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.
A mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
A diving mad couple have finally taken the plunge, having tied the knot 30ft underwater .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
A university graduate who was obsessed with achieving a thigh gap has told how she shrunk to just 6st after developing anorexia athletica .
A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .