A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .

COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .

Made up of 40,000 pieces, putting in over 200 hours of work and blunting endless blades, this is the final result for the world’s largest jigsaw, finally finished on Wednesday .

A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .

MEET the painter who makes his living squirting paint from his EYES .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

A woman has released pictures of the horrific injuries she suffered when her jealous ex attacked her with a brick .

SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .

WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .

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

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 .

A mother-of-three has revealed how her nine-month-old daughter was severely burnt after knocking a scalding bottle warmer over herself at daycare .