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.
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .
A schoolboy is the envy of his friends due to a one in 14-million condition which means he can only eat FRY-UPS to survive .
Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .