CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .

A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .

SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .

BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .

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

SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .

A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .

A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .

SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .

Sophie Carr, 23, from Swindon, was just six when her older brother Alex, then 12, abused her during a game of mummies and daddies .

A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .

TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .