FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .

STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .

A British diver has set a new world record for the longest warm water scuba dive by spending a mammoth 49 hours and 56 minutes under water .

A former cosmetic rep who swapped make-up for a career as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike has pocketed a staggering $4million (£2,630,000) as a full-time doppelgänger .

An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .

THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .

THIS cheeky gorilla tries his best to wriggle free from his mum .

A medical student has gone from chunky to hunky after being dumped by his ex- girlfriend for being too 'chubby' .

JUMPING and bouncing off one another, these young cheetahs enjoy some harmless fun .

A man who developed anorexia as a teen has told that dying for 20 minutes helped shock him into recovery .

A little girl who lost all four limbs to meningitis has taken her first steps since the illness thanks to her new 'Princess legs' .