A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .

FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .

A woman who has suffered over 200 allergic reactions in seven years, has been crowned a BEAUTY QUEEN .

With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .

A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .

This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .

A woman has revealed how she almost died after she developed sepsis from a cold .

An American man who suffered horrific third-degree burns to 70 percent of his body in a childhood accident has faced his fears by becoming a firefighter .

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .

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 .

AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .