An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .

A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .

Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .

AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .

This Robin Reliant appears to have taken a wrong turn after it ended up 15 feet high up in a TREE .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .

FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .

High street giant Harvey Nichols has come under fire for a "disgusting" ad campaign that depicts a woman peeing herself .

A mother has spoken of her outrage after discovering her missing cat had been stolen - only to be told she cannot have its location due to the Data Protection Act .