An adorable baby girl was born with a heart-shaped birthmark on her forehead - after being conceived on Valentine's Day .

A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .

MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .

An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .

When mum-of-three Becky Tully was told she couldn’t have any more children due to health reasons, she refused to give up on having the little girl she had always wanted .

PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .

More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .

From the crisp, snow clad mountains to vivid bright blue rivers, these breath-taking photographs capture the incredible beauty of various landscapes across France and Italy .

NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .

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

STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .