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 .

The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .

SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .

A woman with a rare allergy to water has told how the condition is so severe it prevents her from KISSING her fiance .

Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .

An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .

LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .

A woman has revealed how cruel bullies taunted her daily at school, calling her names like 'pig nose' and 'no nose' .

Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .

LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .

LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .