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 middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .