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

Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside .

T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .

OPEN mouthed and wide eyed this little squirrel appears startled .

A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .

Ornate chandeliers and mahogany panelling give a glimpse into this abandoned building's former glory after it's been left to rot for the past decade .

WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .

MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .

THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .

A woman was left fighting for her life after an eczema wound became infected and caused a deadly flesh-eating bug to ravish a hole in her arm .