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 .

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

A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .

WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .

This is the crazy art project that is going ballistic - placing a huge squishy 15ft red ball into tight spaces .

WELCOME to the 750-foot deep rainbow cave that leaves visitors bewildered by its multi-coloured mood lighting .

15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .

A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .

A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .

MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .

Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .

An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .