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.
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .