Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .

SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .

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

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .

MEET the painter who makes his living squirting paint from his EYES .

In June 2023, Aimee da Cunha, 33, from Perth, Australia, was boiling potatoes on the stove when her two-year-old daughter, Hailey, knocked the pan of water over her .

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 .

Popping impressive moves despite high-wiring at three THOUSAND feet .

A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .