BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .

From shooting hoops to performing kick ups, a boy has a ball with the moon .

FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .

A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .

THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .

Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .

Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .

This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .

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

FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .

Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .

Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .