Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

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

A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .

MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .

TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .

A woman left disfigured and traumatised by an addiction to lip filler injections has issued a warning to others searching for the perfect pout after the plastic chemicals nearly killed her .

Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .

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

Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .

A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .