A mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .

A teenage girl nicknamed 'spotty dog' by school bullies has embraced the hundreds of birthmarks that cover her entire face and body .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

This is the crazy art project that is going ballistic - placing a huge squishy 15ft red ball into tight spaces .

It’s the must-have for any true Disney fan: a Little Mermaid themed wedding .

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .

Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .

As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .

Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .

RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .