A hero dog has saved the life of her asthmatic owner after waking her up during a severe asthma attack. Donna Jeffrey, 32, was nuzzled awake by plucky pooch Storm, a five-year-old female German Shepherd, while she was struggling to breathe during an asthma attack - twice in one week. Amazingly, Storm has never been trained as an assistance dog.
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A Crohn's sufferer has told of her humiliation after she soiled herself when a Co-op staff member reportedly refused to let her use the toilet .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A diving mad couple have finally taken the plunge, having tied the knot 30ft underwater .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .