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 .

Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .

UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .

A restaurant famed for creating the 3lb cheeseburger has unveiled its latest culinary challenge – the largest chilli cheese hotdog in Europe .

Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .

TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .

An American man who suffered horrific third-degree burns to 70 percent of his body in a childhood accident has faced his fears by becoming a firefighter .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .

Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .