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.
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
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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 .
A woman who suffered from an allergic reaction to hair dye that made her face swell to twice its size has been left too scared to leave the house .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
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A transgender woman has beaten the bullies after spending £25K on surgery to become a beauty pageant queen .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .