A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .

SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .

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 .

WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .

PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .

A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .

An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .

FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .

DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .

At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .

A woman who suffered from an allergic reaction to hair dye that made her face swell to twice its size has been left too scared to leave the house .

TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .