Here's a APPY solution that should brighten up a wet weekend away camping - a wood powered stove that also recharges your smartphone .

An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .

A university graduate who was obsessed with achieving a thigh gap has told how she shrunk to just 6st after developing anorexia athletica .

A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

A family who were refused the location of their missing cat under the Data Protection Act have been reunited with their moggie after the keepers handed him back .

A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .

A mum-of-three lost 10 stone after her son asked if she was pregnant .

BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .