A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post. These adorable photographs of two playful bear cubs and their watchful mum were captured by American nature photographer D. Robert Franz, 56, on a visit to Lake Clark National Park, Alaska. 'What we see in these photographs is the interaction between the mother brown bear and her two cubs,' says D. Robert, of Cody, Wyoming.
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
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 .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .