AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world. Surrounded by rainforest and rolling hills, the views from the North Yungus Road in Bolivia are astounding. But travelling along this 40 mile track can come at a price. The narrow single-lane road has no railings and claims the lives of an estimated 300 travellers per year.
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .