HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers. The 11x5ft pool, located in south-eastern California, was built by Austrian visual artist Alfredo Barsuglia. The free retreat includes a solar-powered filter and chlorination system, but visitors face a challenge if they want to take a dip.
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A first-time mum has told how she was allergic to her unborn baby after she developed an angry red rash all over her body .
This artist had a lot of bottle to re-create a masterpiece painted with nothing but 24 litres of cola .
When mum-of-three Becky Tully was told she couldn’t have any more children due to health reasons, she refused to give up on having the little girl she had always wanted .