OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

Meet mother of four, Jackie Wright, whose bizarre fear means she is terrified of HOLES .

A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .

MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .

The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .

A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .

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

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

With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .

Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .