CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape. Pictures show a variety of styles beard categories from Amish and Dali to Imperial and freestyle. The entrants were part of the New Orleans Just for Men National Beard and Moustache Championships in the USA.
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A Zumba-mad grandma has lost almost 14st after becoming addicted to the popular dance craze .
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 .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
A man who developed anorexia as a teen has told that dying for 20 minutes helped shock him into recovery .