Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .

A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .

A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .

SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .

A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .

NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .

A woman has revealed how she didn’t know she was pregnant until she saw her baby’s head crowning .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

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

SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .

Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .