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 woman was left shocked after her hunky boyfriend confessed he was actually born a GIRL .

FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .

SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .

A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .

A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .

THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .

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 .

This Robin Reliant appears to have taken a wrong turn after it ended up 15 feet high up in a TREE .

Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .