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

A woman with an irrational fear of toilets goes POTTY on the loo and runs away when she flushes, terrified it will swallow her up .

The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .

Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .

A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .

This artist had a lot of bottle to re-create a masterpiece painted with nothing but 24 litres of cola .

An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

A woman who had three botched nose jobs finally feels pretty after forking out £8 .

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

Most women would jump at the chance to put on some lipstick, sling on a pair of heels and head out for a romantic meal with their other half .

A 21st stone woman suffering from 'body blindness' like Dawn French shed more than half her body weight after a shock revelation brought her to her senses .