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.
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .