POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .

Meet mother of four, Jackie Wright, whose bizarre fear means she is terrified of HOLES .

A mum-of-two has worn the same t-shirt for an entire year to raise awareness of a 1 in 7 million condition that prevents her daughter from talking .

Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

A family who were refused the location of their missing cat under the Data Protection Act have been reunited with their moggie after the keepers handed him back .

Britons have finally received some good news about the weather with temperatures expected to reach 30 degrees this weekend .

A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .

Meet the sisters who have both been diagnosed with a one in 3 .

A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .