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 .

A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks .

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

WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .

Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .

A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .

A photographer has transformed women with alopecia into stunning sirens - showing that bald is beautiful .

HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .

A woman who blew £12k of her student loan on junk food and booze has lost 10st after ditching her unhealthy habits .

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

WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .

A gang whose £1-million supercar scam has echoes of the film Gone In Sixty Seconds has been jailed for a total of 12 years .