Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .

A soldier who lost both legs and an arm in Afghanistan has found love with a blonde bombshell he met through his newfound passion for rally driving .

A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .

Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .

FOR someone who hates milk, pensioner Steve Wheeler has got an udder-lot of it - nearly 20,000 bottles in fact .

A first-time mum has told how she was allergic to her unborn baby after she developed an angry red rash all over her body .

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 .

Popping impressive moves despite high-wiring at three THOUSAND feet .

SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .

THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .

The San Antonio Zoo in Texas has welcomed a bizarre new addition - a two-headed turtle named Thelma and Louise .