UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .

An American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .

High street giant Harvey Nichols has come under fire for a "disgusting" ad campaign that depicts a woman peeing herself .

A mother-of-one has revealed how a neighbour’s friend ‘mauled’ her face, leaving her scarred for life .

THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .

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' .

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

A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .

The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .

SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .

These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .