HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .

FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .

A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .

An American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .

BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .

A Kermit the Frog toy made famous by travelling the world is still globehopping, having racked up an incredible 420,000 kilometres to some of the world's furthest flung places .

A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .

A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .

She is about to start driving and soon will be able to legally buy alcohol and get married, but Poppy Webb-Jones still looks and thinks like a ten-year-old girl .

TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .