FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable. But this is a prison cell with a twist - as it's part of a HOTEL. 'Prisoners' at the hotel can experience a night locked up inside the former prison and find out firsthand what life was like inside the dingy cells, with the helping hand of a few modern necessities thrown in. The intriguing 56-room Alcatraz Hotel is located in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and sees guests don striped pyjamas to really get into the spirit of their stay. Receptionist David Woodard, 23, says: “Dr. Michael Koll and Dr. Andreas Kirsch bought the former prison and had the idea to change it into a hotel in 2007, five years after it closed.
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .