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

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .

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

A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .

SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .

Meet mother of four, Jackie Wright, whose bizarre fear means she is terrified of HOLES .

A grandmother has told how she has been unable to feel emotion for the last 12 years thanks to heart drugs she had to take in order to survive .

THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .

THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .

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

Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .

A mum-of-one has revealed how her one-year-old daughter suffered second and third degree burns to 22% of her body after pouring boiling water over herself .