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.
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
