PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .

A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .

THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .

A young mum has told how a phantom pregnancy almost destroyed her dream of having a second child .

A transgender woman has revealed how she was able to fund her transformation using £100K gifted to her by online admirers .

Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .

A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .

AN UNEMPLOYED factory worker has proved his immunity to snake venom by letting a deadly mamba bite his bare arm .

Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .

BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .

HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .

From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .