LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .

Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .

A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .

An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .

AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .

An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .

SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .

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

LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .

A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .

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 .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .