HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .

A scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A* .

A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .

A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .

A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .

MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .

RAISING his foot into the air, this cheeky monkey offers an unusual wave .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

This is the crazy art project that is going ballistic - placing a huge squishy 15ft red ball into tight spaces .

Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .

STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .

SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .