PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

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

GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .

These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .

A woman who suffered from an allergic reaction to hair dye that made her face swell to twice its size has been left too scared to leave the house .

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .

SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .

A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .

LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .

Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .

A gang whose £1-million supercar scam has echoes of the film Gone In Sixty Seconds has been jailed for a total of 12 years .

Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .