An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .

JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .

A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .

CHUCKLING away, this little seal appears to find something hilarious .

A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .

A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .

A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .

Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .

A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .

A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .

Meet the Victorian gentleman who could not face sitting next to smelly commuters on the bus - so he dodges danger to go to work on a penny farthing .

The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .