ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another. The cubs reveal their sweet sibling bond by wrapping their arms around each other. Italian photographer Alberto Ghizzi Panizza captured the special moment in the Bavarian Forest in Bavaria, Germany. The 39-year-old, of Parma, Italy, says: “Bears, especially young ones, are very playful and curious.
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 .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A woman was left fighting for her life after an eczema wound became infected and caused a deadly flesh-eating bug to ravish a hole in her arm .
A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral .
A medical student has gone from chunky to hunky after being dumped by his ex- girlfriend for being too 'chubby' .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A mum-of-two has revealed how her childhood friend of 20 years attacked her with a cosh and broke her nose in a vicious attack .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
Diners on this aeroplane are never disappointed with their meal, because the decommissioned aircraft is now home to an air-mazing McDonald’s restaurant .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
This daredevil wildebeest tried a walk on the wild side - straight into the snatches of a huge 18 foot crocodile .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .