An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .

THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

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

Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .

A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .

MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .

WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .

A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .

A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .

A coroner stunned an inquest into a honeymooner who died abroad today by asking her husband if he was involved in her drugs death .