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.
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .