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 .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .

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 .

WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .

Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .

Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .

A Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK .

A support worker was stunned to discover she was eight months pregnant after she was rushed to hospital with 'stomach cramps' .

JUMPING and bouncing off one another, these young cheetahs enjoy some harmless fun .

THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .

T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .