AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .

WELCOME to the Hidden Beach - the world's most idyllic BOMB SITE .

THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .

COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .

A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .

PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .

AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .

Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .

BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .