A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .

A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .

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

A mum-of-two, who was scarred for life in a brutal attack at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, is now urging others to leave their abusive partners .

A mum-of-one was left looking like a ‘monster’ after suffering a horrific allergic reaction to hair dye while pregnant .

A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .

THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .

WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .

THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .

A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .

A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .