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.
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
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 .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
