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.
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .