FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .

These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .

A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .

A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .

A Zumba-mad grandma has lost almost 14st after becoming addicted to the popular dance craze .

A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .

A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .

EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .

The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

This daredevil wildebeest tried a walk on the wild side - straight into the snatches of a huge 18 foot crocodile .

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .