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

A mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .

Meet the real life anime girl who looks like a living cartoon character despite never going under the knife .

A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .

A teenage girl has grown back her entire face after being struck down by a rare skin disease .

THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .

This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .

A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .

NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .

FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .

A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .

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