INTIMATELY showcasing personal artefacts from a family's life, this abandoned bungalow has been left to rot for almost a decade. These haunting photographs of the abandoned Buckinghamshire home were taken by a photographer known as Urbex-SW, a keen illustrator of derelict and abandoned buildings. ‘It was very emotional exploring the house in the woods,’ explains Urbex-SW, of South Wales. ‘I had heard that the owner's son had died at the age of six due to leukaemia.
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A mother-to be has told how she cannot go near an iPad in case she suffers another miscarriage due to her intense sensitivity to electromagnetic waves .
STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .
A woman who was cruelly called ‘tumour girl’ by bullies has finally found love .
An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .
LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .
A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral .