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.
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
