Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

A grandmother has told how she has been unable to feel emotion for the last 12 years thanks to heart drugs she had to take in order to survive .

A shoe designer from London has spent a whopping £30,000 on Hello Kitty memorabilia .

PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .

A brave cricket takes his chances as he sits on top of this green papua tree frog .

A mother has spoken of her outrage after discovering her missing cat had been stolen - only to be told she cannot have its location due to the Data Protection Act .

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 .

SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .

Something appears to have tickled this baby owl as he seems to be having a real HOOT .

A mother is living in fear after the stalker she holds responsible for her daughter's death is back on the streets, after serving just one year in prison .

A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral .

A first-time mum has told how she was allergic to her unborn baby after she developed an angry red rash all over her body .