BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .

MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .

A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .

HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .

SAT happily on the branch of a tree, this little frog appears unfazed by a surprise visitor .

AN Irish woman has become the first adult in the world to receive a revolutionary REMOTE CONTROLLED 'ROBO SPINE', which uses magnets to combat the effects of scoliosis .

NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .

These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .

The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .

Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .

MEET the real life sleeping beauty - who snoozed for TWO months when a rare sleep disorder took over her life and turned it into a nightmare .