These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .

Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .

Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .

Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

A young mum-to-be who was told she would never fall pregnant due to a rare condition has decided to keep her miracle baby even though his birth could leave her paralysed and in pain forever .

A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .

A woman who left a fellow nightclubber needing plastic surgery after savagely biting her on the hand because she was hungry, has been spared prison .

A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .

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

A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .

Whether they’re sharing a bath or snuggled up during a nap, a baby and his bulldog buddy make an utterly adorable twosome .

A man has lost an incredible 20st after his addiction to food left him £15k in debt .