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.
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .