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.
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .