T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .

Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .

LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .

These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .

A mother-to be has told how she cannot go near an iPad in case she suffers another miscarriage due to her intense sensitivity to electromagnetic waves .

With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

A woman has been left scarred for life after a botched eye lift burnt her eyelids .

From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .

A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .

SURROUNDED by tens of thousands of fish, this outnumbered diver is dwarfed by a mass of sea life .