These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .

Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .

A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .

A former soldier who bravely took on penny-pinching NHS bosses in his fight against terminal cancer has died, aged 37 .

SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .

A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .

A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .

While most Brits look forward to long hot summer days, a mum-of-six will be staying in the shade - as she is allergic to the sun .

A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .

Ornate chandeliers and mahogany panelling give a glimpse into this abandoned building's former glory after it's been left to rot for the past decade .

Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .