A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .

Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .

A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .

DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .

An American man who suffered horrific third-degree burns to 70 percent of his body in a childhood accident has faced his fears by becoming a firefighter .

DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .

A Zumba-mad grandma has lost almost 14st after becoming addicted to the popular dance craze .

A baby who was given just a three per cent chance of survival at birth has beaten the odds to come home - even though docs told his parents to abort him 12 times .

An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .

TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .

Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside .

BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .