Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

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

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .

With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .

A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .

A Game of Thrones obsessed couple have fallen in love after meeting at a comic convention dressed as lovestruck characters Daenerys Targaryen and Khal Drago .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .

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

ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

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

A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral .

Walking down the street in her local town, heads turn as Jessica Villafane passes by .