An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .

Puckering up for a kiss, an affectionate pair of owls share a smooch for Valentine's Day .

A prolific drug dealer was caught red-handed in a car filled with amphetamines after he decided to park in a top copper's parking space - as a joke .

A loving daughter has set up a Facebook page in a desperate plea to strangers, to donate a kidney to her dying mum .

BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .

This Robin Reliant appears to have taken a wrong turn after it ended up 15 feet high up in a TREE .

This is the crazy art project that is going ballistic - placing a huge squishy 15ft red ball into tight spaces .

A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .

SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .

A 21st stone woman suffering from 'body blindness' like Dawn French shed more than half her body weight after a shock revelation brought her to her senses .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .