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 .

With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .

It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

INTIMATELY showcasing personal artefacts from a family's life, this abandoned bungalow has been left to rot for almost a decade .

A bear cub unwinds in a forest in eastern Finland by practicing yoga with a series of stretches .

A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .

This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .

A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .

A miracle baby has overcome a one-in-five-million brain condition – after a blob of glue saved his life .

A shoe designer from London has spent a whopping £30,000 on Hello Kitty memorabilia .

At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .