A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .

STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .

A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .

A teenage girl nicknamed 'spotty dog' by school bullies has embraced the hundreds of birthmarks that cover her entire face and body .

SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .

Walking down the street in her local town, heads turn as Jessica Villafane passes by .

A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .

A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .

Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .

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 .

A pair of bank myna birds fight it out in front of their ladies .

LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .