A good samaritan who came to the aid of a rape victim has told how they were turned away from the Salvation Army because "they only help men" .

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .

A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .

WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .

An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .

INTIMATELY showcasing personal artefacts from a family's life, this abandoned bungalow has been left to rot for almost a decade .

AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .

Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .

A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .

FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .

PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .

A man who was stabbed ten times in a frenzied and random attack has told how, two years on, he is too scared to leave his house without his STAB VEST .