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 .

PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .

AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .

A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .

VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .

A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .

DANCE guru Matt Howes leaves crowds in a spin when he gets behind the decks - as the world's only one-armed professional DJ .

A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .

OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .

She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

When Janet Curry, 38, was told she was ‘too big to date’ by a man she met on the dating website Plenty of Fish, she didn’t let it stop her from looking for love .