The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .

A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .

A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .

A baby who was given just a three per cent chance of survival at birth has beaten the odds to come home - even though docs told his parents to abort him 12 times .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - BRAVE TOT ALLERGIC TO SUN: Leighton Brownrigg, 2 .

AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .

Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .

A world's first restaurant has opened in Canada, where having your order fall on deaf ears is a good thing .

A prolific drug dealer was caught red-handed in a car filled with amphetamines after he decided to park in a top copper's parking space - as a joke .

FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .