DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating. With his paws resting over the edge of the basin, he carefully recharges himself as he takes in his surroundings. The thirsty red squirrel was photographed by Dutch photographer and carpenter Geert Weggen in his garden in Bispgarden, Sweden.
A shoe designer from London has spent a whopping £30,000 on Hello Kitty memorabilia .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
A teenager bullied for having birthmarks all over her body now hopes to become a Hollywood actress to show girls that beauty comes from being unique .
A 21st stone woman suffering from 'body blindness' like Dawn French shed more than half her body weight after a shock revelation brought her to her senses .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .
A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter was stabbed to death by her ex partner, while their horrified children watched on .
A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .