HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .

A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .

These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .

NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .

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 .

THESE BREATH-TAKING photographs show the natural beauty of Iceland's most famous waterfall .

These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .

Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

Several times a year, Gemma, 21, can be found mumbling her words and struggling to concentrate as she walks around in a dream-like state .

IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .