PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .

These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create .

A Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .

MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .

A soldier who lost both legs and an arm in Afghanistan has found love with a blonde bombshell he met through his newfound passion for rally driving .

FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .

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

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

A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .