A Crohn's sufferer has told of her humiliation after she soiled herself when a Co-op staff member reportedly refused to let her use the toilet .

A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .

A young mum-to-be who was told she would never fall pregnant due to a rare condition has decided to keep her miracle baby even though his birth could leave her paralysed and in pain forever .

An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .

A woman has told how her addiction to eating bath bubbles during her pregnancy was better than SEX .

Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .

A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .

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 .

SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .

DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .

Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .

An adorable baby girl was born with a heart-shaped birthmark on her forehead - after being conceived on Valentine's Day .