THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .

A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .

A scorned woman sparked a punch-up in an airport after she caught her copper boyfriend returning from a romantic holiday with a female police officer .

HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .

SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .

WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - LETHAL BIRTHMARK NEARLY SUFFOCATES GIRL: Zoe Mitchell when she was two-weeks-old .

AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition .

A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .

A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .