Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .

A former soldier who bravely took on penny-pinching NHS bosses in his fight against terminal cancer has died, aged 37 .

WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .

TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .

LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .

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

An obese woman has lost 9st after an addiction to junk food left her £1 .

She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .

Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .

These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .

A woman who was left scarred for life by an acid attack orchestrated by her ex partner has told of her ordeal and her battled to rebuild her life .

A grandmother has told how she has been unable to feel emotion for the last 12 years thanks to heart drugs she had to take in order to survive .