Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .

A good samaritan who came to the aid of a rape victim has told how they were turned away from the Salvation Army because "they only help men" .

At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .

A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter was stabbed to death by her ex partner, while their horrified children watched on .

Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .

WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .

TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .

Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .

A woman has revealed how she left her husband of 24 years, after falling in love with a man, 18 years her junior .

JUMPING and bouncing off one another, these young cheetahs enjoy some harmless fun .

DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .