A transgender model, who has spent £180k on surgery to become a ‘desirable’ woman, has told of her struggle to find a man who is openly accepting of trans-women .

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .

Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .

RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .

A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .

Puckering up for a kiss, an affectionate pair of owls share a smooch for Valentine's Day .

THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .

A former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .

THIS cheeky gorilla tries his best to wriggle free from his mum .

Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .