AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

A mother is living in fear after the stalker she holds responsible for her daughter's death is back on the streets, after serving just one year in prison .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

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

From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .

A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .

From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .

A Kermit the Frog toy made famous by travelling the world is still globehopping, having racked up an incredible 420,000 kilometres to some of the world's furthest flung places .

SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .

A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .

Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .