With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet. These mesmorising pictures, however, capture the beautiful variety of fungi here on Earth. The incredible images were taken by Australian photographer Stephen Axford, 62, after he became familiar with the importance of fungi in everyday life, and decided to document it twelve years ago..
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .
A mum-of-three lost 10 stone after her son asked if she was pregnant .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
A shameless internet troll, who targets young girls online for fun, has slammed victims of cyber-bulling as WEAK .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .