An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .

HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .

The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .

LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .

GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .

ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .

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

A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .

THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

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

The family of a disabled boy who died in a tragic accident at a care home have received a four figure payout after an inquest heard carers allowed him to fall rather than restrain him because of "health and safety" fears .