Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .

An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .

Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .

Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .

If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .

High street giant Harvey Nichols has come under fire for a "disgusting" ad campaign that depicts a woman peeing herself .

This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .

BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .

A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter tragically took her own life after being subjected to horrific abuse at the hands of her ex-partner .

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .

Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .

A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks .