BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .

A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .

A woman who blew £12k of her student loan on junk food and booze has lost 10st after ditching her unhealthy habits .

LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .

Walking down the street in her local town, heads turn as Jessica Villafane passes by .

A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .

This is the moment a puffin delved into the ocean and bit off more than he could chew to collect a beak full of fish .

BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .

A woman has revealed how cruel bullies taunted her daily at school, calling her names like 'pig nose' and 'no nose' .

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 .

An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .

Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .