CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape. Pictures show a variety of styles beard categories from Amish and Dali to Imperial and freestyle. The entrants were part of the New Orleans Just for Men National Beard and Moustache Championships in the USA.
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
Walking down the street in her local town, heads turn as Jessica Villafane passes by .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .
An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .