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.
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .