A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .

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

A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .

THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .

When Kylie Holgate discovered her fiancé was having an affair, her world came crashing down .

SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .

A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .

A transgender model, who has spent £180k on surgery to become a ‘desirable’ woman, has told of her struggle to find a man who is openly accepting of trans-women .