A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .

WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .

The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .

INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .

If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .

Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .