A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .

A scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A* .

Walking down the street in her local town, heads turn as Jessica Villafane passes by .

As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .

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

WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .

A LUXURY baby cot has hit the shelves with a price tag just shy of 10 MILLION POUNDS .

BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .

A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .

An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .