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 middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .

Here’s a pair of shoes that really are fit for a princess, and with a price tag of more than £276,000, they are the most expensive shoes in the world .

DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .

LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .

A family who were refused the location of their missing cat under the Data Protection Act have been reunited with their moggie after the keepers handed him back .

Sophie Carr, 23, from Swindon, was just six when her older brother Alex, then 12, abused her during a game of mummies and daddies .

A psychology student from California looks so much like Game of Thrones' Jon Snow that he is mobbed by fans of the fantasy show .

A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .

THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .

If you're ever struggling to find a use for your old VHS tapes you might want to take a tip from this innovative artist .

A mother-of-three has revealed how her nine-month-old daughter was severely burnt after knocking a scalding bottle warmer over herself at daycare .