MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .

A scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A* .

An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .

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

PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .

An obese woman has lost 9st after an addiction to junk food left her £1 .

AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

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

Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .