From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .

Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - BEAUTY QUEEN ACID SCARE: Miss England finalist, Karla Fitzpatrick, 19, at the Miss England contest .

Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .

PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .

A six-year-old boy has been left almost blind after a one-in-a-million allergic reaction to antibiotics .

A terrifying prankster has given unsuspecting urban explorers the fright of their lives .

COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .

An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .

A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .

A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .

SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .