A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .

THE UK’S STRONGEST SCHOOLGIRL attributes her success to the bendy-body condition that once left her body wracked in pain .

CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .

An artist has NAILED IT by creating beautiful and perfectly precise artwork using a hammer and 30,000 nails .

A talented 16st pole dancer who was once dubbed a 'disgusting human form' by online trolls is fighting back to show her bullies that big is beautiful .

An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .

Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .

A woman with a fear of flying claims she was humiliated after an Emirates airline staff member told her she could ‘go to prison for four years’ for possessing diazepam medication .

An American man continues on his mission to document his journey around the globe by completing a world map tattoo on his back .

A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .

A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .