SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .

The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .

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

Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .

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

A fish almost escapes the beak of a bird as they both soar through the air .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .

An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .

A baby who was given just a three per cent chance of survival at birth has beaten the odds to come home - even though docs told his parents to abort him 12 times .

Aged 27, I was swept off my feet by my gorgeous husband, Lee, now 42 .