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

A diabetic who was addicted to energy drinks has lost 8st after doctors warned her habit was blinding her .

Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

A British diver has set a new world record for the longest warm water scuba dive by spending a mammoth 49 hours and 56 minutes under water .

AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .

A young woman has told how she has been robbed of her fertility and now faces an uncertain future after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of just 22 .

A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .

A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .

AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .

ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .

BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .

JUMPING and bouncing off one another, these young cheetahs enjoy some harmless fun .