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 .

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

A woman has shed half her body weight after undergoing a gastric sleeve op to shrink her stomach .

A miracle baby born with half-a-heart will make this Mother's Day extra special for her mum - as she was given just 24 hours to live .

AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .

THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .

AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition .

BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .

AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .

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