A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .

A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .

A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .

A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .

THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .

A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .

A psychology student from California looks so much like Game of Thrones' Jon Snow that he is mobbed by fans of the fantasy show .

WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .

FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .

This is the moment a puffin delved into the ocean and bit off more than he could chew to collect a beak full of fish .

IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .