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.
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
