An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .

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

CHUCKLING away, this little seal appears to find something hilarious .

An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .

WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .

A woman has spent over £11k to get the perfect body after a 9st weight loss left her with excess skin .

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

A former obese woman has told how she lost 19st, but was so terrified of gaining weight that she ended up developing an eating disorder .

A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .

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 .

A woman has revealed how she left her husband of 24 years, after falling in love with a man, 18 years her junior .

A mum-of-two has revealed how her childhood friend of 20 years attacked her with a cosh and broke her nose in a vicious attack .