ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .

A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks .

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

SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .

A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .

This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .

An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .

An NHS 111 call handler who was forced to save her own life after contracting sepsis has walked down the aisle at her dream wedding .

SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .

A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .

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

WENDY Randall, 16, from Kent is now training to be a bodybuilder after recovering from anorexia .