STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .

An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .

A "supermoon" rises this weekend .

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

Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .

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

DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .

A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .

A miracle baby has overcome a one-in-five-million brain condition – after a blob of glue saved his life .

A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .

A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .

ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .