FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .

THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .

A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .

A Cheryl Fernandez-Versini lookalike has slammed skinny-shamers, after seeing her celebrity doppelganger abused for her tiny frame .

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

A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .

Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .

IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .

WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .

DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .

A woman who battled aggressive bowel cancer has started a fashion blog offering style tips for those living with a colostomy bag .

An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .