A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .

Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside .

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .

BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .

A university graduate who was obsessed with achieving a thigh gap has told how she shrunk to just 6st after developing anorexia athletica .

A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .

A brave cricket takes his chances as he sits on top of this green papua tree frog .

With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .

Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .

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

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 .

AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .