CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia. Away from modern civilization, children living in the Simien Mountains spend their gruelling days herding, or carrying, animals and walking miles through the rocky terrain. From the age of five these children are responsible for goats and sheep in the highlands and when they do rest, the boys and girls are schooled in classrooms made from mud, rocks and wood. German photographer Mario Gerth trekked 3,000 metres up the Ethiopian mountain range to visit this group of Tigray people and their hardy children and witness their unorthodox lifestyle.
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .