A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her. Brave Susan Copestick, 56, who has waived her right to anonymity, was sexually assaulted by her ex-boyfriend, Peter Drummond, 62, at her mother’s home in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, in November 2014. After trapping her inside the house, Peter threatened Susan with a knife and subjected her to a degrading sexual ordeal.
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .