THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage. The mystery building located somewhere in rural Hertfordshire is rumoured to have had a husband and wife living there. According to hearsay, the husband died and the wife tried to live alone but became ill and was put into care. However no-one ever returned to collect the couple’s belongings. Whatever the truth, a 1950s home stands almost untouched apart from decades of dust and clutter which is now strewn across the lopsided relic.
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .