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 .

Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .

A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .

A woman has revealed how she didn’t know she was pregnant until she saw her baby’s head crowning .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .

MEET the painter who makes his living squirting paint from his EYES .

LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .

WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .

A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .

THE TOWERING Irish cliffs of Moher stand tall over the rippling Atlantic Ocean .

ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .