PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

Sophie Carr, 23, from Swindon, was just six when her older brother Alex, then 12, abused her during a game of mummies and daddies .

SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .

SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .

A woman branded the Jolly Green Giant by SOLE-crushing school bullies for her whopping size nine feet has had the last laugh by opening a shoe shop for big footed girls .

WITH THE WIND blowing through their fur, you'll believe a dog can fly in these hilarious images .

A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .

A mum-of-one has revealed how her one-year-old daughter suffered second and third degree burns to 22% of her body after pouring boiling water over herself .

From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .

VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .

IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .