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.
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .