MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .

A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .

A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .

A former cosmetic rep who swapped make-up for a career as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike has pocketed a staggering $4million (£2,630,000) as a full-time doppelgänger .

A woman was left fighting for her life after an eczema wound became infected and caused a deadly flesh-eating bug to ravish a hole in her arm .

WOMB STROKE SURVIVOR AMAZES DOCS BY TAKING FIRST STEPS - A little girl who suffered a catastrophic stroke in the womb which would have killed an adult has stunned the medical world by learning to walk, talk and see .

Puckering up for a kiss, an affectionate pair of owls share a smooch for Valentine's Day .

An American man who suffered horrific third-degree burns to 70 percent of his body in a childhood accident has faced his fears by becoming a firefighter .

TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .

SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .