CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time. The Adam’s Retouching Machine, which weighs two-and-a-half stone, was invented in 1947 and gave photographers the opportunity to perfect their pictures. Instead of uploading images to a computer, photographers would place their negative under the magnifying glass. Blemishes in the picture could then be smoothed out by using a retouching pencil, assisted by the gentle vibrations of the machine.
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .