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

FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .

A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .

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

THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .

A young woman who once weighed the same as 12-year-old girl has told how a severely malnourished cat helped save her life and beat her anorexia .

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

WELCOME to the real Frankenstein's lab where carefully pickled creatures are left to stew in jars .

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

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .

A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .