Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .

From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .

A transgender woman has beaten the bullies after spending £25K on surgery to become a beauty pageant queen .

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 .

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 .

COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .

A mum has celebrated each of her four pregnancies with a host of wacky stunts - including acrobatics, aerial contortion, pole-dancing and risque photo shoots .

Britons have finally received some good news about the weather with temperatures expected to reach 30 degrees this weekend .

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

Two dogs who couldn't keep their paws off each other have been united in matrimonial bliss after their owners shelled out $10,000 on a lavish canine wedding ceremony .

THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .

An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .