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 .

An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .

An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .

ONCE A doctor’s surgery, family home and office, an array of medical equipment is scattered throughout this abandoned home .

A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .

WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .

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* .

A baby who was given just a three per cent chance of survival at birth has beaten the odds to come home - even though docs told his parents to abort him 12 times .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .

A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .