MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .

A woman who was cruelly called ‘tumour girl’ by bullies has finally found love .

A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .

Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .

FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .

MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .

Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

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

A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .