An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert.

Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent.

Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine.

Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside.

FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS.

Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm.

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano.

THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing.

Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend.

A Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK.

A fish almost escapes the beak of a bird as they both soar through the air.

THIS caring wallaby shares her lunch with a hungry pigeon.