A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon .

A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .

A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .

WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .

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

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

What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .

SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .

Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .