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 .

TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .

PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .

T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .

A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .

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 .

The Royal Mail moggy, who is now facing eviction from the premises – MEET the Royal Mail moggy facing eviction from the sorting room by an ‘elf n’ safety diktat .

A nine year old girl nearly lost her leg after doctors initially misdiagnosed her bone cancer as a pulled muscle .

ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .

A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .

SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .