OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .

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

WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .

WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .

A young makeup artist has hit back at vile internet trolls who dubbed her a 'swamp creature' and 'ugly' for exposing her troubled skin in online makeup tutorials .

Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .

A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .

FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .

SURROUNDED by tens of thousands of fish, this outnumbered diver is dwarfed by a mass of sea life .

ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .

A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon .

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .