An American man who suffered horrific third-degree burns to 70 percent of his body in a childhood accident has faced his fears by becoming a firefighter .

FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .

BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .

A couple from Bristol have told that they are often mistaken for father and daughter because of their huge 36 year age gap .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - BEAUTY QUEEN ACID SCARE: Miss England finalist, Karla Fitzpatrick, 19, at the Miss England contest .

A diabetic who was addicted to energy drinks has lost 8st after doctors warned her habit was blinding her .

Working at a height of 36,000ft, pilots may have the best view in the world .

POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .

A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .

A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .

WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .

A mother-to be has told how she cannot go near an iPad in case she suffers another miscarriage due to her intense sensitivity to electromagnetic waves .