A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .

Vikki Jose, 26 loves nothing more than lavishing gifts on her loved ones at Christmas time .

A mother has spoken of her outrage after discovering her missing cat had been stolen - only to be told she cannot have its location due to the Data Protection Act .

An NHS 111 call handler who was forced to save her own life after contracting sepsis has walked down the aisle at her dream wedding .

A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .

A woman has revealed how she left her husband of 24 years, after falling in love with a man, 18 years her junior .

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

FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .

Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .

THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .

A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .