angry red rash all over her body .
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