STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .

A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .

PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .

THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .

HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .

A woman who was addicted to GREGGS has lost 9st after giving up her favourite food .

Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .

When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .

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

A woman has revealed how she left her husband of 24 years, after falling in love with a man, 18 years her junior .