A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted. Many of the buildings lie abandoned, yet are still furnished with the personal belongings of their previous owners. English photographer Cat Burton visited the eerie town of Bodie, which used to have a population of 10,000, to see a real life American ghost town. The 29-year-old, of Donington, Lincolnshire, says: “I was on a road trip around California and a few people had recommended visiting Bodie, and I’m so glad I made the time to stop here
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 .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
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An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .