Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .

Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .

A former cosmetic rep who swapped make-up for a career as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike has pocketed a staggering $4million (£2,630,000) as a full-time doppelgänger .

Lauren Kilgariff, 29, was with husband, Shaun, 31, for four years .

WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .

CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .

It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .

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

A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .

Bryanna Debinder, 20, from Pennsylvania in the USA, has lost 7 stone in order to impress her idol .