Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

Here’s a pair of shoes that really are fit for a princess, and with a price tag of more than £276,000, they are the most expensive shoes in the world .

Court case starts today at Birmingham Crown Court .

An eight-year-old boy who lost his legs and left hand to meningitis is standing tall after learning to walk on his prosthetic limbs .

THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .

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

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 .

The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .

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

SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .

Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .

AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .