These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .

From shooting hoops to performing kick ups, a boy has a ball with the moon .

FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .

A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .

Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .

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 .

Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .

A student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .

Posh pooch owners are lapping their pets up in luxury by paying £1,500 for 22ct gold lined fine china DOG BOWLS .

A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .

SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .

THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .