These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .

This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .

TWIN SISTERS from Australia have taken their sisterly bond to the extreme by spending £150,000 to look IDENTICAL .

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

A young mum-to-be who was told she would never fall pregnant due to a rare condition has decided to keep her miracle baby even though his birth could leave her paralysed and in pain forever .

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

Walking down the street in her local town, heads turn as Jessica Villafane passes by .

A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .

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

A shoe designer from London has spent a whopping £30,000 on Hello Kitty memorabilia .

AN UNEMPLOYED factory worker has proved his immunity to snake venom by letting a deadly mamba bite his bare arm .

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