THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .

PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .

BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .

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

FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .

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

An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .

A reformed boozer, who spent nine months partying in Magaluf, has shed over 6 stone after ditching her ladette lifestyle to become a fitness fanatic .

An NHS 111 call handler who was forced to save her own life after contracting sepsis has walked down the aisle at her dream wedding .

NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .

STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .