The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .

PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .

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 .

Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .

WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .

An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .

WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .

A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .

Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .

The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .

IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .

A little girl who lost all four limbs to meningitis has taken her first steps since the illness thanks to her new 'Princess legs' .