STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life. Now, Tavern Bland and the Fresh from the Farm Shop have become dusty tributes to the 1970s and 1980s. The pub and the shop in Haxey in North Lincolnshire have been abandoned for a number of years. The last time there were residents in either is unknown, but the contents of both buildings remain intact…
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A brave cricket takes his chances as he sits on top of this green papua tree frog .
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 .
A former takeaway addict, who once weighed 20st, has lost over 8st in a bid to ditch her ‘fat sister’ tag .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .