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 .

MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .

Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .

A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .

A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .

A Crohn's sufferer has slammed doctors who allegedly accused her of being anorexic after she lost 10st in just three months .

ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .

A woman has revealed how she left her husband of 24 years, after falling in love with a man, 18 years her junior .

A GIRL nicknamed JAWS by bullies who taunted her because of her underbite is em-bracing her new post-surgery life .

SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .

THE TOWERING Irish cliffs of Moher stand tall over the rippling Atlantic Ocean .