While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

Most women would jump at the chance to put on some lipstick, sling on a pair of heels and head out for a romantic meal with their other half .

COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .

DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .

A woman branded the Jolly Green Giant by SOLE-crushing school bullies for her whopping size nine feet has had the last laugh by opening a shoe shop for big footed girls .

A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .

MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .

The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .

BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .

A good samaritan who came to the aid of a rape victim has told how they were turned away from the Salvation Army because "they only help men" .

A personal trainer who was dumped over a life-changing sleep disorder has finally found love .