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 .

Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

If you're ever struggling to find a use for your old VHS tapes you might want to take a tip from this innovative artist .

A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .

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

A widow whose love rat ex-boyfriend left her homeless has had the last laugh after a judge ordered her ex to pay back £300,000 .

PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .

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 .

WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .

Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - LETHAL BIRTHMARK NEARLY SUFFOCATES GIRL: Zoe Mitchell when she was two-weeks-old .

A young mum has told how a phantom pregnancy almost destroyed her dream of having a second child .