A former cosmetic rep who swapped make-up for a career as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike has pocketed a staggering $4million (£2,630,000) as a full-time doppelgänger .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .

Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .

A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .

SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .

SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .

Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .

FLAMINGOS from above look like the pink algae they eat .

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

A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .

Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .