A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .

BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .

A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .

ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .

In June 2023, Aimee da Cunha, 33, from Perth, Australia, was boiling potatoes on the stove when her two-year-old daughter, Hailey, knocked the pan of water over her .

Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .

A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .

A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .

An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .