Here’s a pair of shoes that really are fit for a princess, and with a price tag of more than £276,000, they are the most expensive shoes in the world .

SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

A reformed boozer, who spent nine months partying in Magaluf, has shed over 6 stone after ditching her ladette lifestyle to become a fitness fanatic .

A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon .

A woman has lost a massive 15st after beating her addiction to cheese .

Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .

A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .

BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .

A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .

A miracle baby born with half-a-heart will make this Mother's Day extra special for her mum - as she was given just 24 hours to live .

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .