An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .

An artist has NAILED IT by creating beautiful and perfectly precise artwork using a hammer and 30,000 nails .

A transgender woman has beaten the bullies after spending £25K on surgery to become a beauty pageant queen .

THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .

THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .

This is the crazy art project that is going ballistic - placing a huge squishy 15ft red ball into tight spaces .

She was recently named Best Dressed Woman in a new list and is regarded as one of the most stylish women in the world .

A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .