SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .

WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .

A young mum has told how a phantom pregnancy almost destroyed her dream of having a second child .

With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .

A couple have got engaged after the bride-to-be’s boyfriend set her a Facebook ‘likes’ challenge .

A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .

This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .

A six-year-old boy has been left almost blind after a one-in-a-million allergic reaction to antibiotics .

A transgender woman has beaten the bullies after spending £25K on surgery to become a beauty pageant queen .

A woman with a rare allergy to water has told how the condition is so severe it prevents her from KISSING her fiance .

HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .