OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed. A new phone app allows users to travel back in time by overlaying vintage images, such as London's Tower Bridge in 1892 or the Eiffel Tower in 1940, with how the locations look today. Users can compare the past and present of cities such as London, Paris, Washington and Saint Petersburg. This window to the past was created English entrepreneur David Webb, 45, the creator and CEO of the Timera app.
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
