It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

A woman has lost a massive 15st after beating her addiction to cheese .

A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .

When Kylie Holgate discovered her fiancé was having an affair, her world came crashing down .

A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .

These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create .

A support worker was stunned to discover she was eight months pregnant after she was rushed to hospital with 'stomach cramps' .

A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .

A scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A* .

DANCE guru Matt Howes leaves crowds in a spin when he gets behind the decks - as the world's only one-armed professional DJ .

Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .

Sophie Carr, 23, from Swindon, was just six when her older brother Alex, then 12, abused her during a game of mummies and daddies .