HOTSPOT MEDIA - BEAUTY QUEEN ACID SCARE: Miss England finalist, Karla Fitzpatrick, 19, at the Miss England contest .

WELCOME to the real Frankenstein's lab where carefully pickled creatures are left to stew in jars .

From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .

These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .

BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .

A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .

Vikki Jose, 26 loves nothing more than lavishing gifts on her loved ones at Christmas time .

WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .

N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .

PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .

A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .

A hero dog has saved the life of her asthmatic owner after waking her up during a severe asthma attack .