Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .

A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .

A young mum has told how a phantom pregnancy almost destroyed her dream of having a second child .

A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

She was recently named Best Dressed Woman in a new list and is regarded as one of the most stylish women in the world .

At 19st and eight months pregnant, Ashley Whitfield, went into hospital to have her baby son, Isaac, delivered by emergency C-section .

Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .

A "supermoon" rises this weekend .

SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .

The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .

A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .