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

Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .

A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .

THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .

An eight-year-old boy who lost his legs and left hand to meningitis is standing tall after learning to walk on his prosthetic limbs .

Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl .

A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .

Several times a year, Gemma, 21, can be found mumbling her words and struggling to concentrate as she walks around in a dream-like state .

A man who developed anorexia as a teen has told that dying for 20 minutes helped shock him into recovery .