ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .

These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .

FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .

CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .

FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .

From shooting hoops to performing kick ups, a boy has a ball with the moon .

CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .

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

HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .

From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .