An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .

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

A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .

A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .

A GIRL nicknamed JAWS by bullies who taunted her because of her underbite is em-bracing her new post-surgery life .

FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - BRAVE TOT ALLERGIC TO SUN: Leighton Brownrigg, 2 .

A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .

AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .

A mum-of-two has revealed how her childhood friend of 20 years attacked her with a cosh and broke her nose in a vicious attack .

SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .

A former chocolate addict, who used to gobble more than a THOUSAND bars a year, has shed an astonishing 10st after giving up her favourite treats .