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 survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .
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A 21st stone woman suffering from 'body blindness' like Dawn French shed more than half her body weight after a shock revelation brought her to her senses .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A woman has revealed how cruel bullies taunted her daily at school, calling her names like 'pig nose' and 'no nose' .
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A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
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A former size 30 comfort-eater ditched her husband and lost over 10st after he called her a 'fat cow' .
A woman who had three botched nose jobs finally feels pretty after forking out £8 .
A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .