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 .

BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .

SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .

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

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .

A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .

A baby who was given just a three per cent chance of survival at birth has beaten the odds to come home - even though docs told his parents to abort him 12 times .

ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .

A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .

Meet the real-life Little Bo Peep - a young woman who spends her days tending to her four pet SHEEP .

A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .