A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .

AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .

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

The family of a disabled boy who died in a tragic accident at a care home have received a four figure payout after an inquest heard carers allowed him to fall rather than restrain him because of "health and safety" fears .

THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .

THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .

Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .

An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .

A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .

A woman has revealed how she almost died after she developed sepsis from a cold .

THESE BREATH-TAKING photographs show the natural beauty of Iceland's most famous waterfall .