HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .

THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .

From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .

THIS caring wallaby shares her lunch with a hungry pigeon .

This is the moment a puffin delved into the ocean and bit off more than he could chew to collect a beak full of fish .

A miracle baby has overcome a one-in-five-million brain condition – after a blob of glue saved his life .

From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .

Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .

While most Brits look forward to long hot summer days, a mum-of-six will be staying in the shade - as she is allergic to the sun .

A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .

A widow whose love rat ex-boyfriend left her homeless has had the last laugh after a judge ordered her ex to pay back £300,000 .

A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .