ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .

WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .

Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .

POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .

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

CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .

UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .

A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .

Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .

AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .

A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .

Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .