An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .

A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .

A world's first restaurant has opened in Canada, where having your order fall on deaf ears is a good thing .

PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .

A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .

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

A young woman who once weighed the same as 12-year-old girl has told how a severely malnourished cat helped save her life and beat her anorexia .

HMS Ark Royal arrives in the Turkish port of Aliaga at the ship scrapping firm Leyal’s yard .

A former takeaway addict, who once weighed 20st, has lost over 8st in a bid to ditch her ‘fat sister’ tag .

A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .

A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .

BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .