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 .

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .

THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .

Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .

A woman who suffered from body dysmorphic disorder has overcome her illness by becoming a LINGERIE MODEL .

FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .

An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .

A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

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 .

A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .

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