A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .

Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .

A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .

A mum has warned of the dangers of child eating disorders, after her 10-year-old daughter developed anorexia when school bullies branded her ‘FAT’ .

GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .

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

SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .

A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .

A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .