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

A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .

FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

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 .

AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .

CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .

A five-week-old newborn from Fife has become the UK’s youngest beauty pageant baby .

AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .

A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .

WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .