These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .

THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .

A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .

EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .

AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .

STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .

A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .

A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .

A British diver has set a new world record for the longest warm water scuba dive by spending a mammoth 49 hours and 56 minutes under water .

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .

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 .