A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .

A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .

OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .

An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .

Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .

SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .

She is about to start driving and soon will be able to legally buy alcohol and get married, but Poppy Webb-Jones still looks and thinks like a ten-year-old girl .

TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .

A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .

A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .

For years Jeorgia Woodd, 30, abused her body, having succumbed to a condition known as 'diabulimia' .