A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .

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

Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .

A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .

The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

An artist has NAILED IT by creating beautiful and perfectly precise artwork using a hammer and 30,000 nails .

A personal trainer who was dumped over a life-changing sleep disorder has finally found love .

A young woman who once weighed the same as 12-year-old girl has told how a severely malnourished cat helped save her life and beat her anorexia .

STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .

TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .

Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .