Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .

A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .

ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .

A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .

CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .

A mum from Gloucestershire has accepted her four-year-old twin son’s decision to live full time as a girl - and is now letting him wear a skirt to school .

STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .

INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .

A scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A* .

CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time .

A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .