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 .

A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .

STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .

AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .

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

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .

The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .

AN underground HOBBIT motel inspired by JRR Tolkien is just one of the unique places to stay at the world's most unusual hotel complex .

Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .

Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .