These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .

THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .

Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .

CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .

A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .

From the crisp, snow clad mountains to vivid bright blue rivers, these breath-taking photographs capture the incredible beauty of various landscapes across France and Italy .

COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .

From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .

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

The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .

With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .