SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .

A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .

THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .

LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .

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

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .

It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .

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

This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .