From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits. The delicious designs are the work of Nathan Shields, of Port Angeles, Washington. The 34 year old illustrator started making pancakes with fun themes as a way to entertain his children, Gryphon, 6, and Alice, 3. Nathan, a former maths teacher, says: 'I found myself in charge of our young children, with a lot of free time.
An American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .
A woman has lost over 13st after beating her addiction to POTATOES .
The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .
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 is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A Canadian photographer has captured crystal clear mirror images of Toronto's architecture reflected in puddles - simply by using his iPhone .