A mother has spoken of her outrage after discovering her missing cat had been stolen - only to be told she cannot have its location due to the Data Protection Act .

A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .

LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .

This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .

CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

A former chocolate addict, who used to gobble more than a THOUSAND bars a year, has shed an astonishing 10st after giving up her favourite treats .

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

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

A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .

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

From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .