COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .

Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .

An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .

A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .

The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .

WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .

THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .

A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .

It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .

An adorable young fallow deer peers over its shoulder and is greeted by a cheeky jackdaw crow sitting on its back .