An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

Here’s a pair of shoes that really are fit for a princess, and with a price tag of more than £276,000, they are the most expensive shoes in the world .

A woman with a rare allergy to water has told how the condition is so severe it prevents her from KISSING her fiance .

Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl .

This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .

A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .

A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .

PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .

AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .

The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .

A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .

A Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK .