These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .

FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .

FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

A former chocolate addict, who used to gobble more than a THOUSAND bars a year, has shed an astonishing 10st after giving up her favourite treats .

Sophie Carr, 23, from Swindon, was just six when her older brother Alex, then 12, abused her during a game of mummies and daddies .

Puckering up for a kiss, an affectionate pair of owls share a smooch for Valentine's Day .

ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .

A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .

AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .