A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .

A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral .

DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .

NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .

A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .

A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .

A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .

From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .

Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .

FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .