FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .

It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

A Canadian photographer has captured crystal clear mirror images of Toronto's architecture reflected in puddles - simply by using his iPhone .

A transgender woman has revealed how she was able to fund her transformation using £100K gifted to her by online admirers .

CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .

A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .

FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .

LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .

ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

A retired foster carer has spent a whopping £48k on her brood of lifelike dolls .