An American man who suffered horrific third-degree burns to 70 percent of his body in a childhood accident has faced his fears by becoming a firefighter .

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 .

Meet mother of four, Jackie Wright, whose bizarre fear means she is terrified of HOLES .

A curious clownfish peaks through the tentacles of a sea anemone .

Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .

FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .

TWO Little Owls perch on a fence as they enjoy their dinner .

Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .

MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .

WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .

WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .

A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .