A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .

A DARING duo take their chances and scale this spectacular 82ft frozen waterfall before it collapses .

ONCE A doctor’s surgery, family home and office, an array of medical equipment is scattered throughout this abandoned home .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

Meet the Victorian gentleman who could not face sitting next to smelly commuters on the bus - so he dodges danger to go to work on a penny farthing .

SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .

Made up of 40,000 pieces, putting in over 200 hours of work and blunting endless blades, this is the final result for the world’s largest jigsaw, finally finished on Wednesday .

IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .

SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .

THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .

A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .

Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .