A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .

A support worker was stunned to discover she was eight months pregnant after she was rushed to hospital with 'stomach cramps' .

A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .

Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .

A bear cub unwinds in a forest in eastern Finland by practicing yoga with a series of stretches .

WELCOME to the real Frankenstein's lab where carefully pickled creatures are left to stew in jars .

A woman with a fear of flying claims she was humiliated after an Emirates airline staff member told her she could ‘go to prison for four years’ for possessing diazepam medication .

These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .

CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .

Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

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

An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .