An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .

A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .

Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .

Andrea Kubinova, 30, from London, became great friends with serial killer and necrophiliac, Dennis Nilsen .

Standing on the edge of a never-ending black hole, this is one leap you wouldn't want to make .

SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .

Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .

The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .

A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .

A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .

Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .