A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks. Two years ago the Waite family received a grant from Leicestershire County Council to transform their home into a respite centre for severely disabled foster children. But after a dispute arose with the builder over the £75,000 extension to their three bedroom house in Leicestershire, Mark Waite, 44, and his wife Clair, 39, now face losing everything they have worked for. The couple, who represent the third generation in a 100-year family tradition of fostering disabled children, have had to sell all their furniture and clothes on ebay to pay solicitor's fees and say they now face total ruin. They say the council has "left them out in the cold" over the legal wrangle, leaving them responsible for tens of thousands of pounds of debt which will almost certainly result in them ending up on the streets with their two children.
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
Here's a APPY solution that should brighten up a wet weekend away camping - a wood powered stove that also recharges your smartphone .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .