MEET the real life sleeping beauty - who snoozed for TWO months when a rare sleep disorder took over her life and turned it into a nightmare .

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

HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .

A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .

AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .

WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .

With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .

AN Irish woman has become the first adult in the world to receive a revolutionary REMOTE CONTROLLED 'ROBO SPINE', which uses magnets to combat the effects of scoliosis .

A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .

Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .

USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .