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..
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A Zumba-mad grandma has lost almost 14st after becoming addicted to the popular dance craze .
A mum has warned of the dangers of child eating disorders, after her 10-year-old daughter developed anorexia when school bullies branded her ‘FAT’ .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .
WELCOME to the 750-foot deep rainbow cave that leaves visitors bewildered by its multi-coloured mood lighting .
A woman has revealed how she left her husband of 24 years, after falling in love with a man, 18 years her junior .
A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
Vikki Jose, 26 loves nothing more than lavishing gifts on her loved ones at Christmas time .