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 .

It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .

MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .

The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .

STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .

With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .

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

THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .

A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .

FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .

A former soldier who bravely took on penny-pinching NHS bosses in his fight against terminal cancer has died, aged 37 .