A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .

One sheepdog is taking a well-deserved rest after giving birth to a whole WHEELBARROW-FUL of puppies .

STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .

A gang whose £1-million supercar scam has echoes of the film Gone In Sixty Seconds has been jailed for a total of 12 years .

Meet the real-life Little Bo Peep - a young woman who spends her days tending to her four pet SHEEP .

SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .

IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .

FOR TWO memory-impaired parents their new-born baby Cian is a living timekeeper .

SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .

A talented artist has created artwork with a KICKIN' twist by painting on his pregnant wife's bump .

WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .

From the crisp, snow clad mountains to vivid bright blue rivers, these breath-taking photographs capture the incredible beauty of various landscapes across France and Italy .