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Wildlife photographer Grant Atkinson spent 30 minutes trailing the lioness in the Okavango Delta in Botswana Atkinson lined up his camera as the lioness, crawling prone, approached the unsuspecting impala Suddenly, as the lioness lunges at its prey, Atkinson begins shooting the dramatic confrontation Moments later the impala escapes, but Atkinson is forced to look at his camera to see how the lioness almost won As the lioness approached the impala on the Okavango Delta in Botswana, photographer Grant Atkinson thought there was only one winner in this battle of nature.  With the predator preparing to strike, Mr Atkinson had his finger on the shutter of his camera, poised for the moment when the impala was clamped firmly between the lion's jaws. In a matter of a second, the encounter was over and the impala escaped.  But it wasn't until Mr Atkinson reviewed that dramatic footage that he could see how close the lion had been to success. ...

  Artefacts: Ms Ward, 59, from Telford, Shropshire, discovered the timepiece in her late father's dusty attic, along with the metal bullet and Cpl Davis's diary documenting his time at war. Above, the soldier's possessions Timepiece saved life of Corporal Walter Davis during Battle of the Somme It stopped a German bullet from piercing his chest on the Western Front It was only recently unearthed by the soldier's granddaughter Linda Ward Ms Ward, 59, also discovered metal bullet and Cpl Davis's diary extracts                Miracle: This silver pocket watch saved the life of a World War One soldier fighting for Britain on the Somme Relatives: The story of Cpl Davis's close encounter was passed down his family for generations, but the watch was only recently unearthed by his granddaughter Linda Ward. Above, Ms Ward with her daughter Louise, 23 Memories: Cpl Davis's fascinating short diary (rig...