PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner. The adult barn swallow arrives and hovers in mid-air, with an insect hanging from its beak. The six-legged treat is then delivered directly into the young bird’s open mouth, with the mother bird still hovering above. Wildlife photographer Menno Schaefer, of Zaandam, Netherlands, captured the moment during a trip to an open field in Spaarnwoude, a village north of Amsterdam.
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
Brave Amy, 18, has waived her anonymity to tell how she jailed rapist Philip Sims-Neighbour, 37, of Hylton Road, Worcester .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A woman has revealed how she didn’t know she was pregnant until she saw her baby’s head crowning .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A transgender woman has beaten the bullies after spending £25K on surgery to become a beauty pageant queen .
Andrea Kubinova, 30, from London, became great friends with serial killer and necrophiliac, Dennis Nilsen .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .