STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

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

STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .

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

NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .

An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .

DANCE guru Matt Howes leaves crowds in a spin when he gets behind the decks - as the world's only one-armed professional DJ .

A woman with a fear of flying claims she was humiliated after an Emirates airline staff member told her she could ‘go to prison for four years’ for possessing diazepam medication .

When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .

A man who was stabbed ten times in a frenzied and random attack has told how, two years on, he is too scared to leave his house without his STAB VEST .

A woman who was addicted to GREGGS has lost 9st after giving up her favourite food .

DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .