An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .

SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .

A woman has revealed how she almost died after she developed sepsis from a cold .

A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .

A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .

FLAMINGOS from above look like the pink algae they eat .

BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .

A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .

A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .

Meet the real life anime girl who looks like a living cartoon character despite never going under the knife .

GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .

With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .