Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .

Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

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

Most women would jump at the chance to put on some lipstick, sling on a pair of heels and head out for a romantic meal with their other half .

THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .

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 .

TWO Little Owls perch on a fence as they enjoy their dinner .

GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .