CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape .

This artist had a lot of bottle to re-create a masterpiece painted with nothing but 24 litres of cola .

BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .

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

FOR TWO memory-impaired parents their new-born baby Cian is a living timekeeper .

A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .

A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .

A former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .

RAISING his foot into the air, this cheeky monkey offers an unusual wave .

WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .

A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .