STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .

A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .

HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .

Tina O’Brien, 54, from East Midlands, met Frederick Allchorne, now 62, when she was 15 .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

The San Antonio Zoo in Texas has welcomed a bizarre new addition - a two-headed turtle named Thelma and Louise .

DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .

A woman who had three botched nose jobs finally feels pretty after forking out £8 .

This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .

A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .

WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .