A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .

An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .

THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .

SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .

A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .

She was recently named Best Dressed Woman in a new list and is regarded as one of the most stylish women in the world .

A mum-of-three lost 10 stone after her son asked if she was pregnant .

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 .

A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .

SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .