A shoe designer from London has spent a whopping £30,000 on Hello Kitty memorabilia. Amy-Louise Allen fell in love with the cartoon cat at the age of 11 and has been amassing Hello Kitty clothing and merchandise ever since. The 31-year-old’s home in Walthamstow, north-east London is packed with 5,000 items branded with the world famous white kitten, including dresses, handbags, bedding, crockery and cuddly toys.
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .