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 woman has revealed how she almost died after she developed sepsis from a cold .

FOR TWO memory-impaired parents their new-born baby Cian is a living timekeeper .

A terrifying prankster has given unsuspecting urban explorers the fright of their lives .

A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .

A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .

Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .

SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .

SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .

A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .

EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .

A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .