A mum from Gloucestershire has accepted her four-year-old twin son’s decision to live full time as a girl - and is now letting him wear a skirt to school .

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .

MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .

SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .

A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .

WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .

HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .

For years Jeorgia Woodd, 30, abused her body, having succumbed to a condition known as 'diabulimia' .

T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .

Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .