A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .

SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .

Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .

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

An amputee who was cruelly nicknamed 'peg-leg' by school bullies has conquered her insecurities to become a model .

A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .

A couple have got engaged after the bride-to-be’s boyfriend set her a Facebook ‘likes’ challenge .

BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .

SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .

WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .

A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .