BRIGHT eyed and bushy tailed, a rare monkey catches a ride on the back of its mum in Chester Zoo. At only 12 weeks old, buffy-headed capuchin monkey is one of the world’s rarest species of primates. Dr Nick Davis, assistant curator of mammals at Chester Zoo, said: “In the past they were abundant in the Atlantic rainforests of eastern Brazil, but sadly they’re now on the verge of disappearing from the wild because of severe destruction to their habitat and intense hunting.
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .