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 once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .

A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .

A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .

An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .

A mum has celebrated each of her four pregnancies with a host of wacky stunts - including acrobatics, aerial contortion, pole-dancing and risque photo shoots .

Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .

BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .

INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .

The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .

THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .

A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .