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 .

HMS Ark Royal arrives in the Turkish port of Aliaga at the ship scrapping firm Leyal’s yard .

NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .

BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .

LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .

A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .

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

STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .

A loving daughter has set up a Facebook page in a desperate plea to strangers, to donate a kidney to her dying mum .

From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .

A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .

LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .