A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .

Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

A curious clownfish peaks through the tentacles of a sea anemone .

A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .

Amanda Bohm, 22, and her mum, Janet, 58, were the best of friends .

POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .

A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .

SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .

Oday she is a picture of health - a happy, smiling child, enjoying life to the full .

A Zumba-mad grandma has lost almost 14st after becoming addicted to the popular dance craze .

A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .

SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .