High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .

A woman was left fighting for her life after an eczema wound became infected and caused a deadly flesh-eating bug to ravish a hole in her arm .

A woman who was addicted to eating curries has shed an impressive 8st after giving up her favourite food .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .

A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

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

BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .

FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .

Ornate chandeliers and mahogany panelling give a glimpse into this abandoned building's former glory after it's been left to rot for the past decade .