Meet the Victorian gentleman who could not face sitting next to smelly commuters on the bus - so he dodges danger to go to work on a penny farthing .

Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .

IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .

STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .

PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .

SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .

THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .

THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .

A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .

FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .

A woman has revealed how cruel bullies taunted her daily at school, calling her names like 'pig nose' and 'no nose' .