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

An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .

SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .

HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .

Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .

Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .

Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .

FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .

ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .

A mother is living in fear after the stalker she holds responsible for her daughter's death is back on the streets, after serving just one year in prison .

A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .