ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .

A woman was left fighting for her life after an eczema wound became infected and caused a deadly flesh-eating bug to ravish a hole in her arm .

Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .

A medical student has gone from chunky to hunky after being dumped by his ex- girlfriend for being too 'chubby' .

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

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 .

Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .

EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .

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

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