HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers. The 11x5ft pool, located in south-eastern California, was built by Austrian visual artist Alfredo Barsuglia. The free retreat includes a solar-powered filter and chlorination system, but visitors face a challenge if they want to take a dip.
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
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 .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .