A former cosmetic rep who swapped make-up for a career as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike has pocketed a staggering $4million (£2,630,000) as a full-time doppelgänger .

COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .

A little girl who lost all four limbs to meningitis has taken her first steps since the illness thanks to her new 'Princess legs' .

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

A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .

A baby who was given just a three per cent chance of survival at birth has beaten the odds to come home - even though docs told his parents to abort him 12 times .

Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .

These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .

Tina O’Brien, 54, from East Midlands, met Frederick Allchorne, now 62, when she was 15 .

SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .

A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .

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