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 .

BRITISH kingfishers love to cool off by creating a splash .

LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .

With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .

THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .

LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .

AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .

High street giant Harvey Nichols has come under fire for a "disgusting" ad campaign that depicts a woman peeing herself .

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

WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .