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 .

AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .

FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .

A mother is living in fear after the stalker she holds responsible for her daughter's death is back on the streets, after serving just one year in prison .

A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .

WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .

SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .

A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .

A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon .

A diving mad couple have finally taken the plunge, having tied the knot 30ft underwater .

WITH THE WIND blowing through their fur, you'll believe a dog can fly in these hilarious images .

With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .