A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .

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

FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

A shameless internet troll, who targets young girls online for fun, has slammed victims of cyber-bulling as WEAK .

An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .

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

PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

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

A man has made a SPUD-TACULAR amount of money sending potatoes in the post .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .