Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners. Poor Victoria was so ravaged by cancer that she had torn off her own ears by the time she was discovered wandering the streets by a passer-by distraught at her obvious plight. At first it was thought she had been mauled by a dog but on closer inspection by a vet it became clear the pain of the tumours had been so severe the little black and white cat had made a desperate bid to escape the agony. Victoria was found walking the streets of Newent, Gloucs., and handed over to charity workers at the New Start Cat Rescue Centre who took her in and paid for an operation on her ears. It is costing them thousands of pounds to rehabilitate her but volunteers there say the affectionate feline deserves a new chance at life..
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
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 .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .