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 .

THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .

Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .

A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .

A coroner stunned an inquest into a honeymooner who died abroad today by asking her husband if he was involved in her drugs death .

FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .

Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .

TWO Little Owls perch on a fence as they enjoy their dinner .

A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .

A pair of bank myna birds fight it out in front of their ladies .

Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .

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