STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .

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

Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .

A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .

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

An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .

A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .

A Crohn's sufferer has told of her humiliation after she soiled herself when a Co-op staff member reportedly refused to let her use the toilet .

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

A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .

Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .