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Roaring past in front of a wall of fire, the Tinstix of Dynamite team perform at the Melbourne International Airshow. The team mix dramatic flying techniques with fire displays to put on a stunning show (Alex Coppel / Newspix / Rex Features)

Tang Yuan, an Alaskan Malamute dog, is only 38 days old - but weighs a hefty 20kg. Nicknamed 'Fluffy Rice Ball' the adorable animal is well insulated against the cold and snow in Songyuan, north-east China's Liaoning Province. Owner Wang Xian says he doesn't feed Tang Yuan too much - his pet just happens to grow very quickly. "A lot of people said I abused the dog for making it so fat, but its fluffy hair makes it look big." (HAP/Quirky China

The driver of this car smashed into the Sevenoaks branch of Specsavers making the message of the company's advert - "Should've gone to Specsavers" - all the more poignant. Although the branch was open at the time luckily no one was hurt. An ominous looking red liquid seeping out from under the vehicle was reported to be brake fluid or coolant (Ben Bridges/Rex Features)

Prince Harry engages with a partially sighted child at St Bernadette's Centre for the blind in Lesotho. The centre is supported by his charity Sentebale and was founded by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho. It helps vulnerable children in Lesotho get the support they need to lead healthy and productive lives. Prince Harry was in Lesotho for the first time since 2010 to inspect the work of his charity and raise funds for a new project (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Dutch company Mars One plans to start a colony on the Red Planet in 2023. The firm already has 8,000 emails from more than 100 countries volunteering for the programme. The eventual goal of the company is a colony of 80,000 people at the cost of a mere $36billion (£16bn)

Aesha Mohammadzai was 18 years old when her husband cut off her nose and ears as punishment for running away from his family's abuse. The Afghan fled to America and her mutilated face was the memorable cover of 'Time' magazine in 2010. The image shocked the world and brought to light the abuse suffered by Afghan women. Aesha has since successfully completed reconstruction surgery and lives with an adopted family in America. The 23 year-old has urged women who suffer from abuse to: "Never give up and don’t lose hope" (Dan Martland/ITV)

Australian entrepreneur Clive Palmer has unveiled ambitious plans to build a replica of the Titanic and repeat the route the doomed liner took when it sank in 1912. Mr Palmer said 40,000 people had already registered interest in tickets for the maiden voyage of 'Titanic II'. He is funding the project entirely on his own, but insists the near-identical replica will be a 'ship of dreams' and a 'blockbuster' (Blue Star Line/Reuters)

Sorry, this looks like who? This waxwork, apparently of football legend Pele, is one of many celebrity 'lookalikes' up for auction at David Lay Auctions in Penzance, Cornwall. A collection of life-size lookalikes are going under the hammer in March. Although they used to take pride of place in Madame Tussauds, London, the waxworks bear only a slight resemblances to their real-life counterparts and are now seen as novelty items (SWNS)