HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .

An American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .

A miracle baby born with half-a-heart will make this Mother's Day extra special for her mum - as she was given just 24 hours to live .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .

THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .

SURROUNDED by tens of thousands of fish, this outnumbered diver is dwarfed by a mass of sea life .

Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .

AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .

AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .

Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .

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