These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .

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PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .

Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .

OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .

ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .

She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .

A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .

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A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .

WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .