A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .

A woman has told how she fled to Australia, after a one night stand burned down her house .

CCTV stills of the sickening attack .

SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .

SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .

Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

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

A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .

A scorned woman sparked a punch-up in an airport after she caught her copper boyfriend returning from a romantic holiday with a female police officer .

Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .

PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .