COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .

A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .

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 .

A woman with a rare allergy to water has told how the condition is so severe it prevents her from KISSING her fiance .

A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .

RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .

Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .

A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .

A LUXURY baby cot has hit the shelves with a price tag just shy of 10 MILLION POUNDS .

With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .

These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create .

FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .