A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .

ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .

A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .

RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .

FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .

A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .

SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .

AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .

A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .

Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .