A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves. The town of Coober Pedy is home to over 1,500 people, as well as hotels, restaurants and churches, all of which are located up to 100ft below ground. “Coober Pedy is renowned for its below-ground residences, called dugouts, which are used to avoid the scorching daytime heat,” says photographer Abigail Varney, who visited the unusual town, located 846km north of Adelaide.
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
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 released pictures of the horrific injuries she suffered when her jealous ex attacked her with a brick .
A medical student has gone from chunky to hunky after being dumped by his ex- girlfriend for being too 'chubby' .
A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .