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 .

A woman with an irrational fear of toilets goes POTTY on the loo and runs away when she flushes, terrified it will swallow her up .

LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .

A student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .

ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .

The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .

Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .

WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .

A prolific drug dealer was caught red-handed in a car filled with amphetamines after he decided to park in a top copper's parking space - as a joke .

Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .

MEET the painter who makes his living squirting paint from his EYES .

Whether they’re sharing a bath or snuggled up during a nap, a baby and his bulldog buddy make an utterly adorable twosome .