SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .

A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .

A little boy aged FIVE bravely delivered his newborn brother - then promptly saved his life .

SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .

Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .

TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .

A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .

FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .

SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .

NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .

A gang whose £1-million supercar scam has echoes of the film Gone In Sixty Seconds has been jailed for a total of 12 years .