Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .

FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .

WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .

Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .

COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .

A brave cricket takes his chances as he sits on top of this green papua tree frog .

It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

A former takeaway addict, who once weighed 20st, has lost over 8st in a bid to ditch her ‘fat sister’ tag .

A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .

A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .

An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .

An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .