A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .

SAT happily on the branch of a tree, this little frog appears unfazed by a surprise visitor .

A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .

BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .

ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .

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

When Janet Curry, 38, was told she was ‘too big to date’ by a man she met on the dating website Plenty of Fish, she didn’t let it stop her from looking for love .

Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

A gang whose £1-million supercar scam has echoes of the film Gone In Sixty Seconds has been jailed for a total of 12 years .

LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .

In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .