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.
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .