WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .

Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .

N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .

A shameless internet troll, who targets young girls online for fun, has slammed victims of cyber-bulling as WEAK .

A little boy aged FIVE bravely delivered his newborn brother - then promptly saved his life .

THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .

A mother-of-three who weighed almost 16st has revealed how she lost 7 .

A Crohn's sufferer has told of her humiliation after she soiled herself when a Co-op staff member reportedly refused to let her use the toilet .

AN underground HOBBIT motel inspired by JRR Tolkien is just one of the unique places to stay at the world's most unusual hotel complex .

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

An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .

UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .