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

FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .

Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .

A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .

A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .

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

A grandmother has told how she has been unable to feel emotion for the last 12 years thanks to heart drugs she had to take in order to survive .

CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time .

A woman who had three botched nose jobs finally feels pretty after forking out £8 .

Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .

DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .