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 .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .