THE TOWERING Irish cliffs of Moher stand tall over the rippling Atlantic Ocean .

A mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .

AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .

A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .

Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .

ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .

A mum-of-two has worn the same t-shirt for an entire year to raise awareness of a 1 in 7 million condition that prevents her daughter from talking .

Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .

POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .

A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .

WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .