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 mum-of-two has worn the same t-shirt for an entire year to raise awareness of a 1 in 7 million condition that prevents her daughter from talking .
A mum-of-one was left looking like a ‘monster’ after suffering a horrific allergic reaction to hair dye while pregnant .
A world's first restaurant has opened in Canada, where having your order fall on deaf ears is a good thing .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
In April 2018, Lourdes Cuello, 50, from New Jersey, US, was making a cup of tea when her hair and hoodie caught fire on her gas stove .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
An American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A 21st stone woman suffering from 'body blindness' like Dawn French shed more than half her body weight after a shock revelation brought her to her senses .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .