Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track. Located in Kolkata, India, the slum is home to around 1,000 residents and their makeshift shelters sit a foot away from the train tracks. Children gleefully play on the tracks throughout the day, and step aside whenever a train whistles by. Indian photographer Debosmita Das visited the slum, which stretches between 2 to 3 km, to document the dangerous living conditions.
A former cosmetic rep who swapped make-up for a career as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike has pocketed a staggering $4million (£2,630,000) as a full-time doppelgänger .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .
LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .
A British diver has set a new world record for the longest warm water scuba dive by spending a mammoth 49 hours and 56 minutes under water .
A woman who was addicted to GREGGS has lost 9st after giving up her favourite food .
A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .