A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .

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

LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .

STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .

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 .

Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .

A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .

INTIMATELY showcasing personal artefacts from a family's life, this abandoned bungalow has been left to rot for almost a decade .

A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .

INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .

A mother-of-three has revealed how her nine-month-old daughter was severely burnt after knocking a scalding bottle warmer over herself at daycare .