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 family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .
When Janet Curry, 38, was told she was ‘too big to date’ by a man she met on the dating website Plenty of Fish, she didn’t let it stop her from looking for love .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A stunning ice cave in Iceland is illuminated by sunlight as the bright blue ice appears glow inside .
An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .