Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .

A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .

WELCOME to the real Frankenstein's lab where carefully pickled creatures are left to stew in jars .

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

T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .

ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .

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

WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .

When personal trainer, Victoria Spence dreamt of achieving a ‘thigh gap’, she didn'’t realise her obsession would leave her body gripped by anorexia .

An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .