From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple. 10-year-old Alice Lewis has assumed the identity of Alice in Wonderland, Dorothy of Oz and Joan of Arc, thanks to her photographer mum and cosplay, a performance art which uses costumes and fashion accessories. For years Alice played make-believe while she dreamed of the day she had a happily ever after with a family of her own, which she found, aged 7, when she was adopted by James and Kelly Lewis, from Atlanta, Georgia.
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .