WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .

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

As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .

TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .

A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .

A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .

A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .

A mum-of-two, who was scarred for life in a brutal attack at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, is now urging others to leave their abusive partners .

AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .