AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .

A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .

OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .

PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .

SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .

EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .

The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .

A mum-of-three lost 10 stone after her son asked if she was pregnant .

A woman with a fear of flying claims she was humiliated after an Emirates airline staff member told her she could ‘go to prison for four years’ for possessing diazepam medication .

Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .

A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .