Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside .

A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .

THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .

Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .

A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .

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

STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .

A woman who had three botched nose jobs finally feels pretty after forking out £8 .

With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .

HMS Ark Royal arrives in the Turkish port of Aliaga at the ship scrapping firm Leyal’s yard .

An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .

FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .