A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post. These adorable photographs of two playful bear cubs and their watchful mum were captured by American nature photographer D. Robert Franz, 56, on a visit to Lake Clark National Park, Alaska. 'What we see in these photographs is the interaction between the mother brown bear and her two cubs,' says D. Robert, of Cody, Wyoming.
A woman who was addicted to eating curries has shed an impressive 8st after giving up her favourite food .
A restaurant famed for creating the 3lb cheeseburger has unveiled its latest culinary challenge – the largest chilli cheese hotdog in Europe .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A woman who had three botched nose jobs finally feels pretty after forking out £8 .
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A mum has celebrated each of her four pregnancies with a host of wacky stunts - including acrobatics, aerial contortion, pole-dancing and risque photo shoots .
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A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
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From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
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DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .