Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .

A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .

A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .

Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .

BRITISH kingfishers love to cool off by creating a splash .

SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .

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

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

With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .

Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .

RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .