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 .

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

AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .

A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .

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

A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .

A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .

A young woman has told how she has been robbed of her fertility and now faces an uncertain future after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of just 22 .

SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .

While most Brits look forward to long hot summer days, a mum-of-six will be staying in the shade - as she is allergic to the sun .

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

WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .