SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .

SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .

HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .

GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .

ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .

TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .

A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .

EXTRAORDINARY elephants create beautiful paintings in Thailand .

From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .

An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .