A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .

LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .

DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .

WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .

An amputee who was cruelly nicknamed 'peg-leg' by school bullies has conquered her insecurities to become a model .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

While most Brits look forward to long hot summer days, a mum-of-six will be staying in the shade - as she is allergic to the sun .

She is about to start driving and soon will be able to legally buy alcohol and get married, but Poppy Webb-Jones still looks and thinks like a ten-year-old girl .

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

A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .

This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .

A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .