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.
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .