Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

A family who were refused the location of their missing cat under the Data Protection Act have been reunited with their moggie after the keepers handed him back .

A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .

A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .

Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .

THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .

A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .

Popping impressive moves despite high-wiring at three THOUSAND feet .

A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .

Housands of cushions handmade as gifts for Olympics athletes may go to waste after London 2012 KNITWITS stitched up volunteers by refusing to allow them to hand them out .

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

A coroner stunned an inquest into a honeymooner who died abroad today by asking her husband if he was involved in her drugs death .