Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .

Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .

SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .

While most Brits look forward to long hot summer days, a mum-of-six will be staying in the shade - as she is allergic to the sun .

An adorable young fallow deer peers over its shoulder and is greeted by a cheeky jackdaw crow sitting on its back .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .

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

SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .

A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .

A loving daughter has set up a Facebook page in a desperate plea to strangers, to donate a kidney to her dying mum .

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .